Virginia lizards: ID chart
13 lizards. Last checked November 3, 2026.
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 Virginia. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Virginia lizards page for photos, range and sources.
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
Non-venomous
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Not stated
Eastern Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus ventralis
Not stated
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus
Not stated
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
Not stated
Green Anole
Anolis (Ctenocercus) carolinesis
Not stated
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Little Brown Skink
Scincella lateralis
Not stated
Mediterranean Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Not stated
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Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
Not stated
Northern Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus
Not stated
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus
Non-venomous
A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia (DWR); Problems with Lizards, Frogs, and Toads (Virginia DWR). stateswildlife.com/virginia/lizards/