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Banded Tree Monitor
Varanidae

Banded Tree Monitor

Varanus scalaris Mertens, 1941

Varanus scalaris is a small Australian and New Guinean monitor lizard that lives in savanna woodland trees and eats insects and small vertebrates.

Yellow-spotted Night Lizard
Xantusiidae

Yellow-spotted Night Lizard

Lepidophyma flavimaculatum Duméril, 1851

Lepidophyma flavimaculatum, the yellow-spotted night lizard, is a parthenogenetic night lizard species ranging from Mexico to Panama.

Madrean Tropical Night Lizard
Xantusiidae

Madrean Tropical Night Lizard

Lepidophyma sylvaticum Taylor, 1939

The Madrean tropical night lizard, Lepidophyma sylvaticum, is a small xantusiid lizard found in Mexico.

Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard
Xantusiidae

Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard

Lepidophyma reticulatum Taylor, 1955

Lepidophyma reticulatum, the Costa Rican tropical night lizard, is a small Xantusiidae lizard found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Granite Night Lizard
Xantusiidae

Granite Night Lizard

Xantusia henshawi Stejneger, 1893

Xantusia henshawi, the granite night lizard, is a nocturnal oviparous lizard found in southern California and Baja California.

Desert Night Lizard
Xantusiidae

Desert Night Lizard

Xantusia vigilis Baird, 1859

Xantusia vigilis, the desert night lizard, is a small lizard found in southwestern US and northern Mexico arid habitats.

Island Night Lizard
Xantusiidae

Island Night Lizard

Xantusia riversiana Cope, 1883

Xantusia riversiana, the island night lizard, is a larger ovoviviparous lizard found in coastal scrub island habitats.

Knob-scaled Lizard
Xenosauridae

Knob-scaled Lizard

Xenosaurus grandis (Gray, 1856)

Xenosaurus grandis, the knob-scaled lizard, is a viviparous crevice-dwelling diurnal lizard endemic to Mexico and Guatemala.

Cordón del Portillo Chuckwalla
Liolaemidae

Cordón del Portillo Chuckwalla

Phymaturus palluma (Molina, 1782)

Phymaturus palluma, the high mountain lizard, is a Liolaemidae lizard species found in Chile and Argentina.

Lobo's Rocky Lizard
Liolaemidae

Lobo's Rocky Lizard

Phymaturus loboi Troncoso-Palacios, Ferri-Yáñez, Laspiur & Aguilar, 2019

Phymaturus loboi, also called Lobo's rocky lizard, is a Chilean Liolaemidae lizard species.

Eastern Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Eastern Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus wiegmannii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

Liolaemus wiegmannii is a Liolaemidae lizard native to Uruguay and Argentina, introduced to Ascension Island in the 1940s.

Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus tenuis (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

Liolaemus tenuis, the jewel lizard, is a small diurnal insectivorous lizard endemic to Chile, sometimes kept as a pet.

Los Queñes Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Los Queñes Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus schroederi Müller & Hellmich, 1938

Schroeder's tree iguana (Liolaemus schroederi) is a Liolaemidae lizard endemic to Chile’s Chilean matorral.

Braided Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Braided Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus platei Werner, 1898

Liolaemus platei, the braided tree iguana, is an oviparous Liolaemidae lizard endemic to central-northern Chile.

Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus pictus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

Liolaemus pictus, the painted tree iguana, is a Liolaemidae lizard species found in Chile and Argentina.

Black-green Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Black-green Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus nigroviridis Müller & Hellmich, 1932

Liolaemus nigroviridis, the black-green tree iguana, is a Liolaemidae lizard species that lives in Chile.

Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus nigromaculatus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Liolaemus nigromaculatus is an endemic Chilean tree iguana species first described in 1834 and redescribed in 2013.

San Francisco River Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

San Francisco River Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus monticola Müller & Hellmich, 1932

Liolaemus monticola, the peak tree iguana, is an Iguanidae lizard species found in Chile.

Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus lemniscatus Gravenhorst, 1838

Liolaemus lemniscatus, the wreath or elegant tree iguana, is a Liolaemidae lizard found in Argentina and Chile.

Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Leopard Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus leopardinus Müller & Hellmich, 1932

Liolaemus leopardinus, the leopard tree iguana, is a Liolaemidae lizard species endemic to Chile.

Graceful Tree Iguana
Liolaemidae

Graceful Tree Iguana

Liolaemus gracilis (Bell, 1843)

Liolaemus gracilis, the graceful tree iguana, is a Liolaemidae lizard species native to Argentina.

Gravenhorst's Tree Iguana
Liolaemidae

Gravenhorst's Tree Iguana

Liolaemus gravenhorstii (Gray, 1845)

Gravenhorst's tree iguana (Liolaemus gravenhorstii) is a South American liolaemid lizard endemic to central Chile.

Chacaltaya Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Chacaltaya Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus forsteri Laurent, 1982

Liolaemus forsteri is a large heavy-bodied lizard found in high-altitude areas of Bolivia, including rocky grasslands and agricultural zones.

Dusky Smooth-throated Lizard
Liolaemidae

Dusky Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus fuscus Boulenger, 1885

Liolaemus fuscus, the brown tree iguana, is a Data Deficient iguanid lizard found in parts of Argentina and Chile.

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