Florida Lizards

Anolis carolinensis voigt 1832 green anole.

Florida lizards. Ap a florida man has been sentenced to 90 days of home detention and 288 hours of community service for his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were. Florida lizards have it good in southwest florida the three things they need most food water and shelter are available in plentiful supply. Geckos are so common in buildings in south florida that they are called house lizards anoles and skinks are easy to watch in almost any park or garden. Invasive lizard populations have increased since the 19th century and pose as a threat to the survival of the native types of lizards in florida which have to compete for food and habitat space.

Florida scrub lizard 3. Ameiva ameiva linnaeus 1758 giant ameiva. Southeastern five lined skink 9. 6 common lizards in florida 1.

Carinate curly tailed lizard leiocephalus schreibersii shreiber s curly tailed lizard neoseps reynoldsi florida sand skink ophisaurus attenuatus eastern slender glass lizard ophisaurus compressus island glass lizard ophisaurus mimicus mimic glass lizard ophisaurus ventralis eastern glass lizard. Little brown skink 7. The large majority of these lizards in florida are not native and were bought in from other countries. This is a list of reptiles which are found in the u s.

Northern mole skink 3. Ameiva praesignis baird girard 1852 borriguerro ameiva. The curly tail lizard or leiocephalus carinatus is endemic to the bahamas turks and caicos cuba the cayman islands haiti and other nearby islands more recently however growing populations of the curly tailed lizard have been found in parts of florida. Tropical house gecko 8.

The number of different species of lizards in florida is debatable when you include both native and non native in the list but more new ones are being sighted every day and the number is rapidly. As their name suggests these reptiles are easily identified by their curly tails. They were able to survive in florida s warm climate this has made parts of florida a haven for exotic species of reptiles. Here are 6 of the most common lizards in florida.

Checklist of florida lizards click on thumbnails for a larger view agama agama linnaeus 1758 african rainbow lizard. State of florida this list includes both native and introduced species introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population large breeding population numerous specimens caught invasive etc three out of the four orders of reptiles can be found in florida with the tuatara order being absent.