List of lizards of Colombia

The 235 lizard species found in Colombia represent 13 families. [1]

Iguania

Helmeted Lizards - Corytophanidae
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Basiliscus basiliscus Common Basilisk Caribbean & Pacific lowlands, Inter-Andean valleys, to 1400 m
Basiliscus galeritus Western Basilisk Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island, Inter-Andean valleys
Corytophanes cristatus Helmeted Iguana Caribbean & Pacific lowlands in NW, to 800 m [2]
Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards - Hoplocercidae
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Enyalioides cofanorum Cofan Wood Lizard Amazon basin [3]
Enyalioides heterolepis Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island
Enyalioides laticeps Amazon Wood Lizard Amazon basin
Enyalioides microlepis Brown Wood Lizard Amazon basin
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi Red-eyed Wood Lizard Pacific lowlands in south
Enyalioides praestabilis Blue-spotted Wood Lizard Amazon basin, 200–2000 m
Morunasaurus annularis Ringed Spinytail Iguana 2 records: Putumayo (240 m) & Churumbelos (1100 m) [4]
Morunasaurus groi Dunn's Spinytail Iguana NW Colombia (Antioquia), 700–805 m, west slope of West Andes
Iguanas - Iguanidae
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Ctenosaura similis Black Iguana San Andrés and Providencia Islands [5]
Iguana iguana Green Iguana Amazon region, Caribbean and Pacific coastal regions, Inter-Andean valleys
Anole Lizards - Polychrotidae
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Anolis binotatus Two-marked Anole Pacific lowlands
Anolis radulinus - Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó) Endemic
Dactyloa aequatorialis Equatorial Anole Western foothills of West Andes
Dactyloa agassizi Malpelo Anole Malpelo Island Endemic
Dactyloa anchicayae Anchicayá Anole Anchicayá River, Bajo Calima, Bahía Solano [6] Endemic
Dactyloa anoriensis [7] - Central Andes Endemic
Dactyloa antioquiae Antioquia Anole Western Antioquia, 2200-2300m Endemic
Dactyloa apollinaris Boulenger's Anole Magdalena River valley, 200–1300 m Endemic
Dactyloa calimae Ayala's Anole West Andes, above 1500 m Endemic
Dactyloa caquetae Caquetá Anole Caquetá (Upper Apaporis River) [8] Endemic
Dactyloa chloris Boulenger's Green Anole Pacific lowlands
Dactyloa chocorum Chocó Anole Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island, 20–700 m
Dactyloa danieli Daniel's Anole Antioquia (Urrao) Endemic
Dactyloa eulaemus Good Anole West Andes from Risaralda south, 1300–2400 m [9]
Dactyloa fasciatus Banded Anole Gorgona Island
Dactyloa fitchi Fitch's Anole Putumayo
Dactyloa fraseri Fraser's Anole Pacific lowlands & West Andes [10]
Dactyloa frenatus Bridled Anole Caribbean lowlands
Dactyloa gemmosus O'Shaughnessy's Anole Western foothills of West Andes (Nariño) [11]
Anolis gorgonae Blue Anole Gorgona Island Endemic
Dactyloa heterodermus Flat Andes Anole High Andes Endemic
Dactyloa huilae Huila Anole Central Andes (Huila, Tolima) [12] Endemic
Dactyloa inderenae - East Andes Endemic
Dactyloa jacare Jacare Anole East Andes (Norte de Santander), 1400–2000 m [13]
Dactyloa lamari - East slope of Central Andes Endemic
Dactyloa latifrons - Pacific lowlands, to 600 m
Dactyloa maculigula Rueda's Anole Northwest Colombia (Antioquia & Chocó), to 850 m Endemic; Vulnerable [14]
Dactyloa megalopithecus Ruida's Anole West slope of West Andes (Antioquia), 1900–2300 m Endemic
Dactyloa menta Mixed Anole Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Dactyloa mirus - Pacific lowlands & foothills (Southwest), to 1500 m Endemic
Dactyloa nicefori Niceforo's Andes Anole Perijá Mountains
Dactyloa paravertebralis - Santa Marta Mountains
Dactyloa peraccae - Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Dactyloa princeps First Anole Pacific lowlands (Southwest), Gorgona Island [15]
Dactyloa propinquus - Western Colombia (Calima River) Endemic
Dactyloa punctatus Spotted Anole Amazon basin
Dactyloa purpurescens Purple Anole Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó)
Dactyloa ruizi - East Andes (Boyacá) Endemic
Dactyloa santamartae Santa Marta Anole Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Dactyloa solitarius Solitary Anole Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Dactyloa transversalis Banded Tree Anole Amazon basin
Dactyloa umbrivagus - Santa Marta Mountains
Dactyloa vaupesianus Williams' Anole Amazon basin (Vaupés) Endemic
Dactyloa ventrimaculatus Speckled Anole Pacific slope of West Andes (Valle del Cauca, Antioquia, Chocó), 1300–2500 m Endemic; Near Threatened [16]
Norops antonii Anton's Anole West & Central Andes, above 1000 m Endemic
Norops auratus Grass Anole Caribbean & Orinoquia regions, Inter-Andean valleys, to 1800 m
Norops biporcatus Neotropical Green Anole Caribbean & Pacific lowlands
Norops concolor San Andrés Anole San Andrés Island Endemic
Norops fuscoauratus Brown-eared Anole Amazon & Orinoquia regions
Norops gracilipes Charm Anole Pacific lowlands, 20–700 m
Norops granuliceps Granular Anole Pacific lowlands, to 550 m [17]
Norops ibague Ibague Anole Tolima Endemic
Norops lemurinus Ghost Anole Northwest Colombia
Norops lynchi Lynch's Anole Southwest Colombia (Cauca)
Norops lyra - Pacific lowlands
Norops macrolepis Big-scaled Anole Pacific lowlands Endemic
Norops maculiventris Blotchbelly Anole Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Norops mariarum Blemished Anole West & Central Andes, over 1200 m Endemic
Norops medemi - Gorgona Island Endemic
Norops notopholis Scalyback Anole Pacific lowlands Endemic
Norops onca Bulky Anole Guajira peninsula
Norops ortonii Bark Anole Amazon basin
Norops pentaprion Lichen Anole Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó)
Norops pinchoti Crab Cay Anole Providencia Island Endemic
Norops poecilopus Dappled Anole Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó)
Norops rivalis Neighbor Anole Northwest Colombia (West Antioquia, Chocó) Endemic
Norops scypheus - Amazon basin
Norops sulcifrons Grooved Anole Central & East Andes
Norops tolimensis Tolima Anole Central & East Andes, Inter-Andean Valleys, 1000–2300 m [18] Endemic
Norops trachyderma Roughskin Anole Amazon basin
Norops tropidogaster Tropical Anole Inter-Andean Valleys, Caribbean region, 1000–2000 m [19]
Norops vicarius - West Andes (Antioquia) Endemic
Norops vittigerus Garland Anole Pacific lowlands Endemic
Polychrus gutturosus Berthold's Bush Anole Pacific lowlands
Polychrus marmoratus Many-colored Bush Anole East slope of East Andes, Amazon & Orinoquia regions, Magdalena River Valley, to 1800 m [20]
Neotropical Ground Lizards - Tropiduridae
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Plica plica Tree Runner Amazon basin
Plica umbra Blue-lipped Tree Lizard Amazon & Orinoquia regions [21]
Stenocercus bolivarensis Bolivar Whorltail Iguana Cauca Endemic
Stenocercus erythrogaster - Caribbean lowlands, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena River valley [22] Endemic
Stenocercus guentheri Günther's Whorltail Iguana West Andes (Nariño), 2135–3890 m
Stenocercus iridescens - Pacific lowlands & foothills (Southwest)
Stenocercus lache - East Andes (Boyacá), 3700–4000 m Endemic
Stenocercus santander - Santander Endemic
Stenocercus trachycephalus Duméril's Whorltail Iguana Cundinamarca Endemic
Tropidurus torquatus Amazon Lava Lizard Amazon basin
Uracentron azureum Green Thornytail Iguana Amazon & Orinoquia regions
Uracentron flaviceps Tropical Thornytail Lizard Amazon basin

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Gekkota

Gekkonidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Hemidactylus brookii Spotted House Gecko Introduced
Hemidactylus frenatus Common House Gecko Introduced
Hemidactylus mabouia Tropical House Gecko Introduced
Hemidactylus palaichthus Antilles Leaf-toed Gecko Caribbean lowlands
Lepidodactylus lugubris Moruning Gecko Introduced
Sphaerodactylidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Aristelliger georgeensis St. George Island Gecko San Andrés & Providencia Islands
Gonatodes albogularis Yellow-headed Gecko Northern Colombia
Gonatodes caudiscutatus Shieldhead Gecko Pacific & Caribbean lowlands
Gonatodes concinnatus Collared Gecko Southern Colombia
Gonatodes hasemani Haseman's Gecko Amazon basin (Vaupés)
Gonatodes humeralis Trinidad Gecko East of Andes
Gonatodes riveroi - East of Andes (Meta, Boyacá, Cundinamarca)
Gonatodes vittatus Wiegmann's Striped Gecko Guajira
Lepidoblepharis colombianus Colombian Scaly-eyed Gecko West slope of East Andes, 1600 m (Cundinamarca) Endemic
Lepidoblepharis duolepis Antioquia Scaly-eyed Gecko Slopes above Cauca Valley (Valle del Cauca, Antioquia) Endemic
Lepidoblepharis festae Amazon Scaly-eyed Gecko Amazon basin
Lepidoblepharis intermedius Lowland Scaly-eyed Gecko Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Lepidoblepharis microlepis - Pacific lowlands
Lepidoblepharis miyatai Tiny Scaly-eyed Gecko Caribbean lowlands (Magdalena) Endemic
Lepidoblepharis peraccae Peracca's Scaly-eyed Gecko Southwest Colombia, 300 m Endemic
Lepidoblepharis ruthveni Ruthven's Scaly-eyed Gecko Southwest Colombia
Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae Panamanian Scaly-eyed Gecko Caribbean lowlands, Orinoquia region [23]
Lepidoblepharis williamsi - Central Andes (Antioquia), 1800–2200 m Endemic
Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma Costa Rican Scaly-eyed Gecko Northern Colombia, lower Cauca & Magdalena Valleys, to 1360 m [24]
Pseudogonatodes furvus Colombian Clawed Gecko Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Pseudogonatodes guianensis Guyanan Clawed Gecko Amazon & Orinoquia regions
Pseudogonatodes peruvianus Peruvian Clawed Gecko Amazon basin
Sphaerodactylus argus Ocellated Gecko San Andrés Island
Sphaerodactylus heliconiae - Caribbean lowlands (Magdalena)
Sphaerodactylus lineolatus Panamanian Least Gecko Northwest Colombia
Sphaerodactylus scapularis Boulenger's Least Gecko Gorgona Island
Phyllodactylidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Phyllodactylus transversalis Colombian Leaf-toed Gecko Malpelo Island Endemic
Phyllodactylus ventralis Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko Caribbean lowlands
Thecadactylus rapicauda Northern Turniptail Gecko Throughout
Thecadactylus solimoensis Southern Turniptail Gecko Amazon basin

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Amphisbaenia

Worm Lizards - Amphisbaenidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Amphisbaena alba Red Worm Lizard Amazon basin
Amphisbaena amazonica Amazon Worm Lizard Amazon basin (Leticia)
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Speckled Worm Lizard Pacific & Caribbean lowlands, Madalena Valley; dry & humid forest [25]
Amphisbaena medemi - Caribbean lowlands (Atlántico) Endemic
Amphisbaena spurelli Spirrelli's Worm Lizard Pacific lowlands (Northern Chocó)
Amphisbaena varia - Pacific & Caribbean lowlands, Orinoquia region (Meta)

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Autarchoglossa

Galliwasps - Anguidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Diploglossus millepunctatus Dotted Galliwasp Malpelo Island Endemic
Diploglossus monotropis Rainbow Stripe Galliwasp Pacific lowlands
Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids - Gymnophthalmidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Alopoglossus angulatus Northern Teiid Amazon basin
Alopoglossus atriventris Keel-bellied Shade Lizard Amazon basin
Alopoglossus buckleyi Buckley's Teiid Amazon basin
Alopoglossus copii - Amazon basin
Alopoglossus festae - Southwest Colombia, 10–770 m
Alopoglossus lehmanni - Pacific lowlands (Valle del Cauca) Endemic
Anadia altaserrania - Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Anadia bitaeniata Two-banded Anadia High East Andes along Venezuelan border
Anadia bogotensis Bogota Anadia High East Andes (Cundinamarca, Boyacá) Endemic
Anadia bumanguesa - Santander, 1000 m Endemic
Anadia marmorata Spotted Anadia Caribbean lowlands
Anadia ocellata Bromeliad Lizard Pacific lowlands
Anadia pamplonensis Pamplona Anadia East Andes (Norte de Santander)
Anadia pulchella Ruthven's Anadia Santa Marta Mountains Endemic; Vulnerable [26]
Anadia rhombifera Rhombifer Anadia Western Colombia (Antioquia)
Anadia vittata Boulenger's Anadia Northwest Colombia (Chocó)
Arthrosaura reticulata Yellow-bellied Arthrosaura Amazon basin
Arthrosaura versteegii - Amazon basin
Bachia bicolor Two-colored Bachia East Andes (Cundinamarca)
Bachia flavescens - Amazon basin
Bachia guianensis Guyana Bachia Orinoquia region
Bachia heteropa Laguaira Bachia Caribbean lowlands
Bachia pallidiceps Cope's Bachia Northwest Colombia
Bachia panoplia - Amazon basin
Bachia pyburni - Southeast Colombia (Río Negro drainage)
Bachia talpa Ruthven's Bachia Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Bachia trisanale Stacy's Bachia Amazon basin
Cercosaura ampuedai - East Andes on Venezuelan border
Cercosaura argulus Elegant Eyed Lizard Amazon & Orinoquia regions, Magdalena & Cauca Valleys, below 1500 m
Cercosaura manicata Slender Prionodactylus West Andes (Nariño, Cauca), above 1500 m
Cercosaura ocellata Ocellated Tegu Amazon basin
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi White-striped Eyed Lizard Amazon basin
Cercosaura vertebralis Brown Prionodactylus Andes, 700–2500 m
Echinosaura horrida Rough Teiid Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island
Echinosaura orcesi - Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Gymnophthalmus speciosus Golden Spectacled Tegu Caribbean lowlands, Inter-Andean valleys
Iphisa elegans Glossy Shade Lizard Amazon basin
Leposoma hexalepis Six-scaled Tegu Orinoquia region Endemic
Leposoma ioanna - Pacific lowlands Endemic
Leposoma parietale - Amazon basin
Leposoma percarinatum Muller's Tegu Amazon basin
Leposoma rugiceps - Caribbean & Pacific lowlands
Leposoma southi Northern Spectacled Lizard Pacific lowlands
Neusticurus medemi Medem's Neusticurus Amazon basin (Vaupés) Endemic
Pholidobolus montium Mountain Pholiodobolus Andes (South), 2600–3300 m
Potamites cochranae Cochran's Neusticurus Southern Colombia
Potamites ecpleopus Common Stream Lizard Amazon basin
Ptychoglossus bicolor Werner's Largescale Lizard Upper Magdalena River Valley Endemic; Vulnerable [27]
Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger's Largescale Lizard Amazon basin (Vaupés)
Ptychoglossus danieli Daniel's Largescale Lizard North Central Andes (Antioquia), 1500–2000 m Endemic
Ptychoglossus eurylepis - West Andes (Southwest) Endemic
Ptychoglossus festae Peracca's Largescale Lizard Northwest Colombia
Ptychoglossus gorgonae - Pacific lowlands (Southwest), Gorgona Island
Ptychoglossus grandisquamatus Common Largescale Lizard Northwest Colombia Endemic
Ptychoglossus myersi - Northern Colombia
Ptychoglossus nicefori Loveridge's Largescale Lizard East slope of East Andes, Orinoquia region Endemic
Ptychoglossus plicatus Taylor's Largescale Lizard Northwest Colombia
Ptychoglossus romaleos - Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Ptychoglossus stenolepis - West Andes (near Cali), 1750–1900 m Endemic
Ptychoglossus vallensis - West Central Colombia (near Cali), 1000–1700 m Endemic
Riama afrania - West Andes (Antioquia), 2350 m
Riama columbiana Colombian Lightbulb Lizard West slope of Central Andes, 2100–2640 m
Riama hyposticta Boulenger's Lightbulb Lizard Southwest Colombia (Nariño)
Riama laevis Shiny Lightbulb Lizard West Andes (Valle del Cauca, Risaralda), 1960–3000 m Endemic
Riama meleagris Brown Lightbulb Lizard Southwest Colombia, 1800–3150 m
Riama simoterus O'Shaughnessy's Lightbulb Lizard Southwest Colombia, 2000–3300 m
Riama stellae - Southwest Colombia (Nariño)
Riama striata Striped Lightbulb Lizard East Andes, 2200–2530 m Endemic
Tretioscincus agilis Smooth Tegu Amazon region
Tretioscincus bifasciatus Río Magdalena Tegu Caribbean lowlands, Magdalena River Valley
Skinks - Scincidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Alinea berengerae San Andrés Skink San Andrés Island Endemic
Alinea pergravis Providencia Skink Providencia Island
Marisora falconensis - Guajira peninsula
Varzea bistriata Two-striped Mabuya Amazon basin
Whiptails - Teiidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Ameiva ameiva Giant Ameiva Throughout except Pacific region & Guajira [28]
Ameiva anomala Echternacht's Ameiva Pacific lowlands Endemic
Ameiva bifrontata Cope's Ameiva Caribbean lowlands
Ameiva bridgesii Bridge's Ameiva Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island
Ameiva festiva Tiger Ameiva Pacific lowlands (Northwest)
Ameiva leptophrys Delicate Ameiva Pacific lowlands (Northwest)
Ameiva niceforoi Dunn's Ameiva Magdalena River valley, to 1200 m [29] Endemic
Ameiva praesignis - Caribbean lowlands, foothills of Northern Andes
Ameiva septemlineata Seven-lined Ameiva Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Cnemidophorus arenivagus - Guajira peninsula
Cnemidophorus gramivagus - Orinoquia basin [30]
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus Rainbow Whiptail Throughout except Pacific region & high Andes [31]
Crocodilurus amazonicus Crocodile Tegu Amazon basin
Dracaena guianensis Northern Caiman Lizard Amazon basin
Kentropyx altamazonica - Amazon & Orinoquia regions
Kentropyx pelviceps Forest Whiptail Amazon basin
Kentropyx striata Striped Whiptail Amazon & Orinoquia regions
Tupinambis teguixin Colombian Tegu Amazon basin

Autarchoglossa Images

See also

References

  1. "The Reptile Database".
  2. "Corytophanes cristatus - Education LifeDesks".
  3. "A new species of Enyalioides from southwestern Ecuador" (PDF).
  4. "Preliminary Inventory of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Serranía de los Churumbelos" (PDF).
  5. "IUCN - Ctenosaura similis".
  6. Poe, Velasco, Miyata, Williams. 2009. Descriptions of two nomen nudum species of Anolis lizard from Northwestern South America. Breviora Number 516
  7. "New Anole from Colombia: Anolis anoriensis".
  8. "IUCN - Anolis caquetae".
  9. "IUCN - Anolis eulaemus".
  10. "IUCN - Anolis fraseri".
  11. "IUCN - Anolis gemmosus".
  12. "Notes on Colombian Arboreal Trunk-Crown Anoles".
  13. "IUCN - Anolis jacare".
  14. "IUCN - Anolis maculigula".
  15. "iNaturalist - First Anole".
  16. "IUCN - Anolis ventrimaculatus".
  17. "IUCN - Anolis granuliceps".
  18. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Anolis tolimensis".
  19. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Anolis tropidogaster".
  20. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Polychrus marmoratus".
  21. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Plica umbra".
  22. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Stenocercus erythrogaster".
  23. "IUCN - Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae".
  24. "IUCN - Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma".
  25. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Amphisbaena fuliginosa".
  26. "IUCN - Anadia pulchella".
  27. "IUCN - Ptychoglossus bicolor".
  28. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Ameiva ameiva".
  29. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Ameiva niceforoi".
  30. "IUCN - Cnemidophorus gramivagus".
  31. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Cnemidophorus lemniscatus".

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