Southern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata
A southern alligator lizard seen amongst rock outcrops high on the slopes above Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington......................May 27, 2009.
Close-up of the head of a southern alligator lizard seen amongst rock outcrops high on the slopes above Canyon Creek in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington......................May 27, 2009. Note the yellow eye which helps distinguish this species from the similar northern alligator lizard which has a brownish eye.
Paul Slichter