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title: "Northern Alligator Lizard"
description: "Elgaria coerulea — Gady. The northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-alligator-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Alligator Lizard

> Elgaria coerulea — Gady. The northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae.

- Scientific name: *Elgaria coerulea*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 14297
- Wikidata: [Q3176533](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3176533)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32064](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32064)

## Names

- en: Northern Alligator Lizard
- de: Nördliche Krokodilschleiche
- es: Lagarto Escorpión de América Occidental
- fr: Lézard alligator du Nord
- nl: Northern Alligator Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

US (10604), CA (3038)

## Summary

The northern alligator lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to the North American west coast. There are four recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_alligator_lizard

## Photo

![Northern Alligator Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-alligator-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Walker Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45442198

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-alligator-lizard?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).