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Dewey Bunnell, the song's vocalist and writer, has said that the lyric "alligator lizards in the air" in the song is a reference to the shapes of clouds in the sky he saw in 1963 while his family was driving down the coast from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California, where they had a flat tire.
The southern alligator lizard ( Elgaria multicarinata) is a common species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to the Pacific coast of North America. [1] [2] It ranges from Baja California to the state of Washington and lives in a variety of habitats including grasslands, chaparral, forests, and even urban areas.
Gerrhonotus is a genus of anguid lizards that are commonly referred to as alligator lizards, due to a vague resemblance to an alligator. Most species are restricted to Mexico, but a few range into Guatemala or Texas, and G. rhombifer is from Costa Rica and Panama. Along with glass lizards ( Ophisaurus) and many other lizards, alligator lizards ...
The northern alligator lizard is a medium-sized slender lizard. Adults reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10 cm (3.9 in) and a total length (including tail) of roughly 27.5 cm (10.8 in). It has a distinct skin fold on each side, separating the keeled scales on the back from the smooth ventral scales.
The Mexican alligator lizard ( Abronia graminea ), also known as the green arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of lizard endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca highlands of Mexico. [3] [4] It can be found in the states of Puebla, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. [3] It was originally described under the genus Gerrhonotus as Gerrhonotus ...
The Texas alligator lizard is a medium-sized lizard, attaining a maximum total length (including tail) of around 24 to 25 in (61 to 64 cm). It is the largest lizard species in Texas, and one of the largest alligator lizards in the world. This lizard has a flat, wedge-shaped head. Its body is generally a yellow - brown color, often with darker ...
Genus: Gerrhonotus. Species: G. farri. Binomial name. Gerrhonotus farri. Bryson & Graham, 2010. Gerrhonotus farri, also known commonly as Farr's alligator lizard and the Tamaulipan alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico.
Abronia morenica, the Sierra Morena arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico. [2] It is known from cloud forests at elevations of 1,480–1,800 m (4,860–5,910 ft) above sea level, including both highly mesic ridgeline and more arid lower slope ...