ID List 2 (Native Lizards)

Sceloporus undulatus

Eastern Fence Lizard, lives in N FL and panhandle, spiny, rough scales, males (and females to a minor extent) have bright blue patches under their neck and abdomen

Sceloporus woodi

Florida Scrub Lizard, live in C FL and coasts, endemic, dark stripe running along sides, overlapping imbricate scales, sharp points, females have blue patches and males have teal patches

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

Six-lined Racerunner, live in SE USA, fast running, large plate-like ventral scales, not shiny/glossy, 6 yellow lines on dorsal

Anolis carolinensis

Green Anole, live in SE USA, turn brown when cold, white stripe on lip, zipper-like back stripe, pink or greenish dewlap, mature males have head crest and “eyeshadow”

Plestiodon inexpectatus

Southeastern Five-lined Skink, live in SE USA, young are dark with bright blue tail, females lose tail, males turn coppery brown with red head and no stripes, ventral scales are equal length

Plestiodon fasciatus

Common Five-lined Skink, live in N FL to C USA, large central ventral scales, 4 upper-lip scales

Plestiodon laticeps

Broad-headed Skink, live in N FL to C USA, large central ventral scales, 5 upper-lip scales

Plestiodon egregius

Mole Skink, live in N to C FL, elongated, little striping, smaller legs relative to body, bright blue or red tail, threatened

Plestiodon reynoldsi

Florida Sand Skink, narrow C range in FL, endemic, very small limbs, microscopic toes on hindlimbs, leave wavy ripples in sand, bright white, less than an inch long, threatened

Scincella lateralis

Little Brown Skink/Ground Skink, live in C to SE USA, lateral brown line along sides

Sphaerodactylus notatus

Florida Reef Gecko, FL native, live in SE FL, sexually dimorphic, pointy snout, toe pads used to climb on walls, slightly expanded toe tips

Ophisaurus attenuatus

Slender Glass Lizard, FL native, live C to SE USA, striped as young, females retain stripes and males become speckled, have external ear openings and eyelids, longitudinal dark stripes

Ophisaurus compressus

Island Glass Lizard, FL native, nearly endemic, long narrow snout, females are more plain and males are more speckled

Ophisaurus ventralis

Eastern Glass Lizard, FL native, live in SE USA, very short and blunt snout, juveniles and some adults have white bars on neck, vertical “ear” markings, live in moist and dry habitats

Rhineura floridana

Florida Worm Lizard, FL native, endemic, entirely fossorial, vestigial eyes covered by scales