List of reptiles of Colorado


This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards, snakes, and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado

Lizards

FamilySpeciesCommon namePhoto
CrotaphytidaeCommon [collared lizard|Crotaphytus collaris]Common collared lizard
CrotaphytidaeGambelia wislizeniiLong-nosed leopard lizard
PhrynosomatidaeHolbrookia maculataLesser earless lizard
PhrynosomatidaeTexas [horned lizard|Phrynosoma cornutum]Texas horned lizard
PhrynosomatidaePhrynosoma hernandesiGreater short-horned lizard
PhrynosomatidaePhrynosoma modestumRoundtail horned lizard
PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus graciosusSagebrush lizard
PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus magisterDesert spiny lizard
PhrynosomatidaeSceloporus undulatusEastern fence lizard
PhrynosomatidaeUrosaurus ornatusOrnate tree lizard
PhrynosomatidaeUta stansburianaCommon side-blotched lizard
ScincidaePlestiodon obsoletusGreat Plains skink
ScincidaePlestiodon multivirgatus epipleurotus §Variable skink
ScincidaePlestiodon multivirgatus multivirgatus §Many-lined skink
TeiidaeAspidoscelis neotesselatus *Colorado checkered whiptail
TeiidaeAspidoscelis sexlineataSix-lined racerunner
TeiidaeCommon [Checkered Whiptail|Aspidoscelis tesselata]Common checkered whiptail
TeiidaeAspidoscelis tigrisWestern whiptail
TeiidaeAspidoscelis velox *Plateau striped whiptail

§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.
*Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.

Snakes

§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies.

Turtles

†Red-eared sliders are an introduced and invasive species to Colorado.