Southern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAnguidae (Glass and Alligator Lizards)
- GenusElgaria (Western Alligator Lizards)
- SpeciesElgaria multicarinata (Southern Alligator Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Alligator Lizard in Yosemite National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Southern Alligator Lizard sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Alligator Lizard in Yosemite National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Alligator Lizard in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.