Lizards (Lacertilia)

 

The lizards are squamate reptiles, either four legged, or legless with long snake-like bodies. Unlike snakes and amphisbaenians, they possess external ears. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Many species are capable of shedding their tails (autotomy) to distract the predator's attention; the tails would partially regenerate in some weeks.

Lizards are distributed worldwide, except Antarctica and some remote islands, occurring from sea level to 5,000 m. They are most diverse in the tropics and sub-tropics. The majority of species live on the ground or among rocks, but others are arboreal, subfossorial or semi-aquatic. There are 6,263 contemporary species (as of August 2016) grouped in ca. 500 genera and 27-35 families.

Our website is being rebuilt and images of lizards are temporarily offline. Please check the list of Reptile Species in Our Collection for available species and feel free to contact us if you would like to see images of these species. We will commence working on this page as soon as "Mammals" has been completed.

 

Geckonidae

Chamaeleonidae

Iguanidae

Corytophanidae

Crotaphytidae

Leiosauridae

Phrynosomatidae

Polychridae

Leiocephalidae

Tropiduridae

Agamidae

Scincidae

Lacertidae

Teiidae

Anguidae

Varanidae