Elgaria panamintina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Anguimorpha Parvordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Elgaria
Species: Elgaria panamintina

Name

Elgaria panamintina (Stebbins, 1958)

• Holotype: MVZ 65410, adult ♀, collected by James McDonald, Jr., in 23 October 1954.
• Type locality: “Surprise Canyon, at an elevation of 4500 feet [1360 m], on the west side of the Panamint Mountains, Inyo County, California”.

Combinations

• Gerrhonotus panamintinus Stebbins, 1958: 2 [original combination]
• Elgaria panamintina — Smith & Brodie, 1982: 86 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Stebbins, R.C. 1958. A new alligator lizard from the Panamint Mountains, Inyo County, California. American Museum Novitates 1883: 1–27. hdl: 2246/4672 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Elgaria panamintina. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 September 2020.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Elgaria panamintina  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T40792A10355592. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T40792A10355592.en

Vernacular names

English: Panamint Alligator Lizard