Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Northern Alligator Lizard - Elgaria coerulea
Northwestern Alligator Lizard - Elgaria coerulea principis
(Baird and Girard, 1852)
Related or Similar Northwest Lizards:
Oregon Alligator Lizard
Western Skink
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| Adult, Kittitas County, Washington | ||
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| Gravid female at end of July, Thurston County, Washington | ||
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| Adult, Kittitas County, Washington | ||
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| Adult, Benton County, Oregon | Adult, Benton County, Oregon | Sub-adult King County, Washington |
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| Neonate, Maury Island, King County Washington © Steven Caldwell | Adult, Kittitas County, Washington | Adult, Thurston County, Washington |
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| Juvenile with a re-generating tail, shedding its skin, Linn County, Oregon © Michael A. Bryant |
Adult, King County, Washington | Adult, King County, Washington |
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| As a defensive measure , an alligator lizard may drop its tail, leaving it writhing on the ground. The writhing tail is intended to distract a predator. The loss of the tail does not harm the lizard. It will grow back. |
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| Extended tongue on Thurston County, Washington adult | ||
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| Habitat, Kittitas County, Washington | Habitat, Benton County, Oregon | Habitat, Thurston County, Washington |
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| Habitat, Thurston County, Washington | ||
| Short Video | ||
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| A gravid adult female Northwestern Alligator Lizard found in a grassy spot in Thurston County, Washington. | ||
Northwest Reptiles and Amphibians
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