Panamint Alligator Lizard
Elgaria panamintina
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (www.naherp.com)
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (www.naherp.com)
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Todd Battey (www.naherp.com)
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Noah Morales (www.naherp.com)
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Noah Morales (www.naherp.com)
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- E. panamintina – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Jeff Lemm (www.naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Elgaria panamintina occurs in California only in Mono and Inyo Counties in the Panamint Mountains, White Mountains, Inyo Mountains, Nelson Mountains, and Cosos Mountains.
LEGAL STATUS: Elgaria panamintina is protected in California as a Species of Special Concern.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elgaria panamintina (Stebbins – 1958)
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: panamintina, Panamint Mountains, CA
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962