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Identifying Common Lizards: Skinks, Whiptails, Anoles, Geckos, and More

Explore the fascinating world of lizards, featuring a detailed overview of various species including skinks, whiptails, anoles, geckos, and spiny lizards. Each category showcases unique characteristics such as body patterns, scale types, and coloration, aiding in identification. From the Eumeces obsoletus with its smooth body to the striking Cnemidophorus gularis sporting enlarged forelimb scales, this guide provides insight into their distinctive traits. Enhance your knowledge of these reptiles found across various habitats!

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Identifying Common Lizards: Skinks, Whiptails, Anoles, Geckos, and More

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  1. EumecesObsoletus • SKINKS • No lines on body

  2. EumecesTetragammus • SKINKS • Light stripe above eye

  3. ScincellaLateralis • SKINKS • No light stripe

  4. CnemidophorusSexlineatus • STRIPED WHIPTAILS • No spots and granular scales on back forelimbs

  5. CnemidophorusLaredoensis • STRIPED WHIPTAILS • Moderately enlarged forelimb scales & white, tan, or green tail

  6. CnemidophorusGularis • STRIPED WHIPTAILS • Extremely enlarged forelimb scales & reddish/pinkish tail

  7. AnolisCarolinensis • ANOLES • Primarily green • Elongated snout in line that taper evenly with rest of skull

  8. AnolisSagrei • ANOLES • Brown anoles

  9. HemidactylusTurcicus • GECKOS • Bumpy skin, no eyelids

  10. ColeonyxBrevis • GECKOS • Striped skin, eyelids

  11. CrotaphytusReticulatus • SMOOTH SKINNED LIZARDS • External ear openings & dark spots on back

  12. CophosaurusTexanus • SMOOTH SKINNED LIZARDS • Black bars on ventral side of tail

  13. HolbrookiaPropinqua • SMOOTH SKINNED LIZARDS • Tail length longer than body length, no ventral spots on tail

  14. HolbrookiaLacerta • SMOOTH SKINNED LIZARDS • Tail with ventral spots

  15. CtenosauraPectinata • SPINY LIZARDS • Low crest of scales down the back (in Brownsville)

  16. PhrynosomaCornutum • SPINY LIZARDS • Large spines on head

  17. UrosaurusOrnatus • SPINY LIZARDS • A fold across throat

  18. SceloporusSerrifer • SPINY LIZARDS • Distinct collar

  19. SceloporusVariabilis • SPINY LIZARDS • Pocket behind hindlimbs

  20. SceloporusGrammicus • SPINY LIZARDS • Wavy lines on back, no stripe on side

  21. SceloporusUndulatus • SPINY LIZARDS • Clearly defined light stripe on side

  22. SceloporusOlivaceus • SPINY LIZARDS • Light stripe not clearly defined

  23. OphisaurusAttenuatus • LEGLESS LIZARDS • Moveable eyelids

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