#suborder_Sauria__Sauria__Lacertilia__suborder_Lacertilia true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: order_Squamata
member: saurian any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
member: family_Gekkonidae__Gekkonidae geckos
member: genus_Ptychozoon__Ptychozoon flying geckos
member: flying_gecko__fringed_gecko__fringedgecko__Ptychozoon_homalocephalum having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail
member: genus_Coleonyx__Coleonyx banded geckos
member: banded_gecko any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida
member: family_Pygopodidae__Pygopodidae Australian and Tasmanian lizards
member: genus_Pygopus__Pygopus type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs
member: family_Iguanidae__Iguanidae__Iguania__family_Iguania New World lizards
member: iguanid_lizard__iguanidlizard__iguanid lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
member: genus_Iguana type genus of the Iguanidae
member: common_iguana__iguana__Iguana_iguana large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central and South America
member: genus_Amblyrhynchus__Amblyrhynchus marine iguanas
member: marine_iguana__Amblyrhynchus_cristatus shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
member: genus_Dipsosaurus__Dipsosaurus desert iguanas
member: desert_iguana__Dipsosaurus_dorsalis small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
member: genus_Sauromalus__Sauromalus chuckwallas
member: genus_Callisaurus__Callisaurus zebra-tailed lizard
member: zebra-tailed_lizard__gridiron-tailed_lizard__Callisaurus_draconoides swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico
member: genus_Uma__Uma fringe-toed lizard
member: fringe-toed_lizard__Uma_notata with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico
member: genus_Holbrookia__Holbrookia earless lizards
member: earless_lizard__earlesslizard any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico
member: genus_Crotaphytus__Crotaphytus collard lizards
member: collared_lizard any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Gambelia__Gambelia leopard lizards
member: leopard_lizard__leopardlizard any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Sceloporus__Sceloporus spiny lizards
member: spiny_lizard__spinylizard any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North and Central America
member: genus_Uta__Uta a reptile genus of Iguanidae
member: side-blotched_lizard__sand_lizard__Uta_stansburiana one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
member: genus_Urosaurus__Urosaurus a reptile genus of Iguanidae
member: tree_lizard__Urosaurus_ornatus a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
member: genus_Phrynosoma__Phrynosoma horned lizards
member: horned_lizard__horned_toad__horny_frog__hornyfrog insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
member: genus_Basiliscus__Basiliscus a reptile genus of Iguanidae
member: basilisk small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
member: genus_Anolis__Anolis New World chameleons
member: American_chameleon__anole__Anolis_carolinensis small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
member: family_Amphisbaenidae__Amphisbaenidae worm lizards
member: family_Xantusiidae__Xantusiidae night lizards
member: night_lizard__nightlizard small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young
member: family_Scincidae__Scincidae skinks
member: genus_Scincus__Scincus type genus of Scincidae
member: genus_Scincella__Scincella a reptile genus of Scincidae
member: skink__scincid__scincidlizard alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
member: genus_Eumeces__Eumeces New World skinks
member: western_skink__westernskink__Eumeces_skiltonianus found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands
member: mountain_skink__Eumeces_callicephalus frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico
member: family_Cordylidae__Cordylidae small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
member: genus_Cordylus__Cordylus type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles
member: family_Teiidae__Teiidae whiptails; etc.
member: teiid_lizard__teiidlizard__teiid tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail
member: genus_Cnemidophorus__Cnemidophorus whiptails
member: whiptail_lizard__whiptail any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
member: genus_Tupinambis__Tupinambis tejus
member: teju large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food
member: family_Agamidae__Agamidae an Old World reptile family of Sauria
member: agamid_lizard__agamid a lizard of the family Agamidae
member: genus_Agama type genus of the Agamidae
member: agama small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
member: genus_Chlamydosaurus__Chlamydosaurus frilled lizards
member: frilled_lizard__frilledlizard__Chlamydosaurus_kingi large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck
member: genus_Draco__Draco flying dagons
member: flying_dragon__dragon__flying_lizard any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
member: genus_Moloch genus of Australian desert lizard
member: moloch any lizard of the genus Moloch
member: mountain_devil__spiny_lizard__spinylizard__molochhorridu desert lizard that feeds on ants
member: family_Anguidae__Anguidae alligator lizards
member: anguid_lizard any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
member: genus_Gerrhonotus__Gerrhonotus alligator lizards
member: alligator_lizard__alligatorlizard slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America
member: genus_Anguis__Anguis type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms
member: blindworm__slowworm__Anguis_fragilis small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
member: genus_Ophisaurus__Ophisaurus glass lizards
member: glass_lizard__glasslizard__glass_snake__glasssnake__joint_snake__jointsnake snakelike lizard of Europe Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail
member: family_Xenosauridae__Xenosauridae monotypic family of Mexican lizards
member: genus_Xenosaurus__Xenosaurus type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles
member: family_Anniellidae__Anniellidae legless lizards
member: legless_lizard__leglesslizard degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards
member: family_Lanthanotidae__Lanthanotidae stout-bodied lizards
member: genus_Lanthanotus__Lanthanotus 1 species
member: Lanthanotus_borneensis a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
member: family_Helodermatidae__Helodermatidae only known venomous lizards
member: venomous_lizard any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards
member: genus_Heloderma__Heloderma type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards
member: Gila_monster__Heloderma_suspectum large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
member: Mexican_beaded_lizard__beaded_lizard__Heloderma_horridum lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
member: family_Lacertidae__Lacertidae Old World lizards
member: lacertid_lizard__lacertid Old World terrestrial lizard
member: genus_Lacerta__Lacerta type genus of the Lacertidae
member: sand_lizard__Lacerta_agilis a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia
member: green_lizard__greenlizard__lacertaviridi a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long
member: family_Chamaeleontidae__Chamaeleontidae__Chamaeleonidae__family_Chamaeleonidae__Rhiptoglossa__family_Rhiptoglossa Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria
member: chameleon__chamaeleon lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
member: genus_Chamaeleo__Chamaeleo__genus_Chamaeleon type genus of the Chamaeleontidae
member: African_chameleon__Chamaeleo_chamaeleon a chameleon found in Africa
member: horned_chameleon__Chamaeleo_oweni a kind of chameleon
member: family_Varanidae__Varanidae monitor lizards
member: genus_Varanus__Varanus type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae
member: monitor_lizard__monitorlizard__monitor__varan any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
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