Lizards in Colorado

The state of Colorado is filled with canyons, deserts, mountains, and rivers. Naturally, such diverse habitats also act as homes to several lizard species.

Colorado is home to a rare triploid checkered whiptail, a rare lizard only found in mid to southeastern Colorado.

Lizards of Colorado

Collared Lizards

Common Collared Lizard
Eastern Collared Lizard

Horned Lizards

Greater Short-horned Lizard
Roundtail Horned Lizard
Texas Horned Lizard

Leopard Lizards

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Lesser Earless Lizards

Lesser Earless Lizard

Side-blotched Lizards

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Skinks

Great Plains Skink
Many-lined Skink
Variable Skink

Spiny Lizards

Desert Spiny Lizard
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sagebrush Lizard

Tree Lizards

Ornate Tree Lizard

Whiptail Lizards

Colorado Checkered Whiptail
Common Checkered Whiptail
Plateau Striped Whiptail
Six-lined Racerunner
Western Whiptail

FAQs

1. Are there any poisonous lizards in Colorado?

The only poisonous lizard in the United States is the Gila monster – which does not live in the state of Colorado.

Most Common Lizard: Sagebrush Lizard

Largest Lizard: Longnose Leopard Lizard

Smallest Lizard: Eastern Collared Lizard

References
- 1. http://www.coparc.org/lizards.html

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