California Lizards Range Maps

A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California

These maps illustrate the general historic range of all of the native and established non-native lizards found in California. Red, or another color indicated below the map, shows this distribution. Lizards of the species or subspecies shown are expected to be found within the illustrated area in places where suitable habitat and conditions occur. In some cases, the current range may be fragmented or considerably diminished from the range illustrated here. Click on the name link for pictures and information about a particular lizard. Click on a map for a topographical view More Lists And Information About California Lizards

Northern Alligator Lizard	Southern Alligator Lizard	Panamint Alligator Lizard
Red: Elgaria coerulea coerulea - San Francisco Alligator Lizard Orange: E. c. palmeri - Sierra Alligator Lizard Dark Blue: E. c. shastensis - Shasta Alligator Lizard Purple: E. c. principis - Northwestern Alligator Lizard Gray: Approximate area of intergradation	Red: Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata - Forest Alligator Lizard (California Alligator Lizard) Dark Blue: Elgaria multicarinata webbii - Woodland Alligator Lizard (San Diego Alligator Lizard) Gray: Approximate area of intergradation	Red: Elgaria panamintina - Panamint Alligator Lizard


North American Legless Lizards	Great Basin Collared Lizard	Baja California Collared Lizard
Green: Anniella alexanderae - Temblor Legless Lizard Pink: Anniella campi - Big Spring Legless Lizard Dark Blue: Anniella grinnelli - Bakersfield Legless Lizard Red: Anniella pulchra - Northern Legless Lizard Yellow/Black: Anniella pulchra nigra - Black Legless Lizard Orange: Anniella stebbinsi - San Diegan Legless Lizard Gray: Area where Anniella are present but the species has not yet been determined.	Red: Crotaphytus bicinctores - Great Basin Collared Lizard	Red: Crotaphytus vestigium - Baja California Collared Lizard


Cope's Leopard Lizard	Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard	Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
Red: Gambelia copei - Cope's Leopard Lizard	Red: Gambelia sila - Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard	Red: Gambelia wislizenii - Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Dark Blue: Hybrids with Gambelia sila


Peninsula Banded Gecko	Western Banded Gecko	Peninsula Leaf-toed Gecko
Red: Coleonyx switaki switaki - Peninsula Banded Gecko	Dark Blue: Coleonyx variegatus abbotti - San Diego Banded Gecko Red: Coleonyx variegatus variegatus - Desert Banded Gecko	Red: Phyllodactylus nocticolus - Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko


Banded Gila Monster	Desert Iguana	Common Chuckwalla
Red: Heloderma suspectum cinctum - Banded Gila Monster	Red: Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis - Desert Iguana	Red: Sauromalus ater - Common Chuckwalla


Western Zebra-tailed Lizard	Mearns's Rock Lizard	Blainville's Horned Lizard
Red: Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus - Western Zebra-tailed Lizard	Red: Petrosaurus mearnsi mearnsi - Mearns' Rock Lizard	Red: Phrynosoma blainvillii - Blainville's Horned Lizard


Pygmy Short-horned Lizard	Flat-tailed Horned Lizard	Desert Horned Lizard
Red: Phrynosoma douglasii - Pygmy Short-horned Lizard	Red: Phrynosoma mcallii - Flat-tailed Horned Lizard	Red: Phrynosoma platyrhinos calidiarum - Southern Desert Horned Lizard Dark Blue: Phrynosoma platyrhinos platyrhinos - Northern Desert Horned Lizard


Common Sagebrush Lizard	Desert Spiny Lizard	Western Fence Lizard
Orange: Sceloporus graciosus gracilis - Western Sagebrush Lizard Red: Sceloporus graciosus graciosus - Northern Sagebrush Lizard Dark Blue: Sceloporus graciosus vandenburgianus - Southern Sagebrush Lizard	Red: Sceloporus magister - Desert Spiny Lizard	Bright Green: Sceloporus occidentalis becki - Island Fence Lizard Bright Blue: Sceloporus occidentalis biseriatus - San Joaquin Fence Lizard Dark Blue: Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii - Coast Range Fence Lizard Orange: Sceloporus occidentalis longipes - Great Basin Fence Lizard Red: Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis - Northwestern Fence Lizard Purple: Sceloporus occidentalis taylori - Sierra Fence Lizard Dark Gray: Hybrid Zones


Granite Spiny Lizard	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard	Coachella Fringe-toed Lizard
Red: Sceloporus orcutti - Granite Spiny Lizard	Red: Sceloporus uniformis - Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard	Red: Uma inornata - Coachlla Fringe-toed Lizard


Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard	Mohave Fringe-toed Lizard	Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Red: Uma notata - Colorado Desert Fringe-toed Lizard	Red: Uma scoparia - Mohave Fringe-toed Lizard	Red: Urosaurus graciosus graciosus - Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard


Small-scaled Lizard	Colorado River Tree Lizard	Common Side-blotched Lizard
Red: Urosaurus microscutatus - Small-scaled Lizard	Red: Urosaurus ornatus symmetricus - Colorado River Tree Lizard	Red: Uta stansburiana elegans - Western Side-blotched Lizard Dark Blue: Uta stansburiana nevadensis - Nevada Side-blotched Lizard


Gilbert's Skink	Western Skink	Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail
Orange: Plestiodon gilberti cancellosus - Variegated Skink Dark Blue: Plestiodon gilberti gilberti - Greater Brown Skink Purple: Plestiodon gilberti placerensis - Northern Brown Skink Red: Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus - Western Red-tailed Skink Gray: General area of intergradation	Red: Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus - Skilton's Skink Dark Purple: Plestiodon skiltonianus interparietalis - Coronado Skink Gray: Intergrade Area	Red: Aspidoscelis hyperythra beldingi - Belding's Orange-throated Whiptail


Tiger Whiptail	Sandstone Night Lizard	Granite Night Lizard
Dark Blue: Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri - San Diegan Tiger Whiptail Orange: Aspidoscelis tigris munda - California Whiptail Red: Aspidoscelis tigris tigris - Great Basin Whiptail	Red dot: Xantusia gracilis - Sandstone Night Lizard	Red: Xantusia henshawi - Granite Night Lizard


Island NIght Lizard	Sierra NIght Lizard + Desert Night Lizard	Wiggins' Night Lizard
Red: Xantusia riversiana reticulata - San Clemente Night Lizard Bright Green: Xantusia riversiana riversiana - San Nicolas Night Lizard	Dark Blue: Xantusia sierrae - Sierra Night Lizard Red: Xantusia vigilis - Yucca Night Lizard	Red: Xantusia wigginsi - Wiggins' Night Lizard

Non-Native Species


Green Anole	Brown Anole	Sonoran Spotted Whiptail
Red: Anolis Carolinensis - Green Anole	Black dots: Anolis sagrei - Brown Anole	Red: Aspidoscelis sonorae - Sonoran Spotted Whiptail


Rough-tailed Gecko (Keeled Rock Gecko, Bow-footed Gecko, Rough-tailed Bowfoot Gecko, Rough Bent-toed Gecko, Common Tuberculate Ground Gecko, Keeled Gecko)	Indo-Pacific Gecko (Fox Gecko, Garnot's House Gecko)	Tropical House Gecko (Wood Slave, African House Gecko, etc.)
Red: Cyrtopodion scabrum	Red: Hemidactylus garnotii	Red: Hemidactylus mabouia


Mediterranean Gecko	Italian Wall Lizard	Ringed Wall Gecko (White-spotted Wall Gecko)
Red: Hemidactylus turcicus - Mediterranean Gecko	Red: Podaris siculus - Italian Wall Lizard	Red: Tarentola annularis - Ringed Wall Gecko


Moorish Gecko	African Five-lined Skink	Jackson's Chameleon
Red dots: Tarentola mauritanica - Moorish Gecko	Red dot: Trachylepis Quinquetaeniata	Red dots: Trioceros (Chamaeleo) jacksonii - Jackson's Chameleon

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