Lizards of SC and GA

Class Reptilia
Order Squamata: Snakes and Lizards
Suborder Lacertilia: Lizards

Click on the scientific names below for a description and picture of the species.

Family Polychridae (Anoles)
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) - Introduced
Family Phrynosomatidae (Spiny and Horned Lizards)
Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) - Introduced
Family Teiidae (Racerunners)
Six-Lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus)
Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus) Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) Southeastern Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus) Broadhead Skink (Eumeces laticeps) Mole Skink (Eumeces egregius) Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Family Gekkonidae (Geckos)
Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) - Introduced Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) - Introduced
Family Anguidae (Legless and Alligator Lizards)
Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) Mimic Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus) Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus)

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