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IGUANAS, ETC

COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Desert Iguana

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Also found on on several Gulf of California islands

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands, Introduced into Taiwan, Florida, Texas, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands

Long-tailed Grass Lizard

Takydromus sexlineatus

South East Asia, including India, China, Thailand, and Indonesia

Lacertoids - The Lacertoidea is a group of lizards that includes the Lacertidae, Teiidae, Gymnophthalmidae, and the burrowing Amphisbaenia.


LACERTOIDS, ANOLES, LEGLESS LIZARDS

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

ITALIAN WALL LIZARD
or Ruin Lizard

Podarcis siculus

Much of the mainland Europe except from the north and very south and extends to Turkey

Introduced into Canada, USA and UK although there seems to be some confusion about whether the populations in southern England represent the northern edge of their range.

Green Basilisk

Basiliscus plumifrons

 

Turkish Worm Lizard

Blanus strauchi

 

Slow-worm

Anguis fragilis

Most of the mainland Europe (including the UK) (Not found in Ireland)




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COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Leopard Snake
OR European Ratsnake

Zemenis situla

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, Ukraine, (and possibly Cyprus)

 




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