Lizards in Maryland

In Maryland, lizards can be spotted from late April to September. They live close to streams, underneath logs and rocks.

None of the lizards in Maryland are poisonous, with Gila monsters – the only poisonous lizards in the United States – living nowhere near the state.

Lizards in Maryland

Lizards of Maryland

Geckoes

Mediterranean Gecko

Skinks

Broad-headed Skink
Coal Skink
Common Five-lined Skink
Little Brown Skink

Spiny Lizards

Eastern Fence Lizard

Whiptail Lizards

Six-lined Racerunner

Biggest Lizard: Broad-headed Skink

References
- 1. https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/herps/Fieldguide_SubOrder_Lacertilia.aspx

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