California Lizards and How to Find Them

Preface


Introduction


Lizards in Wonderland: Why California Has So Many Lizards


What are Lizards?


A Tale of Two Lizards


How to Find and Watch Lizards in California


Catching Lizards: A Cautionary "Tail"


Family Anguidae




Northern Alligator Lizard
Southern Alligator Lizard
Panamint Alligator Lizard


Family Anniellidae




Legless Lizards


Family Chamaeleonidae




Jackson's Chameleon


Family Crotaphytidae




Great Basin Collared Lizard
Baja California Collared Lizard
Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
Long-nosed and Cope's Leopard Lizards


Family Dactyloidae




Green Anole
Brown Anole


Family Eublepharidae




Switak's Banded Gecko
Western Banded Gecko


Family Gekkonidae




Rough-tailed Bowfoot Gecko
House Geckos


Family Helodermatidae




Gila Monster
Family Iguanidae
Desert Iguana
Common Chuckwalla


Family Lacertidae




Italian Wall Lizard


Family Phrynosomatidae




Zebra-tailed Lizard
Banded Rock Lizard
Coast Horned Lizard
Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard
Desert Horned Lizard
Common Sagebrush Lizard
Desert Spiny Lizard
Fence Lizards
Granite Spiny Lizard
Fringe-toed Lizards
Brush Lizards
Ornate Tree Lizard
Common Side-blotched Lizard


Family Phyllodactylidae




Peninsula Leaf-toed Gecko
Wall Geckos
Family Scincidae
Ocellated Skink
Gilbert's Skink
Western Skink


Family Teiidae




Orange-throated Whiptail
Non-native Whiptails
Western Whiptail


Family Xantusiidae




Sandstone and Granite Night Lizards
Island Night Lizard
Desert Night Lizard and Relatives


Acknowledgments


Recommended Further Reading


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