Whiptails (Teiidae)

This family is found only in the Americas. North American representatives are called Whiptails or Racerunners. These diurnal lizards are commonly seen darting about in open areas in search of insect prey. These slender, terrestrial lizards have belly scales that are larger than the scales on their back and sides. Only one genus and species occurs east of the Mississippi River.

Amaral's Teiid (Colobodactylus)  [2]

Leptosoma  [0]

Ameiva  [11]

Lightbulb Lizard (Proctoporus)  [4]

Anadia  [1]

Macropholidus  [0]

Anotosaura  [0]

Many-fingered Teiid (Pantodactylus)  [1]

Arthroseps  [0]

Northern Teiid (Alopoglossus)  [3]

Brazilian Lizard (Placosoma)  [0]

Nothobachia  [0]

Caiman Lizard (Dracaena)  [5]

Occellated Tegu (Cercosaura)  [2]

Colobosaura  [1]

Pernambuco Teiid (Stenolepis)  [0]

Crocodile Tegu (Crocodilurus)  [2]

Pholiodobolus  [0]

Cunha's Teiid (Colobosauroides)  [0]

Psilophthalmus  [2]

Desert Tegu (Dicrodon)  [0]

River Teiid (Opipeuter)  [0]

False Monitor (Callopistes)  [1]

Rodrigues' Teiid (Procellosaurinus)  [1]

Four-toed Amapasaurus (Amapasaurus)  [1]

Rough Teiid (Echinosaura)  [0]

Four-toed Tegu (Teius)  [1]

Slender Priondactylus (Prionodactylus)  [3]

Gaudichaud's Eopleopus (Eopleopus)  [0]

Sun Tegu (Euspondylus)  [0]

Ground Teiid (Heterodactylus)  [1]

Tegu (Tupinambis)  [7]

Kentropyx  [3]

Tinyfoot Teiid (Micreablepharus)  [0]

Key Tegu (Teuchocercus)  [0]

Whiptail (Cnemidophorus)  [28]

Largescale Lizard (Ptychglossus)  [0]

White-spotted Riolamas (Riolama)  [1]