Nevada lizards: ID chart
25 lizards, 1 venomous (listed first). Last checked November 3, 2026.
The venomous lizard comes first: Gila Monster. The rest follow from A to Z, each with a photo where we have one and a short note on where it lives in Nevada. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Nevada lizards page for photos, range and sources.
Gila Monster
Heloderma suspectum
Venomous
The Gila Monster is known only to occur in the Mojave portion of southern Nevada
Chuckwalla
Sauromalus ater
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Colorado River Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus symmetricus
Not stated
Desert Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Not stated
Statewide (NDOW page map: eastern, southern, western regions)
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Desert Iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Desert Night Lizard
Xantusia vigilis
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Great Basin Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Not stated
Southern western Nevada (NDOW page map)
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Great Basin Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis longipes
Not stated
Statewide (NDOW page map: eastern, southern, western regions)
Great Basin Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris tigris
Not stated
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Not stated
Eastern Nevada (NDOW page map)
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii
Not stated
Statewide (NDOW page map: eastern, southern, western regions)
Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
Uma scoparia
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Nevada Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana nevadensis
Not stated
Northern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus gracilis
Not stated
Panamint Alligator Lizard
Elgaria panamintina
Not stated
Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma douglasii
Not stated
Eastern western Nevada (NDOW page map)
Shasta Alligator Lizard
Elgaria coerulea shastensis
Not stated
Western Nevada (NDOW page map)
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Sierra Alligator Lizard
Elgaria coerulea palmeri
Not stated
Western Nevada (NDOW page map)
Skilton Skink / Great Basin Skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Not stated
Western Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Western Brush Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Western Red-tailed Skink
Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus
Not stated
Southern Nevada (NDOW page map)
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus uniformis
Not stated
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides
Not stated
Southern western Nevada (NDOW page map)
A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Gila Monster - Species Information (NDOW); Gila Monster (blog) (NDOW); Venomous Reptiles of Nevada (replaces SP-07-07; University of Nevada Extension SP-20-13 / NDOW brochure) (Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) with University of Nevada, Reno Extension); Chuckwalla - Species Information (NDOW); Desert Horned Lizard - Species Information (NDOW); Desert Iguana - Species Information (NDOW); and others listed on the web page. stateswildlife.com/nevada/lizards/