The Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard found in the western United States and northwestern Mexico. As the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly.
The Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) is a harmless spikey-bodied reptile called horned lizard. It is the largest and most widely distributed of the 14 species of horned lizards in the western United States and Mexico.
The eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus ) is a medium-sized species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States. It is sometimes...
The Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to the south-central United States. They are quite common throughout their range, where they are frequently spotted in trees or on fences.
The common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris ), also commonly called eastern collared lizard, Oklahoma collared lizard, yellow-headed collared lizard, and collared lizard, is a North American species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The...
The desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos ) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to western North America. They are often referred to as "horny toads", although they are not toads, but lizards.
Sceloporus magister, also known as the desert spiny lizard, is a lizard species of the family Phrynosomatidae, native to the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of North America.
The Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus ) is a spiny lizard foind in the United States of America. Named after the sagebrush plants near which it is commonly found, this lizard has keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface.
The Common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) is a small lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is notable for having a unique form of polymorphism wherein each of the three different male morphs utilizes a different strategy in acquiring...
The Greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) is the most widely distributed lizard in North America. Like other horned lizards, it is often called a "horned toad" or "horny toad", but it is not a toad at all. It is a reptile, not an...
The Zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides) is a species of lizard native to the Southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. It can survive in the hottest weather and often hides from predators burrowing itself under sand.
The brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus ), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk or in some areas as the common basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America and...
The long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii ) is a species of relatively large North American lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. Gambelia wislizenii ranges in snout-to-vent length (SVL) from 8.3 to 14.6 cm (3+1⁄4 to 5+3⁄4 in). It has a large...
Urosaurus ornatus, commonly known as the ornate tree lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The species, which was formerly called simply the...
The coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum ) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Baja California Sur in Mexico. As a defense the lizard can shoot high pressure streams of blood out of its eyes if threatened.
Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico.
The smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus ), also known as the helmeted iguana, the helmeted basilisk, the elegant helmeted lizard, and several other common names, is a species of New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species...
The flat-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii ) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. A species of reptile, it is endemic to the Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its multiple adaptations for...
The roundtail horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum ) is one of the smaller species of horned lizard. Their specific epithet is from the Latin word modestum, meaning modest or calm. They are found in the United States, in western Texas, New Mexico...
The Mexican Plateau horned lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare ) is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species, also known commonly as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard, is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized...
Sceloporus poinsettii, the crevice spiny lizard, is a species of small, phrynosomatid lizard.
The Baja blue rock lizard (Petrosaurus thalassinus ) is a species of large, diurnal phrynosomatid lizard.
The granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
The short-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma braconnieri) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
Sceloporus variabilis, commonly known as the rosebelly lizard, is a species of lizard, which is endemic to Mexico.
The eastern casquehead iguana (Laemanctus longipes ) is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America.
The greater earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus ) is the only species in the monotypic genus Cophosaurus. It is closely related to the smaller, lesser earless lizards and other species in the genus Holbrookia, and in fact was placed in that genus...
Crotaphytus reticulatus, commonly called the reticulate collared lizard, is a species of moderately sized lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is native to semiarid, rocky regions of the Tamaulipan mezquital. Its range includes the US...
Sceloporus jarrovii, also known commonly as Yarrow's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.
Sceloporus serrifer, the rough-scaled lizard or Yucatecan rough-scaled lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
The western long-tailed brush lizard (Urosaurus graciosus ) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.
There are two species of lizard named Sonoran collared lizard: Crotaphytus nebrius Crotaphytus dickersonae
Sceloporus grammicus is a species of lizard from Mexico and the southern United States. It is sometimes referred to as the mesquite lizard or graphic spiny lizard.
The giant horned lizard (Phrynosoma asio ) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard which is endemic to the Pacific coast of southern Mexico. It is the largest horned lizard and is also the most slender (it has a typical lizard-like appearance). It is...
The southwestern fence lizard (Sceloporus cowlesi), also known as Cowles' prairie lizard, the White Sands prairie lizard or the White Sands swift, is species of spiny lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of...
There are two species of lizard named neotropical green anole: Anolis biporcatus, found in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela Anolis parvauritus, found in Colombia and Ecuador
There are two species of lizard named banded rock lizard: Petrosaurus mearnsi, native to western North America Petrosaurus slevini, from Mexico
The rock horned lizard or Ditmars' horned lizard (Phrynosoma ditmarsi ) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Sonora in northern Mexico, south of the Arizona border. Bearing the shortest horns of all the horned lizards, it lives in...
Sceloporus merriami, commonly known as the canyon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico.
Holbrookia lacerata, commonly known as the spot-tailed earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
The Baja California leopard lizard (Gambelia copeii), also known commonly as Cope's leopard lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to Baja California and adjacent southern California.
Sceloporus bicanthalis, the trans volcanic bunchgrass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae, first described by Hobart Muir Smith as a subspecies of Sceloporus aeneus in 1937. It is endemic to Mexico. It was classified by the...
