Editing Southern alligator lizard (section)

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Southern alligator lizard
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Hammerson, G.A. |author2=Hollingsworth, B. |date=2007 |title=''Elgaria multicarinata'' |volume=2007 |page=e.T63703A12707115 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63703A12707115.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| image = Elgaria_multicarinata.jpg
| image_caption = 
| genus = Elgaria
| species = multicarinata
| authority = ([[Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville|Blainville]], 1835)
| range_map = Elgaria multicarinata distribution (IUCN).png
| synonyms = *''Cordylus (Gerrhonotus) multi-carinatus'' {{small|Blainville, 1835}}
*''Gerrhonotus multicarinatus'' {{small|(Blainville, 1835)}}
}}

The '''southern alligator lizard''' ('''''Elgaria multicarinata''''') is a common [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Anguidae]]. The species is native to the Pacific coast of [[North America]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name="sdz">{{cite web|title=Summary - Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) Fact Sheet|url=https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/southernalligatorlizard|work=San Diego Zoo Factsheets|publisher=[[San Diego Zoo]]|access-date=April 6, 2019|date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> It ranges from Baja California to the state of Washington and lives in a variety of habitats including grasslands, chaparral, forests, and even urban areas.<ref name=sdz/><ref name="stebbins" /> In dry climates, it is likely to be found in moist areas or near streams.<ref name=sdz/>  There are five recognized [[subspecies]].