REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE WORLD - LIZARDS



LIZARD SPECIES OF THE WORLD
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LIZARDS OF AUSTRALIA

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SUBORDER:- SAURIA

NOTE THAT THE NUMBERS BELOW VARY FROM WEBSITE TO WEBSITE AND ARE RECULARLY CHANGING AS SPECIES ARE DISCOVERED AND OTHERS ARE RECLASSIFIED

COMMON NAME
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INFRAORDER

FAMILY
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Knob-scaled Lizards

Anguinomorpha

Xenosauridae

  

11

Y

Zacualtipá́n knob-scaled lizardXenosaurus tzacualtipantecus

 

Beaded Lizards

Anguinomorpha

Helodermatidae

  

5

Y

Borneo Earless Lizard

Anguinomorpha

Lanthanotidae

  

1

Y

Borneo Earless Lizard

Tegus, Whiptails

Scincomorpha

Teiidae

  

149

Y

Black Tegu

Desert Night Lizards

Scincomorpha

Xantusiidae

  

35

Y

N/A

Girdle Tailed Lizards

Scincomorpha

Cordylidae

  

59

Y

N/A

Blind Lizards

Scincomorpha

Dibamidae

  

10

Y

N/A

Chinese Crocodile Lizard

Anguinomorpha

Shinisauridae

  

1

Y

 

CROCODILE LIZARDS
Family:- Xenosauridae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Panha's Torrent Frog

(Amolops panhai)

Amolops panhai

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Argentine Horned Frog
or
Ornate Pacman Frog

(Ceratophrys ornata)

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Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

(Dendrobates tinctorius)

Includes the Blue Poison Dart Frog previously known as (Dendrobates azureus)

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BEADED LIZARDS

FAMILY:- Helodermatidae




COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Mexican Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum)

Amolops panhai

Mexico, from Sonora down the Pacific Coast into Guatemala

Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

USA (SE California, S Nevada, SW Utah, Arizona, New Mexico), Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa)


BORNEO EARLESS LIZARD
 Family:- Lanthanotidae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Panha's Torrent Frog

(Amolops panhai)

Amolops panhai

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TEGUS, WHIPTAILS
Family:-Teiidae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Panha's Torrent Frog

(Amolops panhai)

Amolops panhai

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Argentine Horned Frog
or
Ornate Pacman Frog

(Ceratophrys ornata)

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Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

(Dendrobates tinctorius)

Includes the Blue Poison Dart Frog previously known as (Dendrobates azureus)

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DESERT NIGHT LIZARDS
Family:- Xantusiidae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

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Amolops panhai

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Argentine Horned Frog
or
Ornate Pacman Frog

(Ceratophrys ornata)

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Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

(Dendrobates tinctorius)

Includes the Blue Poison Dart Frog previously known as (Dendrobates azureus)

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GIRDLE TAILED LIZARDS
Family:- Cordylidae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Panha's Torrent Frog

(Amolops panhai)

Amolops panhai

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Argentine Horned Frog
or
Ornate Pacman Frog

(Ceratophrys ornata)

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Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

(Dendrobates tinctorius)

Includes the Blue Poison Dart Frog previously known as (Dendrobates azureus)

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BLIND LIZARDS
Family:- Dibamidae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Panha's Torrent Frog

(Amolops panhai)

Amolops panhai

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Argentine Horned Frog
or
Ornate Pacman Frog

(Ceratophrys ornata)

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Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

(Dendrobates tinctorius)

Includes the Blue Poison Dart Frog previously known as (Dendrobates azureus)

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CHINESE CROCODILE LIZARD
Family:- Shinisauridae



COMMON NAME
&
(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

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DISTRIBIUTION

Chinese Crocodile Lizard

(Shinisaurus crocodilurus)

China & north-east Vietnam

 



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