Reptiles

We're gonna focus on Coleonyx genus bc that is the only one that is in our area of lizards

Reptilia

Reptilia

Squamata ( Order )

Lacertilia ( Suborder )

Lizards

Snakes

True Reptiles

Eublepharidae

Eyelid Geckos

Coleonyx brevis (Texas Banded Gecko)

Eublepharidae

Crotaphytidae

Collared and Leapord Lizards

Crotaphytus collaris (Collared Lizard)

Crotaphytidae

Gambelia wislizenii (Long-nosed
Leopard Lizard)

Crotaphytidae

Phrynosomatidae

Callisaurus– zebra-tailed lizards
Cophosaurus– greater earless lizards
Holbrookia– earless lizards
Petrosaurus– California rock lizards
Phrynosoma– horned lizards
Sceloporus– spiny lizards
Uma – fringe-toed lizards
Urosaurus– tree and brush lizards
Uta– side-blotched lizards

Phrynosoma cornutum (Texas Horned
Lizard)

Phrynosomatidae

Squirt blood from eyes for defense

Phrynosoma modestum (Round Tailed Horned Lizard)

Phrynosomatidae

Cophosaurus texanus (Greater Earless Lizard)

Phrynosomatidae

Uta stansburiana (Common Side-Blotched Lizard)

Phrynosomatidae

Sceloporus poinsettii (Crevice Spiny
Lizard)

Phrynosomatidae

Scincidae

Skinks

Plestiodon obsoletus (Great Plains Skink)

Scincidae

Teiidae

Whiptails

Tegus

Aspidoscelis tesselata
(Checkered Whiptail)

Teiidae

Aspidoscelis marmorata (Marbled Whiptail)

Teiidae

Aspidoscelis inornata (Little Striped Whiptail)

Teiidae

Aspidoscelis exanguis (Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail)

Teiidae

Helodermatidae

Gila Monster and Beaded Lizards

Large venomous lizards

Heloderma suspectum (Gila Monster and Beaded Lizards

Helodermatidae

Varanidae

Monitor Lizards

Varanus komodoenisis (Monitor Lizards)

Varanidae

Igunaidae

Arboreal Iguanas

Sepentes ( Suborder )

Snakes

Crocodylia

Alligatoridae

Gavialidae

Crocodylidae