Lizards in California

Lizards of California

Alligator Lizards

• Northern Alligator Lizard
• Panamint Alligator Lizard
• Southern Alligator Lizard

American Legless Lizards

• Bakersfield Legless Lizard
• Big Spring Legless Lizard
• California Legless Lizard
• San Diego Legless Lizard
• Temblor Legless Lizard

Anoles

• Brown Anole

Banded Geckoes

• Switak’s Banded Gecko 
• Western Banded Gecko

California Rock Lizards

• Banded Rock Lizard

Chuckwallas

• Common Chuckwalla

Collared Lizards

• Baja California Collared Lizard
• Great Basin Collared Lizard

Fringe-toed Lizards

• Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
• Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard
• Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard

Geckoes

• Barefoot Gecko
• Mediterranean House Gecko

Gila Monsters

• Banded Gila Monster

Horned Lizards

• Blainville’s Horned Lizard
• Coast Horned Lizard
• Desert Horned Lizard
• Flat-tail Horned Lizard
• Pygmy Horned Lizard

Iguanas

• Desert Iguana

Leaf-toed Geckoes

• Peninsula Leaf-toed Gecko

Leopard Lizards

• Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
• Cope’s Leopard Lizard
• Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Night Lizards

• Desert Night Lizard
• Granite Night Lizard
• Island Night Lizard
• Sandstone Night Lizard
• Sierra Night Lizard
• Wiggins’ Night Lizard

Side-blotched Lizards

• Common Side-blotched Lizard

Skinks

• Gilbert’s Skink
• Western Skink

Spiny Lizards

• Desert Spiny Lizard
• Granite Spiny Lizard
• Western Fence Lizard
• Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Tree Lizards

• Baja California Brush Lizard
• Ornate Tree Lizard
• Sagebrush Lizard
• Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard

Wall Lizards

• Italian Wall Lizard

Whiptail Lizards

• Orange-throated Whiptail
• Tiger Whiptail
• Western Whiptail

Zebra-tailed Lizards

• Zebra-tailed Lizard