#lizard relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
supertype: saurian any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
subtype: gecko any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless
subtype: flying_gecko__fringed_gecko__fringedgecko__Ptychozoon_homalocephalum having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: marine_iguana__Amblyrhynchus_cristatus shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
subtype: desert_iguana__Dipsosaurus_dorsalis small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
subtype: chuckwalla__Sauromalus_obesus rock-dwelling herbivorous lizard of arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: 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
subtype: fringe-toed_lizard__Uma_notata with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico
subtype: earless_lizard__earlesslizard any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico
subtype: collared_lizard any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico
subtype: leopard_lizard__leopardlizard any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico
subtype: spiny_lizard__spinylizard any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North and Central America
subtype: fence_lizard__fencelizard spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico
subtype: western_fence_lizard__westernfencelizard__swift__blue-belly__Sceloporus_occidentalis common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
subtype: eastern_fence_lizard__easternfencelizard__pine_lizard__Sceloporus_undulatus small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia
subtype: sagebrush_lizard__sagebrushlizard__Sceloporus_graciosus a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains
subtype: side-blotched_lizard__sand_lizard__Uta_stansburiana one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
subtype: tree_lizard__Urosaurus_ornatus a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico
subtype: 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
subtype: Texas_horned_lizard__Phrynosoma_cornutum of arid and semiarid open country
subtype: basilisk small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America
subtype: American_chameleon__anole__Anolis_carolinensis small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color
subtype: worm_lizard a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail
subtype: night_lizard__nightlizard small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young
subtype: 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
subtype: western_skink__westernskink__Eumeces_skiltonianus found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands
subtype: mountain_skink__Eumeces_callicephalus frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico
subtype: teiid_lizard__teiidlizard__teiid tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail
subtype: whiptail_lizard__whiptail any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards
subtype: six-lined_racerunner__sixlinedracerunner__racerunner__race_runner__Cnemidophorus_sexlineatus very swift lizard of eastern and central United States
subtype: plateau_striped_whiptail__plateaustripedwhiptail__Cnemidophorus_velox having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado
subtype: Chihuahuan_spotted_whiptail__Cnemidophorus_exsanguis having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico
subtype: western_whiptail__westernwhiptail__Cnemidophorus_tigris active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California
subtype: checkered_whiptail__checkeredwhiptail__Cnemidophorus_tesselatus markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua
subtype: teju large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food
subtype: caiman_lizard crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels
subtype: agamid_lizard__agamid a lizard of the family Agamidae
subtype: agama small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
subtype: frilled_lizard__frilledlizard__Chlamydosaurus_kingi large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck
subtype: 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
subtype: moloch any lizard of the genus Moloch
subtype: mountain_devil__spiny_lizard__spinylizard__molochhorridu desert lizard that feeds on ants
subtype: 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
subtype: alligator_lizard__alligatorlizard slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America
subtype: blindworm__slowworm__Anguis_fragilis small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
subtype: 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
subtype: legless_lizard__leglesslizard degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards
subtype: Lanthanotus_borneensis a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo
subtype: venomous_lizard any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards
subtype: Gila_monster__Heloderma_suspectum large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested
subtype: Mexican_beaded_lizard__beaded_lizard__Heloderma_horridum lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico
subtype: lacertid_lizard__lacertid Old World terrestrial lizard
subtype: sand_lizard__Lacerta_agilis a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia
subtype: green_lizard__greenlizard__lacertaviridi a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long
subtype: chameleon__chamaeleon lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue
subtype: African_chameleon__Chamaeleo_chamaeleon a chameleon found in Africa
subtype: horned_chameleon__Chamaeleo_oweni a kind of chameleon
subtype: monitor_lizard__monitorlizard__monitor__varan any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
subtype: African_monitor__Varanus_niloticus destroys crocodile eggs
subtype: Komodo_dragon__Komodo_lizard__dragon_lizard__giant_lizard__giantlizard__Varanus_komodoensis the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands
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