Southern Alligator Lizard
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Southern Alligator Lizard | status = Conservation status: Secure | image = southernalligatorlizard.jpg | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Reptilia | ordo = Squamata | subordo = Sauria | familia = Anguidae | genus = Elgaria | species = E. multicarinata | binomial = Elgaria multicarinata | binomial_authority = Blainville, 1835 }} The Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) is a reptile native to the Pacific coast of North America. It is common throughout Southern California and can be found in both grasslands and urban areas.
The lizard is notable for its fairly aggressive behavior; it will show no hesitation in inflicting a painful (though harmless) bite if handled.
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