Elgaria coerulea

Elgaria coerulea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Elgaria
Species: Elgaria coerulea
Subspecies (4): E. c. coerulea – E. c. palmeri – E. c. principis – E. c. shastensis

Name

Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828)

• Holotype: ZMB 1163, collected by A. von Chamisso on 1816.
• Type locality: “Brasilia” (in error); modified to “San Francisco, California” by Stejneger (1902).

Combinations

• Gerrhonotus coeruleus Wiegmann, 1828: 380 [original combination]
• Elgaria coerulea — Tihen, 1949: 595 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde (in German). Isis von Oken 21(4): 364–383. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Elgaria coerulea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2018.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Elgaria coerulea  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63701A12706801. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63701A12706801.en
• Elgaria coerulea – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Northern Alligator Lizard
français: Lézard-alligator boréal

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