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Coleonyx variegatus
small, soft skin, moveable eyelids, no toe pads, classic gecko patterning
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Hermidactylus turicicus
invasive, small, bumpy skin, normal toe pads, no eyelids
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Phyllodactylus xanti
small, triangular toe pads, has eyelids
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Plestiodon gilberti
scincidae, red head as adult, no stripes or at least no tail stripes
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Plestiodon skiltonianus
scincidae, stripes
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Xantusia vigilis
small, plates on top of head, small scales on side, gular fold, square ventral scales
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Aspidoscelis tigris
plate scales on head, extremely long tail, granular scales
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Diposaurus dorsalis
iguana face shape, pale, tiny dorsal ridge
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Sauromalus ater
huge, iguana face shape, large, loose skin folds, chuckwalla
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Crotaphytus bicinctores
medium, iguana face shape, black collar pattern
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Gambelia sila
medium, iguana face shape, leopard pattern, shorter spots on throat
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Gambelia wislizenii
medium, iguana face shape, long streaks down throat
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Callisaurus draconoides
medium, iguana face shape, extremely striped underside of tail
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Uma scoparia
iguana face shape, back spots irregular, black armpit belly spots, crescent throat marks
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Uma inornata
iguana face shape, back spots form lines, no belly markings, faint throat marks
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Uma notata
iguana face shape, back spots form lines, black armpit spots and orange on belly, faint throat marks
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Phrynosoma blainvilli
horned lizard, 2 rows spiked side ridge, 2 rows chin spikes, massive head spikes
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Phrynosoma platyrhinos
horned lizard, 1 row spiked side ridge, short head spikes
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Phrynosoma douglassi
horned lizard, no side ridges, no head spikes, small
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Phrynosoma mcallii
horned lizard, no side ridges, long skinny head spikes
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Scleoporus magister
spiny lizard, bar on neck/shoulder, no gular fold, southern CA
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Scleoporus graciosus
spiny lizard, small shoulder bar, armpit color, no gular fold, broken tail, northern CA
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Scleoporus occidentalis
spiny lizard, no shoulder bar, sometimes blue belly, no gular fold, widespread CA
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Uta stansburiana
spiny lizard but smoother, side blotches, gular fold
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Urosaurus graciosus
spiny lizard but smoother, long tail, gular fold, no side blotch
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Elgaria coerulea
keeled scales, lateral fold, stripes through edges of ventral scales
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Elgaria multicarinata
keeled scales, lateral fold, stripes through center of ventral scales
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Anniella pulchra
legless, lateral stripes
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Gila monster
large body, beaded black and orange scales