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The list of species of Teiidae family

Teiidae is a family of autarchoglossan lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both families comprise the Teiioidea. The Teiidae includes several parthenogenic species – a mode of clonal reproduction. Presently, the Teiidae consists of approximately 150 species in eighteen genera.

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Argentine Black And White Tegu

Salvator merianae

The Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) is a large species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is the largest of the "tegu lizards". This species is popular as pets because it has unusually high intelligence and can also be...

New Mexico Whiptail

Aspidoscelis neomexicanus

The New Mexico whiptail (Aspidoscelis neomexicanus) is one of the greatest mysteries of nature and it is the official state reptile of New Mexico. It is a female-only species of lizard and doesn't need males in order to reproduce. This whiptail...

Six-Lined Racerunner

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

The Six-lined racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus ) is a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico.

Gold tegu

Tupinambis teguixin

The Gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin) is a species of lizard native to South America. They live in various habitats and are known for their large size and predatory habits.

Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizard

Aspidoscelis uniparens

The desert grassland whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens ) is an all-female species of reptiles in North America. It was formerly placed in the genus Cnemidophorus. A common predator of the whiptail lizard is the leopard lizard, that prey on A....

Western Whiptail

Aspidoscelis tigris

The Western whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris) is a species of lizard found in North America. It lives in a wide variety of habitats and has 16 recognized subspecies.

Crocodilurus

Crocodilurus amazonicus

Crocodilurus is a lizard genus that belongs to the family Teiidae. It is monotypic, with only a single described species, Crocodilurus amazonicus, the crocodile tegu. It is locally known as the jacarerana. This semiaquatic lizard has a flattened,...

Ameiva ameiva

Ameiva ameiva, also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central, South America, and some Caribbean Islands.

Northern caiman lizard

Dracaena guianensis

The northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis ) is a species of lizard found in northern South America.

Rainbow whiptail

Cnemidophorus lemniscatus

The rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus ) is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there. A rainbow whiptail grows up...

Cnemidophorus arubensis

Cnemidophorus arubensis, the Aruba whiptail, or cododo is a species of whiptail lizard in the genus Cnemidophorus. It is found on the island of Aruba. They are considered the most abundant lizard species on the island of Aruba.

Texas spotted whiptail

Aspidoscelis gularis

The Texas spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis gularis ) is a species of long-tailed lizard, in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to the south central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as being...

Common Puerto Rican ameiva

Pholidoscelis exsul

The common Puerto Rican ameiva or Puerto Rican ground lizard (Pholidoscelis exsul ) is a species of lizard in the whiptail family.

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis, commonly known as the prairie racerunner, is a subspecies of lizard endemic to the United States. It is a subspecies of Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, which is commonly known as the six-lined racerunner lizard.

Saint Croix ground lizard

Pholidoscelis polops

The Saint Croix ground lizard (Pholidoscelis polops ) is a member of the Teiidae family of lizards. This animal is endemic on the St. Croix Island on the Virgin Islands.

Common checkered whiptail

Aspidoscelis tesselatus

The checkered whiptail (Aspidoscelis tesselata ) is a species of lizard found in the southwestern United States in Colorado, Texas and New Mexico, and in northern Mexico in Chihuahua and Coahuila. Many sources believe that the species originated...

Little striped whiptail

Aspidoscelis inornatus

The little striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis inornatus ) is a species of lizard found in the southwestern United States (in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas) and in northern Mexico (in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Nuevo...

Dominican ground lizard

Pholidoscelis fuscatus

The Dominican ground lizard or Dominican ameiva (Pholidoscelis fuscatus ) is a species of lizard. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica, an island noted for its intact and abundant reptile population, where it is most commonly found in...

Holcosus festivus

Holcosus festivus, commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America.

Chihuahuan spotted whiptail

Aspidoscelis exsanguis

The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis ) is a species of lizard native to the United States in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and southwestern Texas, and northern Mexico in northern Chihuahua and northern Sonora.The species...

Callopistes maculatus

Callopistes maculatus, also known as the dwarf tegu, Chilean dwarf tegu, spotted false monitor or Chilean iguana (in Spanish iguana Chilena ), is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Chile.

Teius teyou

Teius teyou, the four-toed tegu, is one of the most common South American lizards. It belongs to the genus Teius and the family Teiidae.It is found from southern Brazil to Argentina. It lives on open land and often takes cover in rocky areas. It...

Griswold's ameiva

Pholidoscelis griswoldi

Griswold's ameiva (Pholidoscelis griswoldi ) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Antigua and Barbuda, where it is found on both islands. It is also known as the Antiguan ameiva or the Antiguan ground lizard.

Orange-throated whiptail

Aspidoscelis hyperythrus

The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus ) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species was previously placed in the genus Cnemidophorus. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical...

Redonda ameiva

Pholidoscelis atratus

The Redonda ameiva (Pholidoscelis atratus ) is a species of lizard found only on Redonda. It is sometimes described as a subspecies of the Montserrat ameiva (Pholidoscelis pluvianotatus, previously called Ameiva pluvianotata ).

Dracaena colombiana

Paradracaena is an extinct genus of lizards from northern South America. Fossils of Paradracaena colombiana have been found in the Honda Group of Colombia, Peru and Brazil. The species was described as a member of the tegus; Tupinambis huilensis by...

Trans-Pecos striped whiptail

Aspidoscelis inornatus heptagrammus

The Trans-Pecos striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis inornatus heptagrammus ) is a subspecies of the little striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis inornatus ) lizard. It is found in the semiarid, sandy habitats of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the United States from...

Cnemidophorus murinus

Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurent's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails). The species is endemic to Curacao, and is oviparous.

Salvator duseni

Salvator duseni is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is sometimes known as the yellow tegu. It is named after Per Karl Hjalmar Dusén who collected the holotype. It is found in Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. It can reach 41 cm (16.1 in) in...

Ameiva praesignis

Ameiva praesignis, known as giant ameiva and Amazon racerunner, is a species of teiid lizard found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia.

Plateau spotted whiptail

Aspidoscelis septemvittatus

The plateau spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis septemvittatus ) is a species of lizard found in the southern United States in Texas, and in northern Mexico in Chihuahua and Coahuila. It is known to hybridize with the Eastern Spotted Whiptail,...

Saint Lucia whiptail

Cnemidophorus vanzoi

The Saint Lucia whiptail (Cnemidophorus vanzoi), also known commonly as the Maria Islands whiptail, the Saint Lucian whiptail, and Vanzo's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is indigenous to the Caribbean.

Dracaena paraguayensis

Dracaena paraguayensis, the Paraguay caiman lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.

Holcosus quadrilineatus

Holcosus quadrilineatus, also known commonly as the four-lined ameiva and the four-lined whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Central America.

Sombrero ameiva

Pholidoscelis corvinus

The Sombrero ameiva (Pholidoscelis corvinus ) is a lizard species in the genus Ameiva. It is endemic to Sombrero, a small, uninhabited island in the Lesser Antilles under the jurisdiction of Anguilla.

Pholidoscelis plei

Pholidoscelis plei, known commonly as the Anguilla Bank ameiva or the Caribbean ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is found on the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy in the Lesser...

Kentropyx borckiana

Kentropyx borckiana, commonly known as the Guyana kentropyx, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to northeastern South America.

Giant whiptail

Aspidoscelis motaguae

The giant whiptail (Aspidoscelis motaguae ) is a species of teiid lizard native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It has also been introduced to Florida in the United States where it is considered an invasive species.

Holcosus leptophrys

Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.

Gray checkered whiptail

Aspidoscelis dixoni

The gray checkered whiptail (Aspidoscelis dixoni ) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to the United States in southern New Mexico and western Texas, and northern Mexico.

Laredo striped whiptail

Aspidoscelis laredoensis

The Laredo striped whiptail (Aspidoscelis laredoensis ) is a species of lizard found in the southern United States, in Texas, and northern Mexico in Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. Some sources believe it to be the result of extensive...

Ameiva aggerecusans

Ameiva aggerecusans is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Peru.

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