New Mexico lizards: ID chart
50 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 New Mexico. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the New Mexico lizards page for photos, range and sources.
Arizona Zebratail Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis
Not stated
Bleached Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata ruthveni
Not stated
Central Fence Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
Not stated
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Not stated
Clark's Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus clarkii clarkii
Not stated
Common Checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tesselata
Not stated
Common Lesser Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata maculata; bunkeri; ruthveni
Not stated
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Not stated
Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii poinsettii
Not stated
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus arenicolus
Not stated
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
Non-venomous
Elegant Earless Lizard
Holbrookia elegans
Not stated
Giant Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis stictogramma
Not stated
Gray-checkered Whiptail
Aspidoscelis dixoni
Not stated
Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus
Not stated
Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus
Not stated
Hernandez's Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi hernandesi
Not stated
Little White Whiptail
Aspidoscelis inornatus gypsi
Not stated
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Gambelia wislizenii
Not stated
Madrean Alligator Lizard
Elgaria kingii nobilis
Not stated
Madrean mountain spiny lizard
Sceloporus jarrovii jarrovii
Not stated
Many-lined Skink
Plestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus
Not stated
Marbled Whiptail
Aspidoscelis marmorata
Not stated
Mediterranean Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Not stated
New Mexico Whiptail
Aspidoscelis neomexicana
Not stated
Northern Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus graciosus
Not stated
Plains Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis inornata llanuras
Not stated
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
Not stated
Prairie Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis
Not stated
Slevin's Bunchgrass Lizard
Sceloporus slevini
Not stated
Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis sonorae
Not stated
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
Not stated
Striped Plateau Lizard
Sceloporus virgatus
Not stated
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Not stated
Texas Spotted Whiptail
Aspidoscelis gularis gularis
Not stated
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Trans-pecos Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis inornatus heptagramma
Not stated
Twin-spotted Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus bimaculosus
Not stated
Western Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus bogerti
Not stated
Woodland Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis inornata junipera
Not stated
A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: BISON-M (Biota Information System of New Mexico) species search export: taxonomic name "Squamata" (New Mexico Department of Wildlife); Reptiles - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (National Park Service); Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) Recovery Plan (New Mexico Department of Wildlife). stateswildlife.com/new-mexico/lizards/