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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 Alabama


Alabama is home to 16 species of lizards that also occur on other southeastern states, none are endangered or restricted to Alabama. The most unusual are the three species of limbless Opisaurus ssp.) which resemble snakes. The majority of lizards posses legs, conspicuous eyelids, and external ear openings. Among the more notable and widelt distributed lizards are the Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis), arboreal Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis), and Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus). All of these occur throughout the state. All lizards in Alabama are insectivorous.

There are 16 species, representing 8 genus from 6 family, found in the State of Alabama. Two of the species are Introduced Species



Green Anole
(Anolis carolinensis)
(I)

Cuban Brown Anole
(Anolis sagrei sagrei)

Eastern Six-Lined Racerunner
(Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlneatus)

Mediterranean House Gecko
(Hemidactylus turcicus)

Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
(Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus)

Mimic Glass Lizard
(Ophisaurus mimicus)

Eastern Glass Lizard
(Ophisaurus ventralis)

Southern Coal Skink
(Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis)

Northern Mole Skink
(Plestiodon egregius similis)

Five-Lined Skink
(Plestiodon faciatus)

Southeastern Five-Lined Skink
(Plestiodon inexpectatus)

Broad-Headed Skink
(Plestiodon laticeps)

Central Bearded Dragon
(Pogona vitticeps)

Prairie Lizard
(Sceloporus consorbrinus)

Eastern Fence Lizard
(Sceloporus undulatus)

Little Brown Skink
(Scincella lateralis)

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