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.
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.
The scientific name of monitor lizards is Varanus.
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.
Only lizards in the genus heloderma can harm humans. This only includes the Mexican beaded lizard, the Guatemalan beaded lizard and the Gila monster.
Well, honey, there are over 6,000 species of lizards, so you're gonna have to be a bit more specific. But to give you a general idea, the genus for most common lizards like the green anole is Anolis. As for the species, each type of lizard has its own unique name, like Anolis carolinensis for the green anole. Hope that helps, darlin'!
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
No, blue-bellied lizards are different species than western fence lizards. Blue-bellied lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) are found in western North America, while western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) are found in the western United States. Both species are members of the Sceloporus genus, but they are distinct species with different characteristics.
The scientific name for the Gila monster is Heloderma suspectum. It belongs to the genus Heloderma, which consists of venomous lizards primarily found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.