Lacertilia (Lizards)

Lacertilia Oppel, 1811 - Lizards

Missouri Lacertilia (Lizards)

Family: Iguanidae Oppel, 1811 - Iguanid Lizards
- Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 - Collared Lizards
  - Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823) - Eastern Collared Lizard
- Phrynosoma Wiegmann, 1828 - Horned Lizards
  - Phrynosoma cornutum (Harlan, 1825) - Texas Horned Lizard
- Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828 - Spiny Lizards
  - Sceloporus consobrinus Baird and Girard, 1853 - Prairie Lizard
Family: Teiidae Gray, 1827 - Whiptails and Racerunners
- Aspidoscelis Fitzinger, 1843 - Whiptails
  - Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner
Family: Scincidae Gray, 1825 - Skinks
- Plestiodon Duméril and Bibron, 1839 - Toothy Skinks
  - Plestiodon anthracinus (Baird, 1850) - Southern Coal Skink
  - Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
  - Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) - Broad-headed Skink
  - Plestiodon obsoletus Baird and Girard, 1852 - Great Plains Skink
  - Plestiodon septentrionalis Baird, 1859 - Prairie Skink
- Scincella Mittleman, 1950 - Ground Skinks
  - Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1823) - Little Brown Skink
Family: Anguidae Gray, 1825 - Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards
- Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803 - Glass Lizards
  - Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope, 1880 - Western Slender Glass Lizard
Family: Gekkonidae Gray, 1825 - Geckos
- Hemidactylus Gray, 1825 - House Geckos
  - Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Mediterranean Gecko ¹
Family: Lacertidae Bonaparte, 1831 - Old World Runners
- Podarcis Wagler, 1830 - Wall Lizards
  - Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque, 1810) - Italian Wall Lizard ¹

Native Status

Lacertilia (Lizards) is native to Missouri.

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:: Animalia - Animals
Phylum:: Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:: Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:: Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Suborder:: Lacertilia Oppel, 1811 - Lizards

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms

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