Lizard Care Hub
Find lizard care guides across the main groups kept in terrariums, including geckos, monitor lizards, chameleons, agamids, skinks, iguanas, and other specialist species.
Core lizard topics
General lizards
Lizards
- African Fire Skink (Mochlus fernandi)Mochlus fernandi
- Argentine Tegu (Salvator merianae)Salvator merianae
- Armadillo Lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus)Ouroborus cataphractus
- Basiliscus plumifronsBasiliscus plumifrons
- Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)Shinisaurus crocodilurus
- Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)Crotaphytus collaris
- Emerald Tree Skink (Lamprolepis smaragdina)Lamprolepis smaragdina
- Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)Heloderma suspectum
- Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)Anolis carolinensis
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)Iguana iguana
- Indonesian Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua gigas)Tiliqua gigas
- Mexican Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea)Abronia graminea
- Mexican Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum)Heloderma horridum
- Monkey-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata)Corucia zebrata
- Northern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)Tiliqua scincoides intermedia
- Ocellated Lizard (Timon lepidus)Timon lepidus
- Pink-tongued Skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii)Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
- Red-eyed Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis)Tribolonotus gracilis
- Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa)Tiliqua rugosa
- Sudan Plated Lizard (Broadleysaurus major)Broadleysaurus major
- Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum)Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
Geckos
Geckos
- African Fat-Tailed Gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
- Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii)Underwoodisaurus milii
- Bauer’s Chameleon Gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae)Eurydactylodes agricolae
- Centralian Rough Knob-tail (Nephrurus amyae)Nephrurus amyae
- Chahoua Gecko (Mniarogekko chahoua)Mniarogekko chahoua
- Coleonyx mitratusColeonyx mitratus
- Coleonyx variegatusColeonyx variegatus
- Correlophus sarasinorumCorrelophus sarasinorum
- Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)Correlophus ciliatus
- Electric Blue Day Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)Lygodactylus williamsi
- Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus)Rhacodactylus auriculatus
- Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis)Phelsuma grandis
- Giant Leaf-tail (Uroplatus fimbriatus)Uroplatus fimbriatus
- Hainan Cave Gecko (Goniurosaurus hainanensis)Goniurosaurus hainanensis
- Klemmer’s Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri)Phelsuma klemmeri
- Kuhl’s Flying Gecko (Gekko kuhli)Gekko kuhli
- Leachianus Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)Rhacodactylus leachianus
- Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)Eublepharis macularius
- Lepidodactylus lugubrisLepidodactylus lugubris
- Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura picta)Paroedura picta
- Northern Spiny-tail (Strophurus ciliaris)Strophurus ciliaris
- Phelsuma laticaudaPhelsuma laticauda
- Satanic Leaf-tail (Uroplatus phantasticus)Uroplatus phantasticus
- Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis)Nephrurus levis
- Standing’s Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)Phelsuma standingi
- Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)Gekko gecko
- Viper Gecko (Hemidactylus imbricatus)Hemidactylus imbricatus
Monitor lizards
Monitor Lizards
- Ackie Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)Varanus acanthurus
- Argus Monitor (Varanus panoptes)Varanus panoptes
- Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)Varanus salvator
- Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii)Varanus beccarii
- Black-tailed monitor (Varanus tristis)Varanus tristis
- Blue Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei)Varanus macraei
- Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)Varanus prasinus
- King’s Rock Monitor (Varanus kingorum)Varanus kingorum
- Mangrove Monitor (Varanus indicus)Varanus indicus
- Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)Varanus niloticus
- Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni)Varanus gilleni
- Savannah Monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)Varanus exanthematicus
- Varanus glauertiVaranus glauerti
- Varanus kordensisVaranus kordensis
- Varanus ornatusVaranus ornatus
- Varanus pilbarensisVaranus pilbarensis
Chameleons
Chameleons
- Bearded Pygmy Chameleon (Rieppeleon brevicaudatus)Rieppeleon brevicaudatus
- Furcifer lateralisFurcifer lateralis
- Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)Furcifer pardalis
- Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii)Calumma parsonii
- Trioceros jacksoniiTrioceros jacksonii
- Yemen Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)Chamaeleo calyptratus
Agamids
Agamids
- Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)Intellagama lesueurii
- Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)Pogona vitticeps
- Dwarf Shield-Tailed Agama (Xenagama taylori)Xenagama taylori
- Frilled Dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii)Chlamydosaurus kingii
- Macfadyen's Mastigure (Uromastyx macfadyeni)Uromastyx macfadyeni
- Ocellated Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx ocellata)Uromastyx ocellata
- Ornate Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx ornata)Uromastyx ornata
- Physignathus cocincinusPhysignathus cocincinus
- Rankin's Dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni)Pogona henrylawsoni
- Saharan Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx geyri)Uromastyx geyri