There are millions of species of lizards, and hundreds of genus, like Rhacodactylus and Pogona, what you must mean is either order or class or maybe even family. all reptiles are in the class Reptilia, and most lizards are in the order squamata. Then for family it gets more specific, geckos are in geckonidae, and agamas are in agamidae, and so on.
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Lizards are not one single species or genus. There are many different species and genera of lizards, ranging from the tiny Pygmy Chameleon to the gigantic Crocodile Monitor. The taxonomic order which all lizards share is: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Sub-Order: Lacertilia
Thomas H. Fritts has written: 'New species of lizards of the genus Stenocercus from Peru (Sauria: Iguanidae)' -- subject(s): Stenocercus 'A multivariate evolutionary analysis of the Andean inguanid lizards of the genus stenocercus' -- subject(s): Lizards, Stenocercus
There are many lizards of different families in Madagaskar, but the most famous lizards are the chameloens and the Madagaskar-geckos of the genus Phelsuma.
Wayne. King has written: 'Systematics of Lesser Antillean lizards of the genus Sphaerodactylus' -- subject(s): Sphaerodactylus, Reptiles 'A new gekkonid lizard of the genus Cyrtodactylus from the Philippine Islands' -- subject(s): Lizards, Cyrtodactylus redimiculus
Lizards have ear slits and eyelids. Snakes do not. Glass lizards, while having no feet, do have ear slits and eyelids. That makes them a lizard rather than a snake.Not all lizards have ear slits (genus cophosaurus). Not all lizards have eyelids (infraorder gekkota excluding the genus eublepharinae). Glass lizards, however, have both these parts.
An amphisbaena is a mythical serpent with a head at each end of its body, or a genus of lizards with similar extremities.
All of the Spiny-tailed lizards belong to the genus Uromastyx.
Only lizards in the genus heloderma can harm humans. This only includes the Mexican beaded lizard, the Guatemalan beaded lizard and the Gila monster.
A zonure is any of several South African creatures of the genus Zonura, which incorporate ring-tailed lizards.
Arthur C. Echternacht has written: 'Middle American lizards of the genus Ameiva (Teiidae) with emphasis on geographic variation' -- subject(s): Ameiva, Lizards
Lizards will generally eat anything that will fit in their mouths. This includes crickets, worms, and flies. Large lizards will also eat smaller lizards.
Allen E. Greer has written: 'The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives' 'The biology and evolution of Australian lizards' -- subject(s): Evolution, Lizards 'Discoveries; Reptiles'