Lizards of Thailand

Every lizards in the Wildlife of Thailand guide: 222 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Agamidae

• Earless Agamid Aphaniotis fusca
• Green Crested Lizard Bronchocela cristatella
• Black-bearded Gliding Lizard Draco melanopogon
• Five-banded Gliding Lizard Draco quinquefasciatus
• Common Gliding Lizard Draco sumatranus
• Orange-winged Gliding Lizard Draco maculatus
• Orange-bearded Gliding Lizard Draco fimbriatus
• Beautiful Gliding Lizard Draco formosus
• Great Gliding Lizard Draco maximus
• Barred Gliding Lizard Draco taeniopterus
• Blanford's Gliding Lizard Draco blanfordii
• Singapore Gliding Lizard Draco abbreviatus
• Horned Tree Lizard Acanthosaura armata
• Cardamom Mountains Spiny Lizard Acanthosaura cardamomensis
• Scale-bellied Tree Lizard Acanthosaura lepidogaster
• Malayan Mountain Sspiny Lizard Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis
• Cross-bearing Tree Lizard Acanthosaura crucigera
• Abbott's Anglehead Lizard Gonocephalus doriae
• Bell's Anglehead Lizard Gonocephalus bellii
• Robinson's Forest Dragon Malayodracon robinsonii
• Forest Crested Lizard Calotes emma
• Indochinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus
• Common Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis belliana
• Eastern Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis rubritaeniata
• Triploid Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis triploida
• Flower's Long-headed Lizard Paracalotes floweri
• Khao Nan Long-headed Lizard Paracalotes khaonanensis
• Southern Spiny Lizard Acanthosaura meridiona
• Orange-crested Spiny Lizard Acanthosaura aurantiacrista
• Red-lipped Tree Lizard Acanthosaura rubrilabris
• Phuket Tree Lizard Acanthosaura phuketensis
• Great Anglehead Lizard Gonocephalus grandis
• Blue-eyed Anglehead Lizard Gonocephalus liogaster
• Menghai Mountain Agama Diploderma menghaiense
• Gunung Raya Crested Lizard Bronchocela rayaensis
• Burmese Crested Lizard Bronchocela burmana
• Thai Garden Lizard Calotes thailandensis
• Mae Hong Son Garden Lizard Calotes maehongsonensis
• Siamese Blue Crested Lizard Calotes goetzi
• Phu Wua Lizard Mantheyus phuwuanensis
• Burmese Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis peguensis
• Boehm's Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis boehmei
• Korat Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis glaurung
• Leiolepis ocellata Leiolepis ocellata

Gekkonidae

• Fox-faced Gecko Aeluroscalabotes felinus
• Striped Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus
• Green-eyed Forest Gecko Gekko hulk
• Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Flat-tailed Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus
• Maritime Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris
• Spotted House Gecko Gekko monarchus
• Lowland Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus
• Kuhl's Gliding Gecko Gekko kuhli
• Malaysian Spiny-tailed Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus elok
• Ngat’s Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus ngati
• Intermediate Banded Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus intermedius
• Tuberculate Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus
• Twin-spotted Rock Gecko Cnemaspis biocellata
• Omar's Day Gecko Cnemaspis omari
• Siamese Ground Gecko Dixonius siamensis
• Black-sided Ground Gecko Dixonius melanostictus
• Garnot's House Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii
• Sri Lankan House Gecko Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
• Murray's House Gecko Hemidactylus murrayi
• Western Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra lacerata
• Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata
• Smith's Tokay Gecko Gekko smithii
• Brown's Camouflage Gecko Gekko browni
• Surin Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus surin
• Thalang Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus thalang
• Web-footed Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatus
• Tree Spirit Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus rukhadeva
• Thong Pha Phum Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus thongphaphumensis
• Ulber's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus interdigitalis
• Chaloem Rattanakosin Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus fluvicavus
• Peninsular Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus peninsularis
• Hup Pa Tat Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus uthaiensis
• Sai Yok Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus saiyok
• Sanook Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus sanook
• Khlong Hat Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus khlonghatensis
• Jarujin's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus jarujini
• Doi Inthanon Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus inthanon
• Tak Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus amphipetraeus
• Kunya’s Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus kunyai
• Mae La Noi Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus maelanoi
• Ranong Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus ranongensis
• Angular-spotted Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus angularis
• Butterfly Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus papilionoides
• Lekagul's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus lekaguli
• Tham Wangkhram Bent-toed Gekko Cyrtodactylus wangkhramensis
• Oldham's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus oldhami
• Phetchaburi Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus phetchaburiensis
• Zebra Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus zebraicus
• Doi Phu Kha Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus phukhaensis
• Kanchanaburi Spotted Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus monilatus
• Sumontha's Cave Gecko Cyrtodactylus sumonthai
• Erawan Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus wiboonatthapoli
• Lopburi Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus panitvongi
• Phu Mi Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus phamiensis
• Thirakhupt's Cave Gecko Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti
• Chanhome's Cave Gecko Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae
• Tiger Cave Gecko Cyrtodactylus tigroides
• Golden-belted Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus auribalteatus
• Pawang Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus disjunctus
• Wangkulangkul’s Bent-Toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae
• Bintangtinggi Bent-Toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus bintangtinggi
• Ko Tarutao Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus stellatus
• Dumnui's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus dumnuii
• Starry Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus astrum
• Red-eyed Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus erythrops
• Lampang Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus khelangensis
• Sam Roi Yot Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus samroiyot
• Chanthaburi Rock Gecko Cnemaspis chanthaburiensis
• Stripe-throated Rock Gecko Cnemaspis lineogularis
• Kumpol's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis kumpoli
• Niyomwan's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis niyomwanae
• Tarutao Day Gecko Cnemaspis tarutaoensis
• Erawan Day Gecko Cnemaspis auriventralis
• Van Deventer's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis vandeventeri
• Tanintharyi Rock Gecko Cnemaspis tanintharyi
• Tha Chana Rock Gecko Cnemaspis thachanaensis
• Spot-neck Rock Gecko Cnemaspis punctatonuchalis
• Sai Yok Rock Gecko Cnemaspis enneaporus
• Kamolnorranath's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi
• Yellow-headed Rock Gecko Cnemaspis huaseesom
• Suan Phueng Day Gecko Cnemaspis selenolagus
• Chan-ard's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis chanardi
• Phang-nga Rock Gecko Cnemaspis phangngaensis
• Adang-Rawi Day Gecko Cnemaspis adangrawi
• Lan Saka Day Gecko Cnemaspis lineatubercularis
• Malayan Rock Gecko Cnemaspis narathiwatensis
• Phuket Rock Gecko Cnemaspis phuketensis
• Cha-am Ground Gecko Dixonius pawangkhananti
• Khao Ebid Ground Gecko Dixonius chotjuckdikuli
• Ranong Ground Gecko Dixonius dulayaphitakorum
• Mekong Ground Gecko Dixonius mekongensis
• Sam Roi Yot Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius kaweesaki
• Orange-tailed Ground Gecko Dixonius hangseesom
• Hin Chang Si Ground Gecko Dixonius hinchangsi
• Somchanh's Ground Gecko Dixonius somchanhae
• Malayan Frilly Gecko Hemidactylus craspedotus
• Slender-tailed Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra angusticaudata
• Lunulate Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra wongchan
• Fehlmann's Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra fehlmanni
• Shiva Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra shiva
• Chiang Mai Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensis
• Khlong Lan Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus khlonglanensis
• Leopard Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus pardalis
• Yellow-bellied Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus flaviventris
• Black Tokay Gecko Gekko dam
• Nutaphand's Gecko Gekko nutaphandi
• Sandstone Gecko Gekko petricolus
• Phitsanulok Gecko Gekko flavimaritus
• Siamese Tokay Gecko Gekko siamensis
• Starry Tovkay Gekco Gekko pradapdao
• Saraburi Gecko Gekko lauhachindai
• Doi Suthep Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus doisuthep
• Sakaerat Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus sakaeratensis
• Cambodian Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon tokehos
• Malaysian Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon cicakterbang
• Banna Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon bannaense
• Three-banded Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon trinotaterra
• Kaeng Krachan Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon kaengkrachanense
• Kuhl's Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon kuhli
• Horsfield's Parachute Gecko Ptychozoon horsfieldii
• Ko Chang Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus kochangensis
• Sungai Upe Bent-toed Gekko Cyrtodactylus sungaiupe
• Siamese Rock Gecko Cnemaspis siamensis

Scincidae

• Olive Tree Skink Dasia olivacea
• Rough-scaled Sun Skink Eutropis rugifera
• Thai Supple Skink Lygosoma siamense
• Striped Tree Skink Lipinia vittigera
• Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata
• Long-tailed Sun Skink Eutropis longicaudata
• Rough Mabuya Eutropis rudis
• Variable Sun Skink Eutropis macularia
• Keeled Sun Skink Toenayar novemcarinata
• Big Tree Skink Dasia grisea
• Blue-tailed Skink Plestiodon quadrilineatus
• Three-banded Striped Skink Lipinia trivittata
• Berdmore's Stream Skink Tropidophorus berdmorei
• Indochinese Stream Skink Tropidophorus cocincinensis
• Cambodian Stream Skink Tropidophorus microlepis
• Black-spotted Leaf-litter Skink Scincella melanosticta
• Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink Scincella reevesii
• Rock-dwelling Ground Skink Scincella rupicola
• Common Forest Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus
• Pale Forest Skink Sphenomorphus tersus
• Indian Forest Skink Sphenomorphus indicus
• Annamite Forest Skink Sphenomorphus annamiticus
• Bowring's Slender Skink Subdoluseps bowringii
• Herbert's Slender Skink Subdoluseps herberti
• Miriam's Legless Skink Brachymeles miriamae
• Two-legged Skink Jarujinia bipedalis
• Selangor Striped Skink Lipinia surda
• Laotian Stream Skink Tropidophorus laotus
• Robinson's Stream Skink Tropidophorus robinsoni
• Thai Stream Skink Tropidophorus thai
• Matsui's Stream Skink Tropidophorus matsuii
• Broad-scaled Stream Skink Tropidophorus latiscutatus
• Grandison's Forest Skink Sphenomorphus grandisonae
• Malaysian Riparian Skink Sphenomorphus sungaicolus
• Taylor's Forest Skink Sphenomorphus lineopunctulatus
• Korat Plateau Forest Skink Sphenomorphus tophus
• Larut Forest Skink Sphenomorphus praesignis
• Butler's Forest Skink Tytthoscincus butleri
• Striped Legless Skink Isopachys anguinoides
• Pygmy Supple Skink Subdoluseps frontoparietalis
• Banded Supple Skink Lygosoma haroldyoungi
• Short-tailed Striped Skink Lipinia microcercus
• Doria's Leaf-litter Skink Scincella doriae
• Western Legless Skink Isopachys borealis

Varanidae

• Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus
• Malayan Water Monitor Varanus salvator
• Harlequin Monitor Varanus dumerilii
• Red-necked Monitor Varanus rudicollis

Geckos

• Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko

Emydidae

• Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta

Geoemydidae

• Asian Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis

Lacertidae

• Long-tailed Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus

Anguidae

• Indian Glass Lizard Dopasia gracilis

Viperidae

• Red-barred Green Pit Viper Draco obscurus

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of Thailand guide?

The guide lists 222 lizards of Thailand, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Agamidae (44), Gekkonidae (124), Scincidae (44), Varanidae (4), Geckos (1), Emydidae (1), Geoemydidae (1), Lacertidae (1), Anguidae (1), Viperidae (1).