Lizards of Malaysia

Every lizards in the Wildlife of Malaysia guide: 118 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Agamids & Forest Lizards

• Black-bearded Gliding Lizard Draco melanopogon
• Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor
• Grand Forest Dragon Gonocephalus grandis
• Five-banded Gliding Lizard Draco quinquefasciatus
• Green Crested Lizard Bronchocela cristatella
• Earless Agamid Aphaniotis fusca
• Smooth-bellied Forest Dragon Gonocephalus liogaster
• Obscure Flying Lizard Draco obscurus
• Bell's Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis belliana
• Draco volans Draco volans
• Draco formosus Draco formosus
• Common Gliding Lizard Draco sumatranus
• Chameleon Forest Dragon Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus
• Gonocephalus bellii Gonocephalus bellii
• Armored Mountain Dragon Acanthosaura armata
• Calotes emma Calotes emma
• Giant Flying Dragon Draco maximus
• Draco blanfordii Draco blanfordii
• Draco maculatus Draco maculatus
• Malayodracon robinsonii Malayodracon robinsonii
• Draco taeniopterus Draco taeniopterus
• Bearded Flying Dragon Draco haematopogon
• Fringed Flying Dragon Draco fimbriatus
• Horned Flying Dragon Draco cornutus
• Doria's Forest Dragon Gonocephalus doriae
• Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis
• Bronchocela shenlong Bronchocela shenlong
• Leiolepis triploida Leiolepis triploida
• Crested Flying Lizard Draco cristatellus
• Draco abbreviatus Draco abbreviatus
• Acanthosaura bintangensis Acanthosaura bintangensis
• Acanthosaura crucigera Acanthosaura crucigera

Geckos

• Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Flat-tailed Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus
• Malayan Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus malayanus
• Inger's Bow-fingered Gecko Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus
• Kinabalu Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus baluensis
• Spotted House Gecko Gekko monarchus
• Fox-faced Gecko Aeluroscalabotes felinus
• Striped Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus
• Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
• Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata
• Yoshi's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus yoshii
• Smith's Giant Gecko Gekko smithii
• Peter's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus consobrinus
• Hikida's Bow-fingered Gecko Cyrtodactylus matsuii
• Southern Titiwangsa Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus australotitiwangsaensis
• Malayan Forest Gecko Cyrtodactylus pulchellus
• Kuhl's Gliding Gecko Gekko kuhli
• Murray's House Gecko Hemidactylus murrayi
• Inger's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus ingeri
• Cnemaspis affinis Cnemaspis affinis
• Lowland Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus
• Green-eyed Forest Gecko Gekko hulk
• Cyrtodactylus muluensis Cyrtodactylus muluensis
• Titiwangsa Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus titiwangsaensis
• Peninsular Rock Gecko Cnemaspis peninsularis
• Maritime Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris
• Tioman Island Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus tiomanensis
• Tioman Island Rock Gecko Cnemaspis limi
• Cyrtodactylus elok Cyrtodactylus elok
• Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus
• Frilly Forest Gecko Hemidactylus craspedotus
• Cnemaspis flavigaster Cnemaspis flavigaster
• Brooke's House Gecko Hemidactylus brookii
• Horsfield's Gecko Gekko horsfieldii
• Cnemaspis mcguirei Cnemaspis mcguirei
• Garnot's House Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii
• Cnemaspis shahruli Cnemaspis shahruli
• Cnemaspis temiah Cnemaspis temiah
• Cnemaspis argus Cnemaspis argus
• Cyrtodactylus sworderi Cyrtodactylus sworderi
• Cnemaspis biocellata Cnemaspis biocellata
• Cnemaspis omari Cnemaspis omari
• Cyrtodactylus peguensis Cyrtodactylus peguensis
• Gekko cicakterbang Gekko cicakterbang
• Flap-legged Gecko Gekko browni
• Panti Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus pantiensis

Skinks & Lacertids

• Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata
• Rudis Sun Skink Eutropis rudis
• Sabah Forest Skink Sphenomorphus sabanus
• Olive Tree Skink Dasia olivacea
• Mangrove Skink Emoia atrocostata
• Cyanolaemus Skink Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus
• Beccari's Water Skink Tropidophorus beccarii
• Rough-scaled Sun Skink Eutropis rugifera
• Sphenomorphus kinabaluensis Sphenomorphus kinabaluensis
• Many-scaled Forest Skink Sphenomorphus multisquamatus
• Scotophilus Skink Sphenomorphus scotophilus
• Eutropis longicaudata Eutropis longicaudata
• Bowring's Supple Skink Subdoluseps bowringii
• Hallier's Forest Skink Tytthoscincus hallieri
• Sphenomorphus indicus Sphenomorphus indicus
• Small-footed Water Skink Tropidophorus micropus
• Tytthoscincus aesculeticola Tytthoscincus aesculeticola
• Long-tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus
• Striped Tree Skink Lipinia vittigera
• Tropidophorus perplexus Tropidophorus perplexus
• Brown Tree Skink Dasia grisea
• Eutropis macularia Eutropis macularia
• Sphenomorphus haasi Sphenomorphus haasi
• Sphenomorphus stellatus Sphenomorphus stellatus
• Subdoluseps herberti Subdoluseps herberti
• Brachymeles apus Brachymeles apus
• Thai Supple Skink Lygosoma siamense
• Malayan Skink Sphenomorphus malayanus
• Samajaya Supple Skink Subdoluseps samajaya
• Sphenomorphus tersus Sphenomorphus tersus
• Anderson's Mabuya Toenayar novemcarinata

Monitor Lizards

• Malayan Water Monitor Varanus salvator
• Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus
• Rough-necked Monitor Varanus rudicollis
• Dumeril's Monitor Varanus dumerilii
• Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis

Other Lizards

• Pond Slider Trachemys scripta
• Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus
• Painted Mock Viper Psammodynastes pictus
• Bornean Earless Monitor Lanthanotus borneensis

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of Malaysia guide?

The guide lists 118 lizards of Malaysia, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Agamids & Forest Lizards (32), Geckos (46), Skinks & Lacertids (31), Monitor Lizards (5), Other Lizards (4).