alligator lizard

English Thesaurus

1. slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	anguid lizard,
definition	:	any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus gerrhonotus, gerrhonotus,
definition	:	alligator lizards (noun.animal)