The 238 lizard species found in Colombia represent 13 families.
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) Basiliscus galeritus Western or Red-headed Basilisk Pacific lowlands, Gorgona Island, Inter-Andean valleys; forested areas (to 1600 m) 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)
Hoplocercidae Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards Scientific name Common name Distribution Status Enyalioides cofanorum Cofan Wood Lizard; Duellman's Dwarf Iguana Amazon basin 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) Morunasaurus groi Dunn's Spinytail Iguana; Gro's Manticores West slope of West Andes in Antioquia (700 - 805 m)
Iguanidae Iguanas Scientific name Common name Distribution Status Ctenosaura similis Black or Black Spinytail Iguana San Andrés and Providencia Islands 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) Anolis agassizi Malpelo Anole Malpelo Island Endemic Anolis anchicayae Anchicayá Anole Anchicayá River, Bajo Calima, Bahía Solano Poe, Velasco, Miyata, Williams. 2009. Descriptions of two nomen nudum species of Anolis lizard from Northwestern South America. Breviora Number 516 Endemic Anolis anoriensis Anorí Anole Central Andes in Antioquia Endemic Anolis antioquiae 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) 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) Anolis fasciatus Banded Anole Gorgona Island Anolis fitchi Fitch's Anole Putumayo (250 - 2000 m) Anolis fraseri Fraser's Anole Pacific lowlands & upper slopes of the West Andes Anolis frenatus Bridled or Giant Anole Caribbean lowlands (to 900 m) Anolis gemmosus O'Shaughnessy's Anole Western foothills of West Andes in Nariño (1300 – 2500 m) Anolis gorgonae Blue Anole Gorgona Island Endemic Anolis heterodermus Flat Andes Anole High Andes Endemic Anolis huilae Huila Anole Central Andes (Huila, Tolima) Endemic Anolis inderenae - East Andes Endemic Anolis jacare Jacare Anole East Andes (Norte de Santander), 1400–2000 m Anolis lamari - East slope of Central Andes Endemic Anolis latifrons - Pacific lowlands, to 600 m Anolis limon - Northwest Colombia (Chocó) Anolis maculigula Rueda's Anole Northwest Colombia (Antioquia & Chocó), to 850 m Endemic; Vulnerable 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 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 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 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 Endemic Anolis trachyderma Roughskin Anole Amazon basin Anolis tropidogaster Tropical Anole Inter-Andean Valleys, Caribbean region, 1000–2000 m 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
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 Stenocercus bolivarensis Bolivar Whorltail Iguana Cauca Endemic Stenocercus erythrogaster - Caribbean lowlands, Santa Marta Mountains, Magdalena River valley 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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Gekkonidae
Gekkonid GeckosScientific 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 GeckosScientific 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 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 Pseudogonatodes furvus Colombian Clawed Gecko Santa Marta Mountains Endemic Pseudogonatodes guianensis Guyanese 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 GeckosScientific 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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Amphisbaenidae
Worm LizardsScientific 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 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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Anguidae
GalliwaspsScientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus Diploglossus millepunctatus Dotted or Malpelo Galliwasp Malpelo Island Endemic Diploglossus monotropis Rainbow Stripe Galliwasp Pacific & Caribbean lowlands, Magdalena River Valley
Gymnophthalmidae