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

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

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

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

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)