Lowland wet forest and seasonal-rainfall forest; arboreal adults, leaf-laid eggs, aquatic tadpoles
Agalychnis callidryas
Red-eyed Treefrog
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Praslin, Seychelles; mature coco-de-mer forest and high canopy
Ailuronyx trachygaster
Giant Bronze Gecko
Tropical lowland dry and moist forest beside rivers, streams and other waterways - Central America into northern South America
Basiliscus basiliscus
Common basilisk / Brown basilisk / Jesus lizard
Riparian lowland and lower-montane rainforest of eastern Panama, western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador; rivers, streams, lagoons, swamps and marshes
Basiliscus galeritus
Western basilisk / Red-headed basilisk
Tropical moist and wet riparian forest - Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; usually close to permanent rivers, streams and lagoons
Basiliscus plumifrons
Green crested basilisk / Plumed basilisk
Central Fiji; arboreal humid forest and forest-edge habitats
Brachylophus bulabula
Central Fijian Banded Iguana
Lau and Moala islands, eastern Fiji; arboreal wet/dry forest patches
Brachylophus fasciatus
Lau Banded Iguana
Western / northwestern Fiji; tropical dry forest, especially Yadua Taba
Brachylophus vitiensis
Fiji Crested Iguana
Lowland dry deciduous forest, especially dead hollow branches and tree cavities - Campeche and Quintana Roo, Mexico
Cachryx alfredschmidti
Campeche spiny-tailed iguana
Seasonally dry tropical forest, thorn scrub, limestone rock fields and hollow-tree refuges - Yucatan Peninsula and northern Guatemala
Cachryx defensor
Yucatan spinytail iguana
Cool, wet submontane forest - Knuckles Massif, Sri Lanka
Calotes pethiyagodai
Pethiyagoda's crestless lizard
Tropical South America - savanna, seasonal forest, forest edge and humid woodland
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Red-footed Tortoise
Rocky glades, open scrub and grassland - central and southwestern North America
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern collared lizard
Humid mangrove forest and mangrove-edge habitat with warm sandy coastal nesting sites - Utila Island, Honduras
Ctenosaura bakeri
Utila spiny-tailed iguana
Tropical deciduous/thorn forest, open arid scrub, hollow cactus and dry branches - Balsas-Tepalcatepec region, western Mexico
Ctenosaura clarki
Balsas spiny-tailed iguana
Seasonally dry tropical forest, thorn scrub, columnar cactus and tree cavities - Motagua Valley, Guatemala
Ctenosaura palearis
Motagua spiny-tailed iguana
Tropical dry forest, rocky slopes, open woodland and agricultural mosaics - western and central Mexico
Ctenosaura pectinata
Mexican spiny-tailed iguana
Captive Yellow Banana line; species native to western Mexico tropical dry forest
Ctenosaura pectinata - Yellow Banana type
Yellow Banana Western Spiny-tailed Iguana
Seasonally dry lowland forest, woodland edge, thorn scrub, rocky sites and farms - southern Mexico through Central America
Ctenosaura similis
Black spiny-tailed iguana
Hispaniola - xeric limestone, dry forest, scrub and lowland woodland
Cyclura cornuta
Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana / Rhinoceros Rock Iguana
Central and southern Exuma Cays, Bahamas - xeric coastal scrub, limestone and sandy cays
Cyclura cychlura figginsi
Exuma Island Iguana / Exuma Rock Iguana
Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas - xeric scrub, limestone and sandy nesting areas
Cyclura cychlura inornata
Allen Cays Rock Iguana / Northern Exuma Rock Iguana
Grand Cayman - xerophytic shrubland, dry forest edge, limestone and rock-hole retreat habitat
Cyclura lewisi
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana
Cuba and offshore cays - dry tropical forest, xeric coastal scrub, limestone and sandy nesting areas
Cyclura nubila
Cuban Rock Iguana
White (= Sandy) Cay, southern Exumas, The Bahamas - exposed maritime scrub and limestone cay habitat
Cyclura rileyi cristata
White Cay Rock Iguana / Sandy Cay Rock Iguana
Acklins Bight, The Bahamas - coastal scrub, limestone cays and sandy dune nesting habitat
Cyclura rileyi nuchalis
Acklins Rock Iguana / Acklins Ground Iguana
San Salvador, The Bahamas - coastal scrub, limestone cays and sandy nesting pockets
Cyclura rileyi rileyi
San Salvador Rock Iguana / Watling Island Ground Iguana
Northeastern Brazil - Caatinga, agreste and forest-edge ground cover; terrestrial and semi-fossorial
Diploglossus lessonae
Brazilian Galliwasp
Cold arid high-Andean valleys and rocky steppe - Mendoza and adjacent northwestern Patagonia
Diplolaemus leopardinus
Leopard iguana
Cold rocky Patagonian steppe and volcanic outcrops - western Argentina and southern Chile
Diplolaemus sexcinctus
Six-banded Patagonian lizard
Sandy creosote flats and desert washes - Mojave, Sonoran and Colorado deserts
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Desert iguana
Rock outcrops and wooded slopes - southeastern Australia
Egernia cunninghami
Cunningham's skink
Rock crevices and stony spinifex country - Western Pilbara, Western Australia
Egernia cygnitos
Western Pilbara spiny-tailed skink
Semi-arid woodland, fallen timber and granite country - inland Western Australia
Egernia depressa
Southern pygmy spiny-tailed skink
Rocky ranges, banded-ironstone and granite outcrops - eastern Pilbara, Western Australia
Egernia epsisolus
Eastern Pilbara spiny-tailed skink
Coastal heath, jarrah forest, rocky slopes and islands - south-western Western Australia
Egernia kingii
King's skink
Open forest, woodland and low shrubland - Brigalow Belt and Mulga Lands, Queensland
Egernia rugosa
Yakka skink
Aramac, Central West Queensland; semi-arid gidgee country, rocky/log crevice habitat
Egernia stokesii - Aramac, Queensland
Gidgee Skink - Aramac locality
Open eucalypt woodland, Acacia shrubland and limestone country - Mid West, Western Australia
Egernia stokesii badia
Western gidgee skink
Wind-exposed limestone islands and rocky crevices - Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia
Egernia stokesii stokesii
Houtman Abrolhos spiny-tailed skink
Semi-arid eastern/central Australia; rocky ranges, open woodland and shrubland
Egernia stokesii zellingi
Gidgee Skink - eastern Australian form
Anaga Peninsula, La Laguna plateau and northern Tenerife coast west toward Garachico - rocky scrub, gardens, farmland and sunny edges
Gallotia galloti eisentrauti
Northern Tenerife lizard
Central and southern Tenerife - sunny rocky scrub, walls, agricultural margins and open volcanic habitats
Gallotia galloti galloti
Southern Tenerife lizard
La Palma, Canary Islands - volcanic coastal scrub, walls, agricultural margins, pine-zone edges and upland rocky habitats
Gallotia palmae
La Palma lizard (formerly Gallotia galloti palmae)
Rocky volcanic slopes, scrub, gardens and agricultural edges - endemic to Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Gallotia stehlini
Gran Canaria giant lizard
Primary and secondary rainforest of Borneo; arboreal on trunks and lianas, commonly near streams and reported mainly below about 700 m
Gonocephalus bornensis
Borneo forest dragon / Borneo anglehead lizard
Cerrado and Cerrado-forest mosaics - Brazil and eastern Bolivia
Hoplocercus spinosus
Spiny weapontail
Sulawesi river margins and riparian forest; semi-aquatic and semi-arboreal, often on branches directly above water
Hydrosaurus celebensis
Sulawesi black sailfin lizard / Sulawesi sailfin dragon
Lesser Antilles - from xeric coastal scrub to mesic forest; exact island provenance strongly affects seasonal rainfall and laying timing
Iguana delicatissima
Lesser Antillean Iguana / West Indian Iguana
Tropical riparian forest and woodland - Central and South America
Iguana iguana
Green iguana
Northern Colombian lowlands / Magdalena-Momposina riverine and tropical dry-to-humid forest default
Iguana iguana - Colombia population
Colombian Green Iguana
Curaçao semi-arid dry forest and rocky scrub; prolonged dry season with brief seasonal rains
Iguana iguana - Curaçao population
Curaçao Green Iguana
St. Thomas, USVI; warm Caribbean island climate with a relatively dry early year and wetter late-summer/autumn period
Iguana iguana - St. Thomas population
St. Thomas Green Iguana - U.S. Virgin Islands
Grenadines, southern Lesser Antilles; warm seasonal island climate with a pronounced Jan-May dry season and wetter Jun-Dec period
Iguana iguana insularis
Grenadines Horned Iguana / Pink Rhino Iguana
Saint Lucia north-east dry forest and coastal corridor; warm year-round with a Dec-May dry season and Jun-Nov wet season
Iguana iguana sanctaluciae
Saint Lucia Horned Iguana
Riparian forests, creeks, rivers, rocky banks and wooded waterways of eastern Australia from tropical Queensland to temperate Victoria
Intellagama lesueurii
Australian water dragon / Eastern water dragon
Sunny woodland edges, hedgerows, scrub, vineyards and bushy slopes - northern Spain, France, southern Switzerland, western Germany and much of Italy
Lacerta bilineata
Western green lizard / Western emerald lizard
Humid Atlantic-climate shrubland, woodland edges, stream margins and densely vegetated stone/river habitats of Portugal and northern/central Spain
Lacerta schreiberi
Iberian emerald lizard / Schreiber's green lizard
Warm scrub, open woodland, rocky slopes, hedgerows and cultivated margins across the Balkans and Greece, including Mediterranean islands
Lacerta trilineata
Balkan green lizard / three-lined lizard
Hot xeric lowlands, open rocky ground, dry scrub and altered habitats of Hispaniola; native to Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic
Leiocephalus schreibersii
Red-sided curlytail / Hispaniolan khaki curlytail
Temperate Monte shrubland and Patagonian steppe - Argentina
Leiosaurus bellii
Bell's anole
Isolated rocky outcrops in extra-Andean Patagonian shrub-steppe - Neuquen and Rio Negro, Argentina
Liolaemus gununakuna
Green lizard
Cold, windy high-elevation steppe with flat stones and sparse cushion vegetation - Santa Cruz, Argentina and Aysen, Chile
Liolaemus kolengh
Kolengh lizard
Basaltic rocky plateau slopes - near Piedra del Aguila, Neuquen, Argentina
Liolaemus splendidus
Splendid lizard
Tree trunks, rocks and walls in Mediterranean to temperate habitats - central and south-central Chile
Liolaemus tenuis
Slender lizard / thin tree iguana
Northern North Island, New Zealand; forest, scrub, swamp margins and regenerating manuka/kanuka
Naultinus elegans
Elegant Gecko / Auckland Green Gecko / Moko kakariki
Northland, New Zealand; forest, scrub, swamp margins and regenerating manuka/kanuka
Naultinus grayii
Northland Green Gecko / Kawariki
Central-eastern Madagascar highland humid forest, Andramasina/Mangabe region
Phelsuma pronki
Pronk's Day Gecko
Tropical dry forest and thorn scrub - Pacific slope of southern Mexico and western Guatemala
Phrynosoma asio
Giant horned lizard
Cold, arid volcanic plateau and shrub-steppe - south-western Rio Negro, Argentina
Phymaturus agilis
Agile rock lizard (agilis morph of P. spurcus)
Cold arid volcanic outcrops - Butaco Creek, northern Tromen massif, Neuquen, Argentina
Phymaturus delheyi
Tromen spiny-tailed rock lizard
Volcanic slopes, basalt ledges and high-elevation grass steppe - Copahue, Neuquen, Argentina
Phymaturus dorsimaculatus
Spotted spiny-tailed lizard / Copahue chuckwalla
Cold arid volcanic outcrops - Ojo de Agua, Rio Negro, Argentina
Phymaturus excelsus
Distinguished rock lizard (excelsus morph of P. spurcus)
Cold semiarid high-Andean rock outcrops - Aconcagua, Mendoza, Argentina
Phymaturus palluma
High-mountain lizard / matuasto
Cold arid volcanic uplands - Payunia, southern Mendoza, Argentina
Phymaturus roigorum
Roig's rock lizard / Payunia matuasto
Cold, arid volcanic rocky plateau and shrub-steppe - south of Ingeniero Jacobacci, Rio Negro, Argentina
Phymaturus spectabilis
Showy rock lizard (spectabilis morph of P. spurcus)
Cold Andean rock slopes and river gorges - south-western Mendoza, Argentina
Phymaturus verdugo
Verdugo rock lizard
Rocky streams and riparian vegetation in evergreen forest of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia
Physignathus cocincinus
Chinese water dragon / Asian water dragon
Lowland Guiana Shield rainforest and forest edge - Guyana and Suriname lineage
Polychrus marmoratus
Common monkey lizard
Highly arboreal inter-Andean seasonally dry forest, streamside vegetation and shrubs - northern Peru and southern Ecuador
Polychrus peruvianus
Peruvian bush anole
High-altitude granite outcrops, wet meadows and mountain grassland - Pampa de Achala and Cerro Champaqui, Argentina
Pristidactylus achalensis
Achala copper lizard
Basalt plateaus, lava flows, scree and open xeric Patagonian steppe - Laguna Blanca / Neuquen, Argentina
Pristidactylus araucanus
Araucanian rock lizard
Cool humid Nothofagus forest, hollow logs, trunks and shaded rocks - central-southern Chile
Pristidactylus torquatus
Southern growler / forest lizard
Mesopotamian plains, Zagros foothills and Persian Gulf coastal country - Iraq and south-western Iran
Saara loricata
Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard
Cool high-elevation shola-grassland and moist montane forest - Netherlands-adapted outdoor protocol
Salea horsfieldii
Nilgiri Salea
Rocky Mojave and Sonoran desert habitats
Sauromalus ater
Common chuckwalla
Zagros oak scrub, rocky valley slopes and dry mountain woodland - southeastern Turkiye, northern Iraq and western Iran
Timon kurdistanicus
Kurdistan ocellated lizard
Mediterranean scrub, open woodland, rocky ground, field margins and traditional farmland - Iberian Peninsula, southern France and northwestern Italy
Timon lepidus
Ocellated lizard / jewelled lizard
Mediterranean rocky scrub, woodland edge, Holm-oak forest, river valleys, high plains and stone walls - Morocco and northwestern Algeria, from low elevations to about 2,700 m
Timon tangitanus
Moroccan eyed lizard / Atlas ocellated lizard
Open gravel plains and desert steppe - Egypt, the Levant, Arabia, Iraq and Iran
Uromastyx aegyptia
Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard
Boulder slopes, rock formations, dunes and desert steppe - Western Sahara, Mauritania and southwestern Algeria
Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata
Red-banded spiny-tailed lizard
Rocky central Saharan massifs - southern Algeria, northeastern Mali and northern Niger
Uromastyx geyri
Geyr's spiny-tailed lizard
Arid stony Guban lowlands, northern Somalia / Somaliland. All numeric settings below are captive working targets.
Uromastyx macfadyeni
Macfadyen's mastigure / Somali spiny-tailed lizard
Semi-arid scrub and stony pre-Saharan country - Morocco and western Algeria
Uromastyx nigriventris
Moroccan spiny-tailed lizard
Rocky semi-desert, arid hillsides and wadis - northeastern Africa
Uromastyx ocellata
Ocellated spinytail
Steep rocky wadis and mountain outcrops - Egypt, Israel and the Arabian Peninsula
Uromastyx ornata
Ornate mastigure
Rocky escarpments and fissured massifs - northeastern Somalia
Uromastyx princeps
Princely spiny-tailed lizard
Rocky monsoon-influenced desert and semi-desert - Lawdar and Abyan, south-western Yemen
Uromastyx yemenensis
South Arabian spiny-tailed lizard
Sparse sandy semi-desert and dry open woodland - northwestern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia
Xenagama taylori
Dwarf shield-tailed agama