Lizards in Texas

Being the largest and most humid state in the United States, it should be no surprise that quite a few lizards have made their home here. Fortunately, none of the native lizards are poisonous and pose little threat to humans.

Lizards of Texas

Alligator Lizards

• Texas Alligator Lizard

Anoles

• Brown Anole
• Green Anole

Banded Geckoes

• Reticulate Banded Gecko
• Texas Banded Gecko

Collared Lizards

• Eastern Collared Lizard
• Reticulate Collared Lizard

Earless Lizards

• Greater Earless Lizard
• Keeled Earless Lizard
• Lesser Earless Lizard
• Speckled Earless Lizard
• Spot-tailed Earless Lizard

Geckoes

• Asian House Gecko
• Common House Gecko
• Keeled Rock Gecko
• Mediterranean House Gecko
• Reticulated Gecko
• Rough-Tailed Gecko
• Tropical House Gecko

Glass Lizards

• Slender Glass Lizard

Horned Lizards

• Greater Short-horned Lizard
• Roundtail Horned Lizard
• Texas Horned Lizard

Iguanas

• Green Iguana
• Western Spiny-tailed Iguana

Leopard Lizards

• Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Side-blotched Lizards

• Common Side-blotched Lizard

Skinks

• Broad-headed Skink
• Coal Skink
• Common Five-lined Skink
• Four-lined Skink
• Great Plains Skink
• Little Brown Skink
• Many-lined Skink
• Prairie Skink
• Southern Prairie Skink

Spiny Lizards

• Blue Spiny Lizard
• Canyon Lizard
• Crevice Spiny Lizard
• Desert Spiny Lizard
• Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
• Eastern Fence Lizard
• Graphic Spiny Lizard
• Prairie Lizard
• Rose-bellied Lizard
• Sagebrush Lizard
• Southwestern Fence Lizard
• Texas Spiny Lizard
• Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard

Tree Lizards

• Ornate Tree Lizard

Whiptail Lizards

• Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
• Common Checkered Whiptail
• Common Spotted Whiptail
• Desert Grassland Whiptail
• Gray Checkered Whiptail
• Laredo Striped Whiptail
• Little Striped Whiptail
• Marbled Whiptail
• New Mexico Whiptail
• Plateau Striped Whiptail
• Six-Lined Racerunner