Oklahoma lizards: ID chart

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

Broadhead skink

Plestiodon laticeps

Not stated

No confirmed photo of Checkered whiptail

Checkered whiptail

Aspidoscelis tesselatus

Not stated

Coal skink

Plestiodon anthracinus

Not stated

Collared lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

Non-venomous

Earless lizard

Holbrookia maculata

Not stated

They can easily be distinguished from all lizards in Oklahoma by the absence of an ear opening (hence the …

Fence lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

Not stated

Prairie lizards occur throughout Oklahoma.

No confirmed photo of Five-lined skink

Five-lined skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Not stated

Glass lizard

Ophisaurus attenuatus

Not stated

Western slender glass lizards occur through much of Oklahoma, being absent from only the panhandle and the …

Great Plains skink

Plestiodon obsoletus

Not stated

Green anole

Anolis carolinensis

Not stated

Within the towering forests of southeastern Oklahoma basks a unique lizard.

Ground skink

Scincella lateralis

Not stated

The little brown skink occurs through most of Oklahoma with the exception of the far western part.

Prairie skink

Plestiodon septentrionalis

Not stated

Round-tailed horned lizard

Phrynosoma modestum

Not stated

Side-blotched lizard

Uta stansburiana

Not stated

Six-lined racerunner

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

Not stated

Spotted whiptail

Aspidoscelis gularis

Not stated

Texas horned lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

Not stated

Texas horned lizards occur in all but the southeast corner of Oklahoma, but typically in open areas.

A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Checklist of Oklahoma Amphibians and Reptiles (Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) Herpetology, hosted by the Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma); Western Slender Glass Lizard (ODWC Field Guide) (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation); Northern Green Anole (ODWC Field Guide) (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation); Eastern Collared Lizard (ODWC Field Guide) (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation); Lesser Earless Lizard (ODWC Field Guide) (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation); Texas Horned Lizard (ODWC Field Guide) (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation); and others listed on the web page. stateswildlife.com/oklahoma/lizards/