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Serrated Casquehead Iguana
Corytophanidae

Serrated Casquehead Iguana

Laemanctus serratus Cope, 1864

Laemanctus serratus is an oviparous lizard with distinctive scaled crests found in Mexico and Central America.

Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Eastern Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1822)

Crotaphytus collaris, the common collared lizard, is a sexually dimorphic North American lizard named for its distinct black neck bands.

Baja California Collared Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Baja California Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972

Crotaphytus vestigium, the Baja California collared lizard, is an uncommon large lizard found in rocky wash habitats.

Reticulate Collared Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Reticulate Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858

Crotaphytus reticulatus is a species of collared lizard with distinct physical and genetic traits that set it apart from other genus members.

Sonoran Collared Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Sonoran Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus nebrius Axtell & Montanucci, 1977

Crotaphytus nebrius is a lizard species with distinct patterned coloration, black neck stripes, and it is oviparous.

Desert Collared Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Desert Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith & Tanner, 1972

Crotaphytus bicinctores, the Great Basin collared lizard, is a US endemic desert lizard similar to the common collared lizard.

Cope's Leopard Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Cope's Leopard Lizard

Gambelia copeii (Yarrow, 1882)

Gambelia copeii is a lizard species with distinct physical traits, including varied color patterns and sexually dimorphic features.

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard

Gambelia sila (Stejneger, 1890)

Gambelia sila, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, is a large crotaphytid lizard endemic to isolated undeveloped areas of Southern California’s San Joaquin Valley.

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Crotaphytidae

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Gambelia wislizenii (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Gambelia wislizenii is the long-nosed leopard lizard, found across western US to northern Mexico, in open arid habitats.

Dwarf Plated Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Dwarf Plated Lizard

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus (Smith, 1844)

Cordylosaurus is a monotypic lizard genus containing only the single species the blue-black plated lizard, Cordylosaurus subtessellatus.

Short-legged Seps
Gerrhosauridae

Short-legged Seps

Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetradactylus seps, the short-legged seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a Gerrhosauridae lizard species found in South Africa.

Black-lined Plated Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Black-lined Plated Lizard

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus, the black-lined plated lizard, is a Gerrhosauridae lizard found across multiple countries in southern and eastern Africa.

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis is an armored ground-dwelling burrowing lizard from South Africa, first described in 1828.

Rough-scaled Plated Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Rough-scaled Plated Lizard

Broadleysaurus major (Duméril, 1851)

Broadleysaurus major, the Sudan plated lizard, is a medium armored lizard native to parts of eastern and central Africa.

Common Giant Plated Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Common Giant Plated Lizard

Matobosaurus validus (Smith, 1849)

Matobosaurus validus, the giant plated lizard, is a wary Gerrhosauridae lizard found in southern African dry to mesic habitats.

Madagascar Girdled Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Madagascar Girdled Lizard

Zonosaurus madagascariensis (Gray, 1831)

Zonosaurus madagascariensis, the Madagascar girdled lizard, is an oviparous Gerrhosauridae lizard found across Madagascar and nearby islands.

Western Girdled Lizard
Gerrhosauridae

Western Girdled Lizard

Zonosaurus laticaudatus (Grandidier, 1869)

Zonosaurus laticaudatus (western girdled lizard) is a Gerrhosauridae lizard species endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar Keeled Cordylid
Gerrhosauridae

Madagascar Keeled Cordylid

Tracheloptychus madagascariensis Peters, 1854

Tracheloptychus madagascariensis, the Madagascar keeled cordylid, is a gerrhosaurid lizard species found in Madagascar.

Magdalena River Tegu
Gymnophthalmidae

Magdalena River Tegu

Tretioscincus bifasciatus (Duméril, 1851)

Tretioscincus bifasciatus, the Rio Magdalena tegu, is a Gymnophthalmidae lizard found across northern South America and nearby Caribbean islands.

Maximilian's Blue-tailed Microteiid
Gymnophthalmidae

Maximilian's Blue-tailed Microteiid

Micrablepharus maximiliani (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Micrablepharus maximiliani is a lizard with a brass body and bright blue tail found in South American forests and savannas.

Underwood's Spectacled Tegu
Gymnophthalmidae

Underwood's Spectacled Tegu

Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Grant, 1958

Underwood's spectacled tegu (Gymnophthalmus underwoodi) is a unisexual parthenogenetic microteiid lizard native to South America and Caribbean islands.

Golden Spectacled Tegu
Gymnophthalmidae

Golden Spectacled Tegu

Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861)

Gymnophthalmus speciosus, the golden spectacled tegu, is a small microteiid lizard found in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid
Gymnophthalmidae

Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid

Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834

Cercosaura schreibersii is an oviparous lizard species in the Gymnophthalmidae family, endemic to South America.

Elegant Eyed Lizard
Gymnophthalmidae

Elegant Eyed Lizard

Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862

Cercosaura argulus is a gymnophthalmid lizard known as the elegant eyed lizard, found across multiple countries in South America.

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