Alligator Lizards

Barisia is a genus of lizards in the family Anguidae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Barisia ciliaris (H.M. Smith, 1942) – Sierra alligator lizard, imbricate alligator lizard
• Barisia herrerae Zaldívar-Riverón & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2002 – Herrera's alligator lizard
• Barisia imbricata (Wiegmann, 1828) – imbricate alligator lizard, transvolcanic alligator lizard
• Barisia jonesi Guillette & H.M. Smith, 1982 – imbricate alligator lizard
• Barisia levicollis Stejneger, 1890 – Chihuahuan alligator lizard
• Barisia planifrons (Bocourt, 1878) – Oaxaca alligator lizard
• Barisia rudicollis (Wiegmann, 1828) – rough-necked alligator lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Barisia.

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