| Panamint Alligator Lizard | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Elgaria |
| Species: | E. panamintina |
| Binomial name | |
| Elgaria panamintina (Stebbins, 1958) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Gerrhonotus panamintus Stebbins, 1958 |
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The Panamint Alligator Lizard (Elgaria panamintina) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae family. It is found only in the United States. The tail length on this species is amazingly long-usually longer than the body. This species is also known to be quite aggressive and bites when threatened.