List of lizards of Colombia

The 238 lizard species found in Colombia represent 13 families. [1]

Corytophanidae

Helmeted or Casquehead Lizards
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Basiliscus basiliscus Common Basilisk Pacific lowlands (to 400 m), Caribbean lowlands (to 1200 m), Inter-Andean valleys (to 1200 m) [2]
Basiliscus galeritus Western or Red-headed Basilisk Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island, Inter-Andean valleys; forested areas (to 1600 m) [3]
Basiliscus vittatus Brown Basilisk Northwest lowlands adjacent to Panama unsure distribution in Colombia
Corytophanes cristatus Helmeted Iguana Caribbean & Pacific lowlands in the north and northwest (600 - 800 m) [4]

Hoplocercidae

Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Enyalioides cofanorum Cofan Wood Lizard; Duellman's Dwarf Iguana Amazon basin [5]
Enyalioides heterolepis Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island
Enyalioides laticeps Amazon or Brown-headed Wood Lizard; Guichenot's Dwarf Iguana Amazon basin
Enyalioides microlepis Brown or Small-scaled Wood Lizard; Tiny-scale Dwarf Iguana Amazon basin
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi Red-eyed Wood Lizard; O'Shaughnessy's Dwarf Iguana Pacific lowlands (southern part)
Enyalioides praestabilis Blue-spotted Wood Lizard Southern Colombia (200–2000 m)
Morunasaurus annularis Ringed Spinytail Iguana; Ringed Manticores 2 records: Puerto Asís, Putumayo (240 m) & Churumbelos, Cauca (1100 m) [6]
Morunasaurus groi Dunn's Spinytail Iguana; Gro's Manticores West slope of West Andes in Antioquia (700 - 805 m) [7]

Iguanidae

Iguanas
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Ctenosaura similis Black or Black Spinytail Iguana San Andrés and Providencia Islands [8]
Iguana iguana Green Iguana Amazon region, Caribbean and Pacific coastal regions, Inter-Andean valleys

Dactyloidae

Anole Lizards
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Anolis binotatus Two-marked Anole Pacific lowlands
Anolis radulinus - Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó) Endemic
Anolis aequatorialis Equatorial Anole Western foothills of West Andes (1343 – 2250 m) [9]
Anolis agassizi Malpelo Anole Malpelo Island [10] Endemic
Anolis anchicayae Anchicayá Anole Anchicayá River, Bajo Calima, Bahía Solano [11] Endemic
Anolis anoriensis [12] Anorí Anole Central Andes in Antioquia Endemic
Anolis antioquiae [13] Antioquia Anole Western Antioquia, 2200-2300m Endemic
Anolis apollinaris Boulenger's Anole Magdalena River valley (200 – 1300 m)
Anolis calimae Ayala's Anole West Andes in Valle, Risaralda, & Caldas (>1500 m) Endemic
Anolis caquetae Caquetá Anole Caquetá (Upper Apaporis River) [14] Endemic
Anolis chloris Boulenger's Green Anole Pacific lowlands
Anolis chocorum Chocó Anole Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island (20 – 700 m)
Anolis danieli Daniel's Anole Antioquia (Urrao) Endemic
Anolis eulaemus Good Anole West Andes from Risaralda south (1300 – 2400 m) [15]
Anolis fasciatus Banded Anole Gorgona Island
Anolis fitchi Fitch's Anole Putumayo (250 - 2000 m) [16]
Anolis fraseri Fraser's Anole Pacific lowlands & upper slopes of the West Andes [17]
Anolis frenatus Bridled or Giant Anole Caribbean lowlands (to 900 m)
Anolis gemmosus [18] O'Shaughnessy's Anole Western foothills of West Andes in Nariño (1300 – 2500 m) [19]
Anolis gorgonae Blue Anole Gorgona Island Endemic
Anolis heterodermus Flat Andes Anole High Andes Endemic
Anolis huilae Huila Anole Central Andes (Huila, Tolima) [20] Endemic
Anolis inderenae - East Andes Endemic
Anolis jacare Jacare Anole East Andes (Norte de Santander), 1400–2000 m [21]
Anolis lamari - East slope of Central Andes Endemic
Anolis latifrons - Pacific lowlands, to 600 m
Anolis limon [22] - Northwest Colombia (Chocó)
Anolis maculigula Rueda's Anole Northwest Colombia (Antioquia & Chocó), to 850 m Endemic; Vulnerable [23]
Anolis megalopithecus Ruida's Anole West slope of West Andes (Antioquia), 1900–2300 m Endemic
Anolis menta Mixed Anole Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Anolis mirus - Pacific lowlands & foothills (Southwest), to 1500 m Endemic
Anolis nicefori Niceforo's Andes Anole Perijá Mountains
Anolis paravertebralis - Santa Marta Mountains
Anolis peraccae - Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Anolis princeps First Anole Pacific lowlands (Southwest), Gorgona Island [24]
Anolis propinquus - Western Colombia (Calima River) Endemic
Anolis punctatus Spotted Anole Amazon basin
Anolis purpurescens Purple Anole Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó)
Anolis rivalis Neighbor Anole Northwest Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó) Endemic
Anolis ruizi - East Andes (Boyacá) Endemic
Anolis santamartae Santa Marta Anole Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Anolis solitarius Solitary Anole Santa Marta Mountains Endemic
Anolis transversalis Banded Tree Anole Amazon basin
Anolis umbrivagus - Santa Marta Mountains
Anolis vaupesianus Williams' Anole Amazon basin (Vaupés) Endemic
Anolis ventrimaculatus Speckled Anole Pacific slope of West Andes (Valle del Cauca, Antioquia, Chocó), 1300–2500 m Endemic; Near Threatened [25]
Anolis antonii Anton's Anole West & Central Andes, above 1000 m Endemic
Anolis auratus Grass Anole Caribbean & Orinoquia regions, Inter-Andean valleys, to 1800 m
Anolis biporcatus Neotropical Green Anole Caribbean & Pacific lowlands
Anolis concolor San Andrés Anole San Andrés Island Endemic
Anolis fuscoauratus Brown-eared Anole Amazon & Orinoquia regions
Anolis gracilipes Charm Anole Pacific lowlands, 20–700 m
Anolis granuliceps Granular Anole Pacific lowlands, to 550 m [26]
Anolis ibague Ibague Anole Tolima Endemic
Anolis lemurinus Ghost Anole Northwest Colombia
Anolis lynchi Lynch's Anole Southwest Colombia (Cauca)
Anolis lyra - Pacific lowlands
Anolis macrolepis Big-scaled Anole Pacific lowlands Endemic
Anolis maculiventris Blotchbelly Anole Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Anolis mariarum Blemished Anole West & Central Andes, over 1200 m Endemic
Anolis medemi - Gorgona Island Endemic
Anolis notopholis Scalyback Anole Pacific lowlands Endemic
Anolis onca Bulky Anole Guajira peninsula
Anolis ortonii Bark Anole Amazon basin
Anolis pentaprion Lichen Anole Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó)
Anolis pinchoti Crab Cay Anole Providencia Island Endemic
Anolis poecilopus Dappled Anole Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó)
Anolis rivalis Neighbor Anole Northwest Colombia (West Antioquia, Chocó) Endemic
Anolis scypheus - Amazon basin
Anolis sulcifrons Grooved Anole Central & East Andes
Anolis tolimensis Tolima Anole Central & East Andes, Inter-Andean Valleys, 1000–2300 m [27] Endemic
Anolis trachyderma Roughskin Anole Amazon basin
Anolis tropidogaster Tropical Anole Inter-Andean Valleys, Caribbean region, 1000–2000 m [28]
Anolis vicarius - West Andes (Antioquia) Endemic
Anolis 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 [29]

Tropiduridae

Neotropical Ground Lizards
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Status
Plica plica Tree Runner Amazon basin
Plica umbra Blue-lipped Tree Lizard Amazon & Orinoquia regions [30]
Stenocercus bolivarensis Bolivar Whorltail Iguana Cauca Endemic
Stenocercus erythrogaster - Caribbean lowlands, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena River valley [31] 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

Iguania Images

Gekkonidae

Gekkonid Geckos
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 Mourning Gecko Introduced

Sphaerodactylidae

Sphaerodactylid Geckos
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 [32]
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 [33]
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

Phyllodactylid Geckos
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

Gekkota Images

Amphisbaenidae

Worm Lizards
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 [34]
Amphisbaena medemi - Caribbean lowlands (Atlántico) Endemic
Amphisbaena spurelli Spirrelli's Worm Lizard Pacific lowlands (Northern Chocó)
Amphisbaena varia - Pacific & Caribbean lowlands, Orinoquia region (Meta)

Amphisbaenia Images

Anguidae

Galliwasps
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Diploglossus millepunctatus Dotted or Malpelo Galliwasp Malpelo Island Endemic
Diploglossus monotropis Rainbow Stripe Galliwasp Pacific lowlands

Gymnophthalmidae

Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids
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 [35]
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 [36]
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

Scincidae

Skinks
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

Teiidae

Whiptails
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Ameiva ameiva Giant Ameiva Throughout except Pacific region & Guajira [37]
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 [38] Endemic
Ameiva praesignis - Caribbean lowlands, foothills of Northern Andes
Ameiva septemlineata Seven-lined Ameiva Pacific lowlands (Southwest)
Cnemidophorus arenivagus - Guajira peninsula
Cnemidophorus gramivagus Wandering Grass Lizard [39] Orinoquia basin [40]
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus Rainbow Whiptail Throughout except Pacific region & high Andes [41]
Crocodilurus amazonicus Crocodile Tegu Amazon basin
Dracaena guianensis Northern Caiman Lizard Amazon basin
Kentropyx altamazonica Cocha Whiptail 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. "Basiliscus basiliscus (LINNAEUS, 1758)".
  3. "Western Basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus)".
  4. "Corytophanes cristatus (MERREM, 1820)".
  5. "A new species of Enyalioides from southwestern Ecuador" (PDF).
  6. "Preliminary Inventory of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Serranía de los Churumbelos" (PDF).
  7. "Discovery of Morunasaurus groi Dunn (Sauria, Iguanidae) in Northwestern Colombia".
  8. "IUCN - Ctenosaura similis".
  9. "Equatorial Anole - Tropical Herping".
  10. "Notes on the ecology of the lizards from Malpelo Island, Colombia" (PDF).
  11. Poe, Velasco, Miyata, Williams. 2009. Descriptions of two nomen nudum species of Anolis lizard from Northwestern South America. Breviora Number 516
  12. "New Anole from Colombia: Anolis anoriensis".
  13. "A new species of Anolis of the aequatorialis group (Squamata: Iguania) from the central Andes of Colombia" (PDF).
  14. "IUCN - Anolis caquetae".
  15. "IUCN - Anolis eulaemus".
  16. "IUCN - Anolis fitchi".
  17. "IUCN - Anolis fraseri".
  18. "IUCN - Anolis gemmosus".
  19. "Anolis gemmosus - Tropical Herping".
  20. "Notes on Colombian Arboreal Trunk-Crown Anoles".
  21. "IUCN - Anolis jacare".
  22. "New Green Anole from Colombia".
  23. "IUCN - Anolis maculigula".
  24. "iNaturalist - First Anole".
  25. "IUCN - Anolis ventrimaculatus".
  26. "IUCN - Anolis granuliceps".
  27. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Anolis tolimensis".
  28. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Anolis tropidogaster".
  29. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Polychrus marmoratus".
  30. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Plica umbra".
  31. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Stenocercus erythrogaster".
  32. "IUCN - Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae".
  33. "IUCN - Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma".
  34. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Amphisbaena fuliginosa".
  35. "IUCN - Anadia pulchella".
  36. "IUCN - Ptychoglossus bicolor".
  37. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Ameiva ameiva".
  38. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Ameiva niceforoi".
  39. "Intestinal Helminths of the Wandering Grass Lizard, Cnemidophorus gramivagus (Squamata: Teiidae), from Brazil".
  40. "IUCN - Cnemidophorus gramivagus".
  41. "Catálogo de la biodiversidad de Colombia - Cnemidophorus lemniscatus".

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