Species

Elgaria velazquezi

Elgaria velazquezi · described by GRISMER & HOLLINGSWORTH 2001

Elgaria coerulea, a close relative of Elgaria velazquezi — Pictured: Elgaria coerulea, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Marshal Hedin, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Elgaria velazquezi
First described: GRISMER & HOLLINGSWORTH 2001
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Elgaria

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree