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"A genus of harmless lizards, family <em>Scincid&aelig;</em>, with five-toes feet and only rudimentary eyelids."-Wright, 1902

Ablepharus

"A genus of harmless lizards, family Scincidæ, with five-toes feet and only rudimentary…

"Skull of lizard with Acrodont Dentition. One of those lizards which have the edge of the jaw, without bony aveoli on either the inner or the outer side."-Whitney, 1902

Acrodont

"Skull of lizard with Acrodont Dentition. One of those lizards which have the edge of the jaw, without…

"Agama brachyura-A family of saurian reptiles, order LAcertilia, superfamily Agamoidea."-Whitney, 1902

Agama

"Agama brachyura-A family of saurian reptiles, order LAcertilia, superfamily Agamoidea."-Whitney, 1902

Illustration of the head of a bishop's staff, also called a crosier. The head is a serpent curled around another reptilian figure and a man with a staff. The serpent symbolizes that the bishop is responsible for the blood of his parish. The lower part is highly ornamented with vines, etc.

Bishop's Staff - Head with Serpent Design

Illustration of the head of a bishop's staff, also called a crosier. The head is a serpent curled around…

The structure of a branchiopod.

Branchiopod

The structure of a branchiopod.

The Serpent Cast a form created by both a viper and lizard. It was typically used for symbolic and decorative purposes, designed by Eberhard of Heilbronn in Germany.

Serpent Cast

The Serpent Cast a form created by both a viper and lizard. It was typically used for symbolic and decorative…

A chameleon walking along a branch.

Chameleon

A chameleon walking along a branch.

There are about 59 known species, <em>Cham&aelig;leon vulgaris</em> being the most famous. its body is 6 to 7 inches long, tail about 5 inches. The skin is cool to the touch and contains small grains or einences which are of a bluish-gray color in the shade. The extraordinary faculty which the chameleon possesses of changing its color, in accordance with that of the objects by which it is surrounded or its temper.

Chameleon

There are about 59 known species, Chamæleon vulgaris being the most famous. its body…

Measuring between sixteen and eightenn inches long, the common chameleon of Europe is native to India and parts of Northern Africa; it has become naturalized in some parts of Southern Europe.

Common chameleon

Measuring between sixteen and eightenn inches long, the common chameleon of Europe is native to India…

The common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a lizard that is well known for its camouflage ability.

Common Chameleon

The common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a lizard that is well known for its camouflage ability.

"Chameleon is a genus of reptiles belonging to the Saurian or lizard-like order, a native of parts of Asia and Africa. The very remarkable power which these animals possess of changing their color, at a very early period called the attention of observers to their habits. Its skin is composed of a sort of small, scaly grains, and under ordinary circumstances is of a greenish gray color. The eyes are capable of moving independently of each other, taking different directions at the same moment."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Head of Chameleon

"Chameleon is a genus of reptiles belonging to the Saurian or lizard-like order, a native of parts of…

The flying dragon gets its name from its ability to glide for short distance using a thin membrane.

Flying dragon

The flying dragon gets its name from its ability to glide for short distance using a thin membrane.

About 4 inces in length and has a long slender tail. It has a large frill on each side of its body, formed of skin stretched over six elongated hinder ribs, which like a parachute sustain the creature in te air for a few moments.

Flying Dragon

About 4 inces in length and has a long slender tail. It has a large frill on each side of its body,…

Draco volans, or the Flying Dragon, is a member of the genus of gliding lizards Draco. It can spread out folds of skin attached to its movable ribs to form "wings" that it uses to glide from tree to tree over distances upwards of 8 meters (25 feet); however, like all modern reptiles, it lacks the ability to sustain powered flight, and is capable only of gliding. Its wings are brightly colored with orange, red and blue spots and stripes, and they provide camouflage when folded. The flying dragon can reach lengths as long as 19 - 23 cm. It feeds on arboreal ants and termites.

Flying Dragon

Draco volans, or the Flying Dragon, is a member of the genus of gliding lizards Draco. It can spread…

Longitudinal section through the pineal eye of a lizard. The eye is located in the middle of the dorsal side of the head and is covered by the translucent scaled. The outer wall of the eye vesicle is thickened to form a lens, while the inner pigmented wall is the retina from which the nerve proceeds.

Eye of a Lizard

Longitudinal section through the pineal eye of a lizard. The eye is located in the middle of the dorsal…

Found in Oueensland and other parts of Australia, this lizard belongs to the family Agamidae. It reaches a length of about thirty-two inches, and receives its name from the presence of a large expansion of skin at either side of the neck. This frill is notched at the edge, has special supporting cartilages, and by means of muscles can be folded or expanded at will. The lizard walks upon its hind limbs, like the extinct Iguanodon, having the fore limbs hanging down. When at bay, it expands the frill to its fullest extent and opens the mouth wide, exposing its teeth. It inhabits sandy districts.

Frilled Lizard

Found in Oueensland and other parts of Australia, this lizard belongs to the family Agamidae. It reaches…

A gecko climbing on rocks.

Gecko

A gecko climbing on rocks.

A gecko with small wings for gliding.

Flying Gecko

A gecko with small wings for gliding.

The East Indian Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis hardwickii) is a lizard found in India.

Leopard Gecko

The East Indian Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis hardwickii) is a lizard found in India.

The Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) is a lizard in the Gekkonidae family of geckos. It was once known as the synonym Gecco verticillatus, the East Indian vericillated gecko.

Tokay Gecko

The Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) is a lizard in the Gekkonidae family of geckos. It was once known as the…

A rare species of gecko inhabiting the southestern United States.

Variegated Gecko

A rare species of gecko inhabiting the southestern United States.

Found throughout Southern Europe, the wall gecko averages about six inches in length. It draws its name from its habit of living in the walls of old buildings.

Wall gecko

Found throughout Southern Europe, the wall gecko averages about six inches in length. It draws its name…

"The Wall-Gecko ... clambers about the walls catching spiders, on which it feeds."

Wall-Gecko

"The Wall-Gecko ... clambers about the walls catching spiders, on which it feeds."

Found in the woods of the Southern States, the glass-snake has the head of a lizard, but the body resembles that of a snake.

Glass-snake

Found in the woods of the Southern States, the glass-snake has the head of a lizard, but the body resembles…

"Hatteria or Sphenodon." -Thomson, 1916

Hatteria

"Hatteria or Sphenodon." -Thomson, 1916

An illustration of a helmetted basilisk.

Helmetted basilisk

An illustration of a helmetted basilisk.

The hylaeosaurus measured between twenty and thirty feet in length, and fed on vegetation.

Hylaeosaurus

The hylaeosaurus measured between twenty and thirty feet in length, and fed on vegetation.

An illustration of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton. Ichthyosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Sinemurian) of Europe (Belgium, England and Germany). It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, with the Order Ichthyosauria being named after it. Ichthyosaurus was the first complete fossil to be discovered in the early 1800's by Mary Anning in England.

Archaeopteryx Skeleton

An illustration of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton. Ichthyosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from…

An illustration of an Ichthyosaurus skull. Ichthyosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Sinemurian) of Europe (Belgium, England and Germany). It is among the best known ichthyosaur genera, with the Order Ichthyosauria being named after it. Ichthyosaurus was the first complete fossil to be discovered in the early 1800's by Mary Anning in England.

Ichthyosaurus Skull

An illustration of an Ichthyosaurus skull. Ichthyosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the…

Iguana is a genus of lizard native to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Iguana

Iguana is a genus of lizard native to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

An illustration of a ring tailed iguana.

Ring tailed iguana

An illustration of a ring tailed iguana.

The bottom jaw of an iguana.

Iguana Jaw

The bottom jaw of an iguana.

"Head of British Lizard. Laceria agilis." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Laceria Agilis

"Head of British Lizard. Laceria agilis." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"Head of British Lizard. Laceria viridis." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Laceria Viridis

"Head of British Lizard. Laceria viridis." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"Head of British Lizard. Laceria vivipara." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Laceria Vivipara

"Head of British Lizard. Laceria vivipara." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Some Late Mesozoic reptiles. Shown are the Tyrannosaurus, Trachodon, Triceratops, Pterodactyls, and the Archaeopteryx. The six-foot man is drawn to the same scale as the other animals.

Late Mesozoic Age Reptiles

Some Late Mesozoic reptiles. Shown are the Tyrannosaurus, Trachodon, Triceratops, Pterodactyls, and…

Some reptiles of the Late Paleozoic Age. The six-foot man is drawn to the same scale as the other animals.

Reptiles of the late Paleozoic age

Some reptiles of the Late Paleozoic Age. The six-foot man is drawn to the same scale as the other animals.

Lizards are scaly reptiles, having two pairs of limbs and an elongated body, with a long, tapering tail, frequently twice as long as the rest of the body.

Lizard

Lizards are scaly reptiles, having two pairs of limbs and an elongated body, with a long, tapering tail,…

Lizards are good climbers and fast runners, and usually live in trees. Some can change their skin color to mimic their surroundings.

Lizard

Lizards are good climbers and fast runners, and usually live in trees. Some can change their skin color…

"Lizard is the popular name of numerous reptiles having usually two pairs of limbs and an elongated body terminating in a tail. The lizards number more than a thousand species, accommodating themselves to all conditions except cold, and increasing in size and number in tropical regions. Some lizards are vegetable feeders, but for the most part they are carnivorous and live upon small birds, insects, etc. The eggs are deposited and left to be hatched without care from the parents. The chief families of lizards are the skinks; the geckos; the iguana; and the chameleons. Poison glands are wanting in the lizards; the only exception being the Heloderma of Arizona and Mexico, which is capable of inflicting a poisonous bite by means of poison glands connected with grooved teeth."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Lizard

"Lizard is the popular name of numerous reptiles having usually two pairs of limbs and an elongated…

The popular name of an order of reptiles having four well developed limbs, each terminated by five toes of unequal length, and an elongated body.

Lizard

The popular name of an order of reptiles having four well developed limbs, each terminated by five toes…

An illustration of an American fence lizard.

American fence lizard

An illustration of an American fence lizard.

Resembling a snake, the anguine lizard has four vestigal limbs evident.

Anguine lizard

Resembling a snake, the anguine lizard has four vestigal limbs evident.

An illustration of a Galapagos land lizard.

Galapagos land lizard

An illustration of a Galapagos land lizard.

An illustration of a Galapagos sea lizard.

Galapagos sea lizard

An illustration of a Galapagos sea lizard.

A lizard crouching in a patch of tall grass.

Nimble lizard

A lizard crouching in a patch of tall grass.

A sand lizard, sunning itself on a rock.

Sand lizard

A sand lizard, sunning itself on a rock.

Found in Brazil and Guiana, the variegated lizard (or teguexin) preys on mice, frogs, and other small animals. It can reach sizes of up to 6 feet in length.

Variegated lizard

Found in Brazil and Guiana, the variegated lizard (or teguexin) preys on mice, frogs, and other small…

Some Mesozoic reptiles. Shown are the Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Pterodactyl, Camptosaurus, and the Diplodocus. The six-foot man is drawn to the same scale as the other animals.

Mesozoic Age Reptiles

Some Mesozoic reptiles. Shown are the Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Pterodactyl, Camptosaurus, and the…

"Monitor of the Nile (Monitor niloticus)." &mdash;The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Monitor Niloticus

"Monitor of the Nile (Monitor niloticus)." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"The following, also, are specimens of other ancient necklances. The first, small golden lizards alternate with drops. The second one was found at St. Agatha, near Naples, in the sepulchre of a Greek lady. It has 71 pendants. The third, fourth, and fifth, were found in Etrurian tombs." &mdash; Anthon, 1891

Ancient necklaces

"The following, also, are specimens of other ancient necklances. The first, small golden lizards alternate…

The common newt is a specimen of the Salamander family. It eats tadpoles and worms, which it eats with a peculiar quick snap, Hooker, 1882.

Newt

The common newt is a specimen of the Salamander family. It eats tadpoles and worms, which it eats with…

Commonly known as the horned toad, Douglas's phrynosoma was first discovered in Salt Lake Valley.

Douglas's phrynosoma

Commonly known as the horned toad, Douglas's phrynosoma was first discovered in Salt Lake Valley.

A remarkable genus of fossil lizards, peculiar to the Mesozoic strata. Its anomalous structure was long a puzzle to comparative anatomists.

Pterodactyl

A remarkable genus of fossil lizards, peculiar to the Mesozoic strata. Its anomalous structure was long…

A remarkable genus of fossil lizards, peculiar to the Mesozoic strata. Its anomalous structure was long a puzzle to comparative anatomists.

Pterodactyl

A remarkable genus of fossil lizards, peculiar to the Mesozoic strata. Its anomalous structure was long…

A frame surrounded by various reptiles.

Reptiles

A frame surrounded by various reptiles.

The name given to various animals included in the class Amphibia and in the order Urodela of that class. The salamanders may be divided into the land salamander and the water salamanders.

Cold Blooded Salamander

The name given to various animals included in the class Amphibia and in the order Urodela of that class.…

"Salamanders have the honor of appearing prominently in fabulous narratives. The Greeks believed that they could live in fire."

Land-Salamander

"Salamanders have the honor of appearing prominently in fabulous narratives. The Greeks believed that…

A woodland salamander with a rusty red back from head to tail.

Red Back Salamander

A woodland salamander with a rusty red back from head to tail.

A black salamander with yellow spots on its back.

Spotted Salamander

A black salamander with yellow spots on its back.