Teiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 69 accepted species worldwide.
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Teius teyou (Daudin, 1802)
Teius teyou, the four-toed tegu, is a common South American Teiidae lizard that …
Cnemidophorus gaigei Ruthven, 1915
Gaige's rainbow lizard (Cnemidophorus gaigei) is a teiid lizard species endemic …
Holcosus quadrilineatus (Hallowell, 1861)
Holcosus quadrilineatus is a brown lizard with four light back lines found in Ce…
Tupinambis teguixin (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gold tegus (Tupinambis teguixin) are black-and-gold striped lizards native to tr…
Aspidoscelis marmoratus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Aspidoscelis marmoratus, the marbled whiptail, is a slender long-tailed lizard w…
Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus (Shaw, 1802)
Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus is a Saint Christopher Bank endemic lizard with di…
Pholidoscelis fuscatus (Garman, 1887)
Pholidoscelis fuscatus, the Dominican ground lizard, is a lizard endemic only to…
Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres Jr, Hendry & Pyron, 2016
The cryptic golden tegu Tupinambis cryptus is a Teiidae lizard found across nort…
Aspidoscelis angusticeps (Cope, 1878)
Aspidoscelis angusticeps, the Yucatán whiptail, is a teiid lizard species found …
Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus (Cope, 1868)
Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus, the common ameiva, is an endemic Hispaniolan lizard …
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus, the six-lined racerunner, is a North American lizard w…
Aspidoscelis inornatus (Baird, 1859)
Aspidoscelis inornatus, the little striped whiptail, is a small slender lizard w…
Teiidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. The sides of the head, both above and below the lateral stripe, have distinct lemon-yellow coloration. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Teiidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. It usually has a black base color marked with yellow or white stripes running from the head to the tail, and a light blue underside.
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