Gerrhonotus
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| Texas alligator lizard, Gerrhonotus infernalis | |
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Gerrhonotus
Wiegmann, 1828
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5 recognized species, see article. |
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Gerrhonotus is a genus of anguid lizards that are commonly referred to as alligator lizards, due to a vague resemblance to the alligator. There are five currently recognized species in the genus:
- Gerrhonotus farri Bryson & Graham, 2010 - Farr's alligator lizard
- Gerrhonotus infernalis Baird, 1859 - Texas alligator lizard
- Gerrhonotus liocephalus Wiegmann, 1828 - smooth-headed alligator lizard
- Gerrhonotus lugoi C.J. McCoy, 1970 - Lugo's alligator lizard
- Gerrhonotus parvus Knight & Scudday, 1985 - pygmy alligator lizard
References
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Further reading
- Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR. 1978. Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Genus Gerrhonotus, pp. 292, 294).
- Wiegmann AF. 1828. "Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde". Isis von Oken 21 (4): 364-383. (Gerrhonotus, new genus, p. 379). (in German and Latin).
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