A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

California Lizards

To use this web site to look at picture galleries, information, range maps, and references for every species of lizard occurring in California, you need to get to the main page for each lizard. There are several ways to do this:
SEARCH	If you know the scientific or common name of a California lizard, or part of it, the quickest way to find the main page is to use the Search field (above left) to search this web site using Google.
SPECIES LIST	Use this taxonomic list of California lizards to find the name of a lizard, then click on the link to go to the main page.
RANGE MAPS	Browse range maps for all California lizard species, find the lizard you want, then click on the name link to go to the main page.
PHOTO INDEX	Look at the index of pictures of all California lizard species, find the lizard you want, then click on the name link to go to the main page.
Identification
IDENTIFICATION	Use the lizard identification section to find the lizard you want, then click on the name link to to go the main page.
COMMON LIZARDS IN CALIFORNIA	This shows a few lizard species that I have been most often asked to identify.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LIZARDS	An illustrated list of the lizards found in the San Francisco Bay Area.
COASTAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIZARDS	An illustrated list of the lizards found in coastal southern California.
SACRAMENTO AREA LIZARDS	An illustrated list of the lizards found in the greater Sacramento area.
NON-NATIVE LIZARDS IN CALIFORNIA	An illustrated list of non-native lizards established in California.
More California Lizards Information
LIZARD VIDEOS	Watch short videos of lizards..
LIZARD BEHAVIOR	Links to pictures and videos showing interesting behavior and natural history of lizards.

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