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Abbreviation Legend

  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
  • (I) - Introduced
  • (IM) - Imperiled
  • (NT) - Near Threatened
  • (T) - Threatened
  • (V) - Vulnerable
  • (**) - Recent Classification Change
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Lizards of Colorado


There are 26 species/subspecies, representing 12 genus, found in Colorado 3 of which are Introduced.



New Mexico Whiptail
(Aspidoscelis neomexicanus)

Eastern Six-Lined Racerunner
(Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus)

Prairie Racerunner
(Aspidoscelis sexlineatus viridis)

Common Checkered Whiptail
(Aspidoscelis tesselata )

Painted Desert Whiptail
(Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis)

Plateau Striped Whiptail
(Aspidoscelis velox)

Western Collared Lizard
(Crotaphytus collaris baileyi)

Yellow-Headed Collared Lizard
(Crotaphytus collaris auriceps)

Eastern Collared Lizard
(Crotaphytus collaris collaris)
(I)

Common Leopard Gecko
(Eublepharis macularius)

Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard
(Gambelia wislizenii)
(I)

Tropical House Gecko
(Hemidactylus mabouia)

Western Earless Lizard
(Holbrookia maculata)

Texas Horned Lizard
(Phrynosoma cornutum)

Greater Short-Horned Lizard
(Phrynosoma hernandesi)

Round-Tailed Horned Lizard
(Phrynosoma modestum)

Great Plains Skink
(Plestiodon obsoletus)
(I)

Central Bearded Dragon
(Pogona vitticeps)

Prairie Lizard
(Sceloporus consobrinus)

Northern Sagebrush Lizard
(Sceloporus graciosus graciosus)

Desert Spiny Lizard
(Sceloporus magister)

Plateau Fence Lizard
(Sceloporus tristichus)

Ornate Tree Lizard
(Urosaurus ornatus)

Northern Side-Blotched Lizard
(Uta stansburiana stansburiana)

Eastern Side-Blotched Lizard
(Uta stansburiana stejnegeri)

Plateau Side-Blotched Lizard
(Uta stansburiana uniformis)
 

 

 

 

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