Utah lizards: ID chart
23 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 Utah. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Utah lizards page for photos, range and sources.
Gila monster
Heloderma suspectum
Venomous
Southwestern Utah
Common lesser earless lizard
Holbrookia maculata
Not stated
Desert horned lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Not stated
Desert iguana
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Not stated
Desert night lizard
Xantusia vigilis
Not stated
Eastern collared lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
Not stated
Great Basin collared lizard
Crotaphytus bicintores
Not stated
Greater short-horned lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Not stated
Long-nosed leopard lizard
Gambelia wislizenii
Not stated
Long-tailed brush lizard
Urosaurus graciosus
Not stated
Many-lined skink
Plestiodon multivirgatus
Not stated
Plateau fence lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
Not stated
Western fence lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
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: Species tables for Utah's reptiles and amphibians (DWR); Gila monster named state reptile (news release) (DWR). stateswildlife.com/utah/lizards/