The Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona

Online Field Guide to The Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona

Lizards of Arizona – Order Squamata, Suborder Sauria
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	ANGUIDAE (glass and alligator lizards)
	Elgaria kingii Madrean Alligator Lizard


	EUBLEPHARIDAE
	Coleonyx variegatus Western Banded Gecko

	GEKKONIDAE
	Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean Gecko Non-Native

	HELODERMATIDAE (gila monsters)
	Heloderma suspectum Gila Monster

	IGUANIDAE
	Crotaphytinae (subfamily)
	Crotaphytus bicinctores Great Basin Collared Lizard
	Crotaphytus collaris Eastern Collared Lizard
	Crotaphytus nebrius Sonoran Collared Lizard
	Gambelia wislizenii Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
	Iguaninae (subfamily)
	Ctenosaura sp. (hybrid) Spiny-tailed Iguana Non-Native
	Dipsosaurus dorsalis Desert Iguana
	Sauromalus ater Common Chuckwalla
	Phrynosomatinae (subfamily)

	Callisaurus draconoides Zebra-tailed Lizard
	Cophosaurus texanus Greater Earless Lizard
	Holbrookia elegans Elegant Earless Lizard
	Holbrookia maculata Common Lesser Earless Lizard
	Phrynosoma cornutum Texas Horned Lizard
	Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) goodei Goode’s Horned Lizard
	Phrynosoma (Tapaja) hernandesi Greater Short-horned Lizard
	Phrynosoma (Anota) mcallii Flat-tailed Horned Lizard
	Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) modestum Round-tailed Horned Lizard
	Phrynosoma (Doliosaurus) platyrhinos Desert Horned Lizard
	Phrynosoma (Anota) solare Regal Horned Lizard
	Sceloporus bimaculosus Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard
	Sceloporus clarkii Clark’s Spiny Lizard
	Sceloporus cowlesi Southwestern Fence Lizard
	Sceloporus graciosus Common Sagebrush Lizard
	Sceloporus jarrovii Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard
	Sceloporus magister Desert Spiny Lizard
	Sceloporus slevini Slevin’s Bunchgrass Lizard
	Sceloporus tristichus Plateau Fence Lizard
	Sceloporus uniformis Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
	Sceloporus virgatus Striped Plateau Lizard
	Uma rufopunctata Yuman Fringe-toed Lizard
	Uma scoparia Mohave Fringe-toed Lizard
	Urosaurus graciosus Long-tailed Brush Lizard
	Urosaurus ornatus Ornate Tree Lizard
	Uta stansburiana Common Side-blotched Lizard

	SCINCIDAE (skinks)
	Plestiodon callicephalus Mountain Skink
	Plestiodon gilberti Gilbert’s Skink
	Plestiodon multivirgatus Many-lined Skink
	Plestiodon obsoletus Great Plains Skink
	Plestiodon skiltonianus Western Skink

	TEIIDAE (whiptails and tegus)
	Aspidoscelis arizonae Arizona Striped Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis burti Canyon Spotted Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis exsanguis Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis flagellicauda Gila Spotted Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis neomexicana New Mexico Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis pai Pai Striped Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis sonorae Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis tigris Tiger Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis uniparens Desert Grassland Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis velox Plateau Striped Whiptail
	Aspidoscelis xanthonota Red-backed Whiptail

	XANTUSIIDAE (night lizards)
	Xantusia arizonae Arizona Night Lizard
	Xantusia bezyi Bezy’s Night Lizard
	Xantusia vigilis Desert Night Lizard

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