Northern California Alligator Lizard - Elgaria multicarinata

This little guy crawled in from our front door, looking for something to eat.
Rescue, CA
I dedicate this photo to my husband, Peter.
USA
5-4-2016

Proverbs 30:28

A lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.
Three alligator lizards inhabit California, and two of them are widespread: Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata and Northern Alligator Lizard E. coerulea (right; from Del Norte Co.). There are 8 species of alligator lizards in this genus in a family of about 100 lizards, mostly New World denizens but of Asiatic distribution as well (Stebbins 2003) Despite the names, the California ranges of Southern and Northern Alligator Lizards overlap broadly in northern California in both the coast ranges and the Sierran foothills, but only the Southern occurs south of Monterey Co. and south of the Sierra in southern California. The Southern Alligator Lizard generally prefers drier habitats but both are usually found near water. In addition, the Panamint Alligator Lizard E. panamintina occurs in the Panamint, White, and Inyo Mts. of s. Mono and Inyo counties.

File name IMG_9977.CR2
File Size 21.2MB
Camera Model Canon EOS 70D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.1.1
Shooting Date-Time 5-4-2016 9:27:18 AM
Author LAURA PUGLIA
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Scene Intelligent Auto
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1-250
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF-S18-55mm f-3.5-5.6 IS STM
Focal Length 46.0mm
Image Size 5472x3648
Aspect ratio 3:2
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Type Built-In Flash : E-TTL flash metering
E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
Red-eye Reduction Off
Shutter curtain sync First-curtain synchronization
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
AF area select mode Automatic selection
Picture Style Auto
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction Disable
High ISO speed noise reduction Standard
Highlight tone priority Disable
Auto Lighting Optimizer Standard
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
Chromatic aberration correction Enable
Dust Delete Data No
Drive Mode Single shooting
Live View Shooting OFF
Camera Body No. 092024007407
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