Lizards

Last updated 6/8/98



Bearded Dragon (small)


Name: Bearded Dragon (small)
Technical Name: Pogona barbata
Origin: Australia
Habitat: Semi-arboreal (lives in trees and on land) and hot and dry areas


Chinese Water Dragon


Name: Chinese Water Dragon
Technical Name: Physignathus lesuri
Origin: China
Habitat: Usually primary or slightly disturbed forests


Fire Skink


Name: Fire Skink
Technical Name: Lygosoma riopa fernandi
Origin: Africa
Habitat: Savannahs and plains


Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink


Name: Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink
Technical Name: Tiliqua scincoides
Origin: Indonesia, Papua, Australia
Habitat: Ground-dwellers in a variety of habitats (forests, and coastal and disturbed areas)


Malaysian Water Monitor


Name: Malaysian Water Monitor
Technical Name: Varanus salvator (Family Varanidae)
Origin: Southeast Asia (Malaysia)
Habitat: Dry forests, jungle edges, and sandy areas


Texas Alligator Lizard


Name: Texas Alligator Lizard
Technical Name: Gerrhonotus liocephalus infernalis
Origin: North America (West and Central Texas)
Habitat: Arid habitats and sparse woodlands


Texas Collared Lizard


Name: Texas Collared Lizard
Technical Name: Crotaphytus collacris
Origin: North America (East and Central Montana and all of western Texas, New Mexico and southeast Colorado)
Habitat: Rocky, mountain-slopes and hillsides, limestone crevices in cliffs, and hot, dry, wide open spaces


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