The Oregon Alligator Lizard is a subspecies (scincicauda) of the Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata). The entire species is a very western one, being confined to a narrow range in the Pacific states of Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California. Its range reaches its farthest inland point in the John Day River drainage of northcentral Oregon. And that's precisely where the individual pictured above was encountered, captured, and photographed by my son Nathan.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Alligator Lizard
The Oregon Alligator Lizard is a subspecies (scincicauda) of the Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata). The entire species is a very western one, being confined to a narrow range in the Pacific states of Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja California. Its range reaches its farthest inland point in the John Day River drainage of northcentral Oregon. And that's precisely where the individual pictured above was encountered, captured, and photographed by my son Nathan.
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