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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.
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard of Arizona, New Mexico, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Northern Mexico, and the surrounding area. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly .
Lindsay Wildlife Experience, formerly known as Lindsay Wildlife Museum, [1] [2] is a family museum and wildlife rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California. Lindsay is the first wildlife hospital established in the United States, and a popular family museum in the East Bay Area near San Francisco. Founded in Walnut Creek in 1955, the ...
The yacare caiman ( Caiman yacare ), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, [ 5] and southern spectacled caiman, [ 6] is a species of caiman, a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. The species is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Brown in color and covered with dark ...
An average adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4 m (13 ft), but they sometimes grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). [ 11 ] The largest ever recorded, found in Louisiana, measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft). [ 12 ] The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 2.1 m (7 ft) in length.
The American alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis ), sometimes referred to as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico. It is one of the two extant species in the genus Alligator, and is larger than the only other living alligator species ...
A caiman ( / ˈkeɪmən / (also spelled cayman[ 2]) from Taíno kaiman[ 3][additional citation (s) needed]) is an alligatorid belonging to the subfamily Caimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the Alligatoridae family, the other being alligators. Caimans are native to Central and South America and inhabit marshes, swamps, lakes, and ...
northern alligator lizard. Pacific Coast and in the Rocky Mountains from southern British Columbia through Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana south through Oregon to the coastal range and the Sierra Nevada in central California. Elgaria kingii Gray, 1838. Madrean alligator Lizard. southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern ...