Iguanas & Anoles.
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20 species profiles in this collection
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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
A fast, rock loving iguana from Central America, now wild on Florida's coast.
Brown Anole
A quick, sun loving Caribbean lizard now common on fences and patios across the South.
Common Chuckwalla
A thick bodied desert lizard that wedges into rock crevices and inflates its body to outlast any predator.
Cuban False Chameleon
A slow, bark colored Cuban anole that crushes snails and moves like a true chameleon.
Cuban Rock Iguana
A big, tough, long lived Caribbean rock climber that needs serious space and sun.
Curly Tailed Lizard
A fast, sun loving West Indian lizard now living wild across Florida.
Desert Iguana
A sun loving desert lizard that stays active in heat most reptiles cannot handle.
Desert Spiny Lizard
A large, blue bellied Sceloporus of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, and what its wild status means for anyone who finds one.
Eastern Fence Lizard
North America's spiny, sun basking native lizard, and why it belongs in the yard, not a terrarium.
Emerald Swift
A cool climate, live bearing highland lizard that needs strong UVB and a real nighttime temperature drop.
Green Anole
A small, color shifting lizard from the southeastern US that thrives on warmth, humidity, and room to climb.
Green Iguana
A rainforest giant that outgrows its first tank fast and can live for decades.
Knight Anole
Cuba's giant green anole, up to a foot and a half long and better watched than held.
Leopard Lizard
A fast desert predator, not a pet: the leopard lizard's species, diet, and protected status explained.
Rhinoceros Iguana
A hulking, horned rock iguana from Hispaniola built for baking sun and years of careful care.
Sagebrush Lizard
A small, spiny scaled lizard of the western sagebrush country, and cousin to a newly endangered dune specialist.
Side Blotched Lizard
A tiny desert lizard whose three male throat colors play a lifelong game of rock paper scissors.
Texas Spiny Lizard
A tree climbing spiny lizard native to Texas oak and mesquite country.
Western Fence Lizard (Blue Belly Lizard)
The blue belly lizard whose blood fights Lyme disease.
Zebra Tailed Lizard
Desert sprinter of the Southwest, built for open sand and speed rather than a tank.
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