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Mexican Alligator Lizard — printable fact sheet
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Mexican Alligator Lizard
Abronia graminea
The Mexican alligator lizard is a strikingly colored arboreal reptile native to the cloud forests of eastern Mexico. Known for its bright emerald-green scales and alligator-like appearance, this lizard spends most of its life in the trees, where it hunts insects among the foliag…
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- Despite their alligator-like appearance, Mexican alligator lizards are harmless and are more closely related to typical lizards than to crocodilians.
- Mexican alligator lizards are excellent climbers, using their prehensile tails for balance and grip. Their vibrant green coloration provides camouflage among mosses and leaves. Unlike many lizards, they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
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