Lizards of Virginia

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Virginia Lizard Identification Guide

 

Scientific Name (Common Name)

VA Distribution Photos & Additional Information

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus (Eastern Six-lined Racerunner

Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean Gecko)
Introduced species

Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) anthracinus anthracinus (Northern Coal Skink)

Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) fasciatus (Common Five-lined Skink)

Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) inexpectatus (Southeastern Five-lined Skink)

Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) laticeps (Broad-headed Skink)

Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus (Eastern Slender Glass Lizard)

Ophisaurus ventralis (Eastern Glass Lizard)
* State threatened

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Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus (Eastern Fence Lizard)

Scincella lateralis (Little Brown Skink)