Lizards of China

Every lizards in the Wildlife of China guide: 268 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Agamids & Forest Lizards

• Jianshui Pricklenape Acanthosaura liui
• Red Lipped Horned Tree Lizard Acanthosaura rubrilabris
• Tongbiguan Prickleneck Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis
• Armored Mountain Dragon Acanthosaura armata
• Blanford's Flying Dragon Draco blanfordii
• Brilliant Ground Agama Trapelus agilis
• Brown Pricklenape Acanthosaura lepidogaster
• Burmese False Bloodsucker Pseudocalotes microlepis
• Siamese Blue Crested Lizard Calotes goetzi
• Ayeyarwady Forest Agama Calotes irawadi
• Medog Bloodsucker Calotes medogensis
• Myanmar Blue Crested Lizard Calotes mystaceus
• Kachin Blue Crested Agama Calotes vindumbarbatus
• Wang's Garden Lizard Calotes wangi
• Yunnan Green Tree Agama Calotes yunnanensis
• Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus
• Short-tailed Mountain Agama Diploderma brevicauda
• Diploderma limingense Diploderma limingense
• Menghai Mountain Agama Diploderma menghaiense
• Diploderma qiaojiaense Diploderma qiaojiaense
• Diploderma shuoquense Diploderma shuoquense
• Chinese Japalure Diploderma varcoae
• Diploderma yongshengense Diploderma yongshengense
• Yulong Mountain Agama Diploderma yulongense
• Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma
• Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard Calotes jerdoni
• Anan's Rock Agama Laudakia sacra
• Wui's Rock Agama Laudakia wui
• Himalayan Agama Paralaudakia himalayana
• Mongolia Rock Agama Paralaudakia stoliczkana
• Secret Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus mystaceus
• Tuvan Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus versicolor
• Ching Hai Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus vlangalii
• Pseudocalotes bapoensis Pseudocalotes bapoensis
• Vietnam False Bloodsucker Pseudocalotes brevipes
• Siang Green Fan-throated Lizard Ptyctolaemus siangensis
• Reeves's Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis reevesii
• Spotted Flying Dragon Draco maculatus
• Steppe Agama Trapelus sanguinolentus
• Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor
• Central Asian Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus guttatus
• Sunwatcher Phrynocephalus helioscopus
• Theobald's Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus theobaldi
• Abor Hills Agama Japalura austeniana
• Long Tailed Horned Agamid Acanthosaura longicaudata
• Zhao's Tree Agama Calotes zhaoermii
• Narrow-striped Mountain Dragon Diploderma angustelinea
• Aorun Mountain Dragon Diploderma aorun
• Batang Mountain Agama Diploderma batangense
• Upper Dadu Mountain Lizard Diploderma bifluviale
• Bowo Mountain Dragon Diploderma bowoense
• Japalure Diploderma chapaense
• Dadu Mountain Lizard Diploderma daduense
• Diploderma danbaense Diploderma danbaense
• Daocheng Mountain Lizard Diploderma daochengense
• Diploderma donglangense Diploderma donglangense
• Chamdo Mountain Agama Diploderma drukdaypo
• Dymond's Japalure Diploderma dymondi
• Szechwan Japalure Diploderma flaviceps
• Yellow-lipped Mountain Dragon Diploderma flavilabre
• Yangla Mountain Dragon Diploderma formosgulae
• Yibin Japalure Diploderma grahami
• Emerald Mountain Agama Diploderma iadinum
• Diploderma jiulongense Diploderma jiulongense
• Kangding Mountain Lizard Diploderma kangdingense
• Smooth-bellied Mountain Agama Diploderma laeviventre
• Diploderma nangunhe Diploderma nangunhe
• Panchi Mountain Dragon Diploderma panchi
• Pan Long Mountain Dragon Diploderma panlong
• Qilin Mountain Dragon Diploderma qilin
• Nujiang Mountain Agama Diploderma slowinskii
• Green Striped Tree Dragon Diploderma splendidum
• Yanbian Mountain Dragon Diploderma swild
• Diploderma tachengense Diploderma tachengense
• Quzika Mountain Agama Diploderma vela
• Xinlong Mountain Lizard Diploderma xinlongense
• Zayu Mountain Dragon Diploderma yangi
• Yunnan Japalure Diploderma yunnanense
• Zhao's Mountain Agama Diploderma zhaoermii
• Cloud-forest Japalure Japalura tricarinata
• Papenfuss's Rock Agama Laudakia papenfussi
• Northwest Tibetan Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus erythrurus
• Forsyth's Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus forsythii
• Shansi Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus frontalis
• Kangsu Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus kangsuensis
• Przewalski's Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus przewalskii
• Phrynocephalus putjatai Phrynocephalus putjatai
• Roborowski's Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus roborowskii
• Jingpo False Garden Lizard Pseudocalotes jingpo
• Burmese Mountain Agamid Pseudocalotes kakhienensis
• Kingdonward's Bloodsucker Pseudocalotes kingdonwardi
• Ptyctolaemus tongbiguanensis Ptyctolaemus tongbiguanensis
• Yarkand Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus axillaris
• Dzhungar Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus hispidus

Geckos

• Adler's Gecko Gekko adleri
• Zhenkang Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus zhenkangensis
• Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus
• Frontier Bow-fingered Gecko Altiphylax stoliczkai
• Garnot's House Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii
• Banna Parachute Gecko Gekko bannaense
• Botel Gecko Gekko kikuchii
• Mell's Gecko Gekko melli
• Five Finger Mountain Gecko Gekko similignum
• Webbed-toed Gecko Gekko subpalmatus
• Bawangling Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
• Gollum Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus gollum
• Chinese Cave Gecko Goniurosaurus hainanensis
• Chinese Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus luii
• Nanling Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus varius
• Wangshu Cave Gecko Goniurosaurus wangshu
• Gray's Chinese Gecko Gekko chinensis
• Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus aquilonius
• Stejneger's Leaftoed Gecko Hemidactylus stejnegeri
• Hong Kong Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis
• Lichtenfelder's Gecko Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi
• Transcaspian Bent-toed Gecko Mediodactylus russowii
• Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris
• Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus bowringii
• Peking Gecko Gekko swinhonis
• Reeves's Tokay Gecko Gekko reevesii
• Schlegel's Japanese Gecko Gekko japonicus
• Yangihissar Gecko Tenuidactylus elongatus
• Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
• Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata
• Przewalski's Pygmy Gecko Alsophylax przewalskii
• Cai's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus caixitaoi
• Cayu Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus cayuensis
• Western Yunnan Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis
• Gulinqing Bent-Toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus gulinqingensis
• Hekou Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus hekouensis
• Cyrtodactylus laevis Cyrtodactylus laevis
• Menglian Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus menglianensis
• Cyrtodactylus nangunhe Cyrtodactylus nangunhe
• Tibetan Thin-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus tibetanus
• Vieng Phoukha Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus wayakonei
• Nyemo Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii
• Medog Thin-toed Gecko Cyrtopodion medogense
• Alpine Gecko Gekko alpinus
• Shanxi Gecko Gekko auriverrucosus
• CIB Gecko Gekko cib
• Gekko fengshanensis Gekko fengshanensis
• Yichang Gecko Gekko ichangensis
• Jinsha Gecko Gekko jinjiangensis
• Dabie Mountains Gecko Gekko kaiyai
• Kwangsi Gecko Gekko kwangsiensis
• Libo Gecko Gekko liboensis
• Gekko liui Gekko liui
• Gekko paucituberculatus Gekko paucituberculatus
• Yunnan Gecko Gekko scabridus
• Yingjiang Parachute Gecko Gekko septentrionalis
• Mingtao's Gecko Gekko taibaiensis
• Checkered Gecko Gekko tesselatus
• Wenxian Gecko Gekko wenxianensis
• Chengzheng Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus chengzheng
• Gezhi Cave Gecko Goniurosaurus gezhi
• Guangxi Cave Gecko Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis
• Maolan Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus liboensis
• Yingde Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus yingdeensis
• Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus zhelongi
• Zhou's Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus zhoui
• Changning Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus changningensis
• Diaoluoshan Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus diaoluoshanensis
• Dupangling Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus dupanglingensis
• Dushan Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus dushanensis
• Gengma Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus gengmaensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus guangnanensis Hemiphyllodactylus guangnanensis
• Huishui Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis
• Jianfengling Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus jianfenglingensis
• Jinghong Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus jinghongensis
• Jinping Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus jinpingensis
• Laowo Town Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus laowozhenensis
• Lingshui Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus lingshuiensis
• Longling Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus longlingensis
• Menglian Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus menglianensis
• Mengsongcun Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus mengsongcunensis
• Simao Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus simaoensis
• Yanshan Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus yanshanensis
• Yunnan Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis
• Zayu Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus zayuensis
• Zhutangxiang Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus zhutangxiangensis
• Hokou Gecko Gekko hokouensis
• Dadun Thin-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus dadunensis
• Vietnamese Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus araneus
• Zug's Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus zugi

Skinks & Lacertids

• Alai False Snake-eyed Skink Ablepharus alaicus
• Desert Lidless Skink Ablepharus deserti
• Chinese Ateuchosaurus Ateuchosaurus chinensis
• Mongolian Racerunner Eremias argus
• Ordos Racerunner Eremias brenchleyi
• Multi-ocellated Racerunner Eremias multiocellata
• Kirghiz Racerunner Eremias nikolskii
• Tien-Shan Racerunner Eremias stummeri
• Himalaya Ground Skink Ablepharus himalayanus
• Indian Forest Skink Sphenomorphus indicus
• Longtail Mabuya Eutropis longicaudata
• Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata
• Chinese Skink Plestiodon chinensis
• Shanghai Elegant Skink Plestiodon elegans
• Blue-tailed Skink Plestiodon quadrilineatus
• Vietnam Skink Plestiodon tamdaoensis
• Reeves's Smooth Skink Scincella reevesii
• Barbour's Ground Skink Scincella barbouri
• Huaren Ground Skink Scincella huanrenensis
• Modest Ground Skink Scincella modesta
• Brown Forest Skink Sphenomorphus incognitus
• Common Forest Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus
• Guilin City Asian Grass Lizard Takydromus guilinensis
• Takydromus intermedius Takydromus intermedius
• Kuhne's Grass Lizard Takydromus kuehnei
• China Grass Lizard Takydromus septentrionalis
• Chung-an Ground Lizard Takydromus sylvaticus
• Mountain Grass Lizard Takydromus wolteri
• Yunkai Grass Lizard Takydromus yunkaiensis
• Thai Supple Skink Lygosoma siamense
• Hainan Water Skink Tropidophorus hainanus
• Chinese Water Skink Tropidophorus sinicus
• Steppe Runner Eremias arguta
• Gobi Racerunner Eremias przewalskii
• Variegated Racerunner Eremias vermiculata
• Long-tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus
• Jeremchenko's False Snake-eyed Skink Ablepharus eremchenkoi
• Glacier Skink Ablepharus ladacensis
• Mahabharat Ground Skink Ablepharus mahabharatus
• Tuolin Ground Skink Ablepharus tuolinensis
• Berdmore's Water Skink Tropidophorus berdmorei
• Kaschar Racerunner Eremias buechneri
• Kokshaal's Racerunner Eremias kokshaaliensis
• Alachan Racerunner Eremias quadrifrons
• Central Asian Racerunner Eremias roborowskii
• Yarkend Racerunner Eremias yarkandensis
• Gail's Eyelid Skink Plestiodon capito
• Liu's Toothy Skink Plestiodon liui
• Pope's Skink Plestiodon popei
• Tung River Skink Plestiodon tunganus
• Protoblepharus medogensis Protoblepharus medogensis
• Protoblepharus nyingchiensis Protoblepharus nyingchiensis
• Chengdu Ground Skink Scincella chengduensis
• Doria's Leaf-litter Skink Scincella doriae
• Fansipan Ground Skink Scincella fansipanensis
• Liangshan's Ground Skink Scincella liangshanensis
• Mountain Ground Skink Scincella monticola
• Scincella potanini Scincella potanini
• Przewalski's Ground Skink Scincella przewalskii
• Guizhou Ground Skink Scincella qianica
• Scincella schmidti Scincella schmidti
• Narrow-striped Ground Skink Scincella tenuistriata
• Tsinling Ground Skink Scincella tsinlingensis
• Wenchuan's Ground Skink Scincella wangyuezhaoi
• Medog Skink Sphenomorphus courcyanus
• Depressed-eared Forest Skink Sphenomorphus cryptotis
• White-spotted East Asian Grass Lizard Takydromus albomaculosus
• Guangxi Water Skink Tropidophorus guangxiensis
• Kou's Water Skink Tropidophorus kouzhitongi
• Dragon Water Skink Tropidophorus vongx
• Sikkim Ground Skink Asymblepharus sikimmensis

Monitor Lizards

• Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis
• Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus
• Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator

Other Lizards

• Asian Glass Lizard Dopasia gracilis
• Chinese Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus
• White-tailed Dibamid Dibamus bourreti
• Hart's Glass Lizard Dopasia harti
• Przewalski's Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus przewalskii
• Tibetan Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii
• Common Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus scincus
• Hong Kong Blind Skink Dibamus bogadeki
• Hainan Island Glass Lizard Dopasia hainanensis

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of China guide?

The guide lists 268 lizards of China, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Agamids & Forest Lizards (94), Geckos (91), Skinks & Lacertids (71), Monitor Lizards (3), Other Lizards (9).