Are alligators considered lizards?

Some technical differences between true lizards (Order Squamata) and alligators and crocodiles (Order Crocodilia) is that the true lizards have bony eye rings; no secondary palates (except a few skink species); and overlapping scales. read more

Some technical differences between true lizards (Order Squamata) and alligators and crocodiles (Order Crocodilia) is that the true lizards have bony eye rings; no secondary palates (except a few skink species); and overlapping scales. Crocodilians have no bony eye ring, a bony secondary palate, and bony scutes without overlapping scales. read more

No. The general term “lizard” is restricted to usage for members of the order Squamata (reptiles with overlapping scales), alligators are members of the order Crocodilia. read more

in use, alligators are considered quite different creatures from lizards. As you might recall from basic biology class, the classification system (also called taxonomy) we use is divided up by Kingdom Phylum Class Order [Suborder] Family Genus Species So, with regards to alligators and lizards, the classification is as follows. read more