Gerrhonotus
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Gerrhonotus | image = Gerrhonotus_infernalis.jpg | image_size = 240px | image_caption = Texas Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus infernalis | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Reptilia | ordo = Squamata | subordo = Sauria | familia = Anguidae | genus = Gerrhonotus | genus_authority = Wiegmann, 1828 }}
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 four currently recognized species in the genus:
- Texas Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus infernalis (Baird, 1859)
- Smooth-headed Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Wiegmann, 1828)
- Lugo's Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus lugoi (McCoy, 1970)
- Pygmy Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus parvus (Knight & Scudday, 1985)
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