California Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata
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- E. m. multicarinata – El Dorado Co, CA – photo by Phil Stone
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- E. m. multicarinata – El Dorado Co, CA – photo by Phil Stone
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- E. m. multicarinata – Sacramento Co, CA – photo by Phil Stone
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Elgaria m. multicarinata occurs in coastal central California and eastward into the northern end of the Central Valley and into the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata (Blainville – 1835)
Genus: Elgaria, Obscure – possibly named after the Old English name “Elgar” meaning “elf spear” or “elf warrior” – pos. ref. to spear-shaped head of the genus
Species/Subspecies: multicarinata, Latin – multi = many + carinata = keeled
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962