Elgaria Gray 1838 (alligator lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 137138
Parent taxon: Anguidae according to B. H. Brattstrom 1955
Sister taxa: Abronia, Anguinae, Anniellinae, Bainguis, Barisia, Coloptychon, Diploglossinae, Gerrhonotinae, Glyptosaurinae, Machaerosaurus, Odaxosaurinae, Odaxosaurus, Ophiodes, Ophisauromimus, Rajaurisaurus, Xestops lentus, Xestops microdus, Xestops minutus, Xestops piercei
Subtaxa: Elgaria multicarinata
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore