I you really want to keep an aligator lizard as a pet, you should first of all setup a proper terrarium for it. After that, you should get a captive bred animal.
In short, release the little fellow.

Quote Originally Posted by Badger
Edit: Sorry, skipped over the alligator part.
Well, I would still like to know what species, if the thread-maker know which kind. There are 7 (if I remember correctly) species of aligator lizards