Lizards, geckos & tuatara: where they live

Maps and quick facts for 82 lizards, geckos & tuatara (Komodo dragon, Gila monster, Asian water monitor, common slow worm, tokay gecko). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show lizards, geckos & tuatara on the world map

All 82 lizards, geckos & tuatara

Agamidae 11

• Agama agama Agama agama
• Australian water dragon Intellagama lesueurii
• Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps
• Chinese water dragon Physignathus cocincinus
• Draco volans Draco volans
• Eastern bearded dragon Pogona barbata
• Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
• Mwanza flat-headed rock agama Agama mwanzae
• Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor
• Philippine sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus
• Thorny devil Moloch horridus

Varanidae 11

• Asian water monitor Varanus salvator
• Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis
• Emerald tree monitor Varanus prasinus
• Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis
• Lace monitor Varanus varius
• Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
• Perentie Varanus giganteus
• Rock monitor Varanus albigularis
• Savannah monitor Varanus exanthematicus
• Spiny-tailed monitor Varanus acanthurus
• Yellow-spotted monitor Varanus panoptes

Iguanidae 9

• Ctenosaura pectinata Ctenosaura pectinata
• Ctenosaura similis Ctenosaura similis
• Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis
• Fiji crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis
• Green iguana Iguana iguana
• Lesser Antillean iguana Iguana delicatissima
• Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
• Rhinoceros iguana Cyclura cornuta
• Sauromalus ater Sauromalus ater

Chamaeleonidae 6

• Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon
• Indian chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus
• Jackson's chameleon Trioceros jacksonii
• Labord's chameleon Furcifer labordi
• Panther chameleon Furcifer pardalis
• Veiled chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus

Gekkonidae 6

• Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda
• Mediterranean house gecko Hemidactylus turcicus
• Tokay gecko Gekko gecko
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
• Uroplatus phantasticus Uroplatus phantasticus

Lacertidae 6

• European green lizard Lacerta viridis
• Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus
• Ocellated lizard Timon lepidus
• Podarcis muralis Podarcis muralis
• Sand lizard Lacerta agilis
• Viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara

Scincidae 6

• Plestiodon fasciatus Plestiodon fasciatus
• Red-eyed crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis
• Scincus scincus Scincus scincus
• Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata
• Tiliqua rugosa Tiliqua rugosa
• Tiliqua scincoides Tiliqua scincoides

Phrynosomatidae 5

• Common side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana
• Desert horned lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos
• Eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus
• Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum
• Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis

Anguidae 3

• Common slow worm Anguis fragilis
• Sheltopusik Pseudopus apodus
• Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinata

Dactyloidae 3

• Anolis carolinensis Anolis carolinensis
• Brown anole Anolis sagrei
• Knight anole Anolis equestris

Diplodactylidae 3

• Crested gecko
• Gargoyle gecko Rhacodactylus auriculatus
• Rhacodactylus leachianus Rhacodactylus leachianus

Cordylidae 2

• Armadillo girdled lizard Ouroborus cataphractus
• Giant girdled lizard Smaug giganteus

Corytophanidae 2

• Common basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus
• Plumed basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons

Eublepharidae 2

• African fat-tailed gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
• Leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius

Helodermatidae 2

• Gila monster Heloderma suspectum
• Mexican beaded lizard Heloderma horridum

Bipedidae 1

• Mexican mole lizard Bipes biporus

Crotaphytidae 1

• Common collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris

Phyllodactylidae 1

• Tarentola mauritanica Tarentola mauritanica

Teiidae 1

• Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae

Xantusiidae 1

• Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard Lepidophyma flavimaculatum