Abronia gadovii, also known commonly as Gadow's alligator lizard and el escorpión de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae.

The species is endemic to the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico.

[1][2] Two subspecies are recognized:[2] The specific name, gadovii, is in honor of German ornithologist Hans Friedrich Gadow.

[4] A. gadovii preys predominately upon insects, and is known to also devour small lizards.

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Abronia.