Hawaii lizards: ID chart

12 lizards. Last checked November 3, 2026.

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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 Hawaii. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Hawaii lizards page for photos, range and sources.

Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Not stated

O'ahu (Bishop Museum card)

No confirmed photo of Common House Gecko

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, HAVO, KALA (Present in Park)

No confirmed photo of Indo-Pacific Gecko

Indo-Pacific Gecko

Hemidactylus garnotii

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, HAVO, KALA

Jackson's Chameleon

Chamaeleo jacksonii

Not stated

Hawai'i Island, Maui, O'ahu (HISC); not established on Kaua'i or Lana'i (report sightings there)

No confirmed photo

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, HAVO, KALA

Stump-toed gecko on a wooden board, showing its pinkish skin with fine dark spots and broad flat toe pads — Photo: Steve Wells · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Gehyra mutilata

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, HAVO, KALA

Indo-Pacific slender gecko on a white wall, showing its slim brown body with rows of dark dashes and curled tail — Photo: ian_dugdale · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, KALA (present); HAVO (probably present)

Delicate skink on reddish soil, showing a glossy brown body, coppery head and thin pale stripe along its side — Photo: Niki Robertson · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Lampropholis delicata

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, HAVO, KALA

Snake-eyed skink on coastal lava rock, showing pale stripes along its dark bronze body and white-flecked sides — Photo: Amy MacPherson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus

Not stated

NPS park lists (2005): HALE, HAVO (present); KALA (probably present)

No confirmed photo

Lipinia noctua

Not stated

NPS park list (2005): KALA (Kalaupapa, Moloka'i)

No confirmed photo

Emoia cyanura

Not stated

NPS park list (2005): KALA 'Encroaching' (documented adjacent to park)

Veiled Chameleon

Chamaeleo calyptratus

Not stated

Maui (Upcountry); single 2004 sighting on Kaua'i; 'Oahu, Molokai, Big Island: Not known to be present at this …

A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Hawaii National Parks Herpetofauna Inventory: park species lists for Haleakala (HALE), Hawaii Volcanoes (HAVO), Kalaupapa (KALA) (National Park Service, Pacific Island Network); Jackson's Chameleon (invasive species profile) (Hawaii DLNR); Veiled Chameleon (invasive species profile) (Hawaii DLNR); Good Guys & Bad Guys card: Knight Anole (Bishop Museum). stateswildlife.com/hawaii/lizards/