Lizards Species Index

 

Types of Lizards – Species

There are 5,600 species of lizards that remain on the Earth today. Lizards and snakes are related but are distinguished by their skins and legs.

• Beaded Lizard
  The Beaded Lizard is one of only two species that have a very strong venom that they use.
• Carolina Anole or Green Anole
  The Carolina Anole or Green Anole is a very interesting type of Lizard. Another name that you may hear it called by is the American Chameleon.
• Chameleon
  The Chameleon is a very popular type of Lizard due to the fact that it has the ability to change colors based on location.
• Chuckwalla
  The Chuckwalla is one of the larger species of Lizards. There are 5 subspecies of this Lizard that have been identified.
• Common Basilisk
  The Common Basilisk is a type of Lizard that you will find in quite a few regions.
• Desert Iguana
  They are able to do very well in a hot dry climate.
• Frill-Necked Lizard
  The Frill-Necked Lizard is also called the Frilled Lizard. Sometimes it is called the Frilled Dragon due to the physical appearance of it.
• Galapagos Marine Iguana
  It is one of the few species of Lizards that will forage around the sea and that is classified as a marine reptile.
• Gecko
  The Gecko is a very small species of Lizard. There are more than 1,500 different subspecies.
• Gila Monster
  The Gila Monster is one species of Lizard that people are afraid of.