Northern and Southern Alligator lizards have lines that run down the length of their belly.

I have no idea if they can be convinced to hybridize. Given that southern are egg layers and northern are live bearing, it may not be possible.

My personal *unscientific* suspicion is that both species have the genetic capability in their genes for both, and that there is a genetic switch that is set to live bearing for northern and egg laying for southern. But I don't know. I don't really see much point in attempting a hybrid though.
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6.8 L. getula californiae - 11 eggs (Cal. King)
1.2 L. getula nigrita (MBK)
1.0 L. getula floridana (Brooksi)
1.0 Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (Corn)
0.1 Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Pacific gopher)
3.3 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - 14 eggs (Cal. Alligator Lizard)

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