Florida lizards: ID chart
49 lizards. Last checked November 3, 2026.
The lizards are listed from A to Z, each with a photo where we have one and a short note on where it lives in Florida. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Florida lizards page for photos, range and sources.
Argentine Black and White Tegu
Salvator merianae
Not stated
Ashy Gecko
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Not stated
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
Not stated
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
Not stated
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Not stated
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Not stated
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Not stated
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Not stated
Gray’s/Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
Not stated
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Not stated
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Not stated
Ground Skink or Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Not stated
Hispaniolan Green Anole
Anolis chlorocyanus
Not stated
Indo-Pacific House Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii
Not stated
Island Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus compressus
Not stated
Jamaican Giant Anole
Anolis garmani
Not stated
Knight Anole
Anolis equestris
Not stated
Madagascan Giant Day Gecko
Phelsuma grandis
Not stated
Mediterranean Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Not stated
Mexican Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura pectinata
Not stated
Mimic Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus mimicus
Not stated
Mole Skink
Plestiodon egregius
Not stated
Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
Not stated
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus carinatus
Not stated
Ocellated Gecko
Sphaerodactylus argus
Not stated
Ocellated Skink
Chalcides ocellatus
Not stated
Panther Cameleon
Furcifer pardalis
Not stated
Puerto Rican Crested Anole
Anolis cristatellus
Not stated
Rainbow Whiptail
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus complex
Not stated
Red-banded Butterfly Lizard
Leiolepis rubritaeniata
Not stated
Red-sided Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus schreibersii
Not stated
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
Not stated
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Not stated
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Not stated
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A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Checklist of Florida's Amphibians and Reptiles (Revised 2023) (FWC). stateswildlife.com/florida/lizards/