California baby alligator lizard. However in warmer regions they will breed year round. 12 inches 304 mm in total length. Alligator lizards genus elgaria are members of the family anguidae a family of lizards found in the americas europe asia and africa.
Juvenile alligator lizards are often mistaken for skinks especially by those from the southeast where similar looking ground skinks are common. Hatchlings or newborns are very thin and small roughly 4 inches long with smooth shiny skin with a plain tan light brown or copper colored back and tail. California alligator lizard elgaria multicarinata multicarinata this subspecies is endemic to california ranging along the coast from humbolt to ventura county and extending inland in the northern part of the range.
The southern alligator lizard elgaria multicarinata is a common species of lizard native to the pacific coast of north america. Southern alligator lizards mate in spring typically from april to may. Eggs are usually laid between may and june and hatch during late summer and early fall.
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.