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There are 16 species of lizards in Kansas. [2] Anguidae – lateral fold lizards Slender glass lizard; Crotaphytidae – collared and leopard lizards Eastern collared lizard; Gekkonidae – geckos Mediterranean gecko (introduced) Lacertidae – lacertas (wall and true lizards) Western green lizard (introduced) Italian wall lizard (introduced)
These dewlaps are usually of a different color from the rest of their body and, when enlarged, make the lizard seem much bigger than it really is. The dewlap is primarily used when indicating territorial boundaries and for males to attract females during the mating season.
Anolis is a genus of anoles (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i z / ⓘ), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas.With more than 425 species, [1] it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to be moved to other genera, in which case only about 45 Anolis species remain.
Anolis carolinensis is a species of the large lizard genus Anolis within the family Dactyloidae (anole lizards). This species was named by Friedrich Siegmund Voigt (1781-1850) in 1832.
Turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodilians are all represented as U.S. state reptiles. In terms of common divisions of reptiles, turtles are most popular. Fifteen of the twenty-seven states give them official status. [nb 1] [nb 5] The rest of the state reptiles comprise four snakes, [nb 6] five lizards, [nb 7] and three crocodilians.
North Carolina is home to three kinds of legless lizards, also called glass lizards, which look remarkably similar to snakes: the Eastern glass lizard, ...
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles (US: / ə ˈ n oʊ. l i z / ⓘ) and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfamily, Dactyloinae, of the family Iguanidae .
The brown anole (Anolis sagrei), also known commonly as the Cuban brown anole, Bahaman anole, or De la Sagra's anole, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae.The species is native to Cuba and the Bahamas.