Florida has several lizard species that are easy to find and interesting to watch. Geckos are so common in buildings in South Florida that they are called ‘house lizards.’ Anoles and skinks are easy to watch in almost any park or garden.
Florida Worm Lizard
Green Anole
Brown Anole
Fence Lizard
Florida Scrub Lizard
Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Ground Skink
Mole Skink
Sand Skink
Broad-headed Skink
Six-lined Racerunner
Eastern Glass Lizard
NON-NATIVE SPECIES
Mediterranean Gecko
Indo-Pacific Gecko
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
Ashy Gecko
Tokay Gecko
Tropical House Gecko
Bark Anole
Knight Anole
Brown Anole
Texas Horned Lizard
Rainbow Lizard
Curlytail Lizard
African Rainbow Lizard or African Red-headed Agama
Giant Amevia
Brown Basilisk
Tegu
Iguana
Mexican spiny-tailed Iguana
Nile Monitor
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