Lizards of Sumatra

Every lizards in the Wildlife of Sumatra guide: 107 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Dragons & Agamas

• Armored Mountain Dragon Acanthosaura armata
• Sharp-snouted Dwarf Agama Aphaniotis acutirostris
• Brown Dwarf Agama Aphaniotis fusca
• Kumbakarna Dwarf Agama Aphaniotis kumbakarna
• Green Crested Lizard Bronchocela cristatella
• Hayek's Bloodsucker Bronchocela hayeki
• Javan Bloodsucker Bronchocela jubata
• Southern Sumatran Tree Lizard Dendragama australis
• Boulenger's Sumatran Tree Lizard Dendragama boulengeri
• Dioidema Tree Lizard Dendragama dioidema
• Schneider's Tree Lizard Dendragama schneideri
• Horned Flying Dragon Draco cornutus
• Fringed Flying Dragon Draco fimbriatus
• Bearded Flying Dragon Draco haematopogon
• Giant Flying Dragon Draco maximus
• Black-bearded Flying Dragon Draco melanopogon
• Modigliani's Flying Dragon Draco modiglianii
• Five-banded Flying Dragon Draco quinquefasciatus
• Sumatran Flying Dragon Draco sumatranus
• Beyschlag's Forest Dragon Gonocephalus beyschlagi
• Chameleon Forest Dragon Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus
• Doria's Forest Dragon Gonocephalus doriae
• Grand Forest Dragon Gonocephalus grandis
• Inauris Forest Dragon Gonocephalus inauris
• Kloss's Forest Dragon Gonocephalus klossi
• Kuhl's Forest Dragon Gonocephalus kuhlii
• Lacunosus Forest Dragon Gonocephalus lacunosus
• Smooth-bellied Forest Dragon Gonocephalus liogaster
• Large-scaled Forest Dragon Gonocephalus megalepis
• Pyrius Forest Dragon Gonocephalus pyrius
• Beccari's Leaf-nosed Lizard Harpesaurus beccarii
• Sword-tailed Leaf-nosed Lizard Harpesaurus ensicauda
• Modigliani's Leaf-nosed Lizard Harpesaurus modiglianii
• Bell's Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis belliana
• Clear-scaled Forest Dragon Lophocalotes achlios
• Ludeking's Forest Dragon Lophocalotes ludekingi
• Tuberculate Leaf-nosed Lizard Phoxophrys tuberculata
• Baliomus False Calotes Pseudocalotes baliomus
• Cybelidermus False Calotes Pseudocalotes cybelidermus
• Guttalineatus False Calotes Pseudocalotes guttalineatus
• Rhammanotus False Calotes Pseudocalotes rhammanotus
• Tympanistriga False Calotes Pseudocalotes tympanistriga
• Brooks's Flag-tailed Lizard Thaumatorhynchus brooksi

Glass Lizards

• Wegner's Glass Lizard Dopasia wegneri

Blind Skinks

• Dezwaan's Blind Skink Dibamus dezwaani
• White-tailed Blind Skink Dibamus leucurus
• Tebal Blind Skink Dibamus tebal

Eyelid Geckos

• Cat Gecko Aeluroscalabotes felinus

Grass Lizards

• Long-tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus

Geckos

• Aceh Rock Gecko Cnemaspis aceh
• Andalas Rock Gecko Cnemaspis andalas
• Calderana Rock Gecko Cnemaspis calderana
• Dezwaan's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis dezwaani
• Jacobson's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis jacobsoni
• Minang Rock Gecko Cnemaspis minang
• Modigliani's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis modiglianii
• Pagai Rock Gecko Cnemaspis pagai
• Purnamai Rock Gecko Cnemaspis purnamai
• Rajabasa Rock Gecko Cnemaspis rajabasa
• Tapanuli Rock Gecko Cnemaspis tapanuli
• Whitten's Rock Gecko Cnemaspis whittenorum
• Agam Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus agamensis
• Awalriyantoi Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus awalriyantoi
• Gonjong Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus gonjong
• Lateralis Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus lateralis
• Majulah Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus majulah
• Psarops Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus psarops
• Four-striped Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus
• Semicinctus Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus semicinctus
• Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata
• White-spotted Gecko Gekko albomaculatus
• Brooks's Gecko Gekko brooksii
• Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
• Horsfield's Gecko Gekko horsfieldii
• Kuhl's Gecko Gekko kuhli
• Spotted House Gecko Gekko monarchus
• Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Garnot's House Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii
• Flat-tailed Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus
• Enggano Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus engganoensis
• Margarethae Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus margarethae
• Common Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus
• Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris

Skinks

• Gray Tree Skink Dasia grisea
• Olive Tree Skink Dasia olivacea
• Littoral Skink Emoia atrocostata
• Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata
• Rudis Sun Skink Eutropis rudis
• Rugifera Sun Skink Eutropis rugifera
• Sumatran Larutia Skink Larutia sumatrensis
• Relicta Lipinia Lipinia relicta
• Vittigera Lipinia Lipinia vittigera
• Four-legged Skink Lygosoma quadrupes
• Opisthorhoda Skink Riopa opisthorhoda
• Anomalopus Skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus
• Cyanolaemus Skink Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus
• Malayan Skink Sphenomorphus malayanus
• Modigliani's Skink Sphenomorphus modiglianii
• Sanctus Skink Sphenomorphus sanctus
• Scotophilus Skink Sphenomorphus scotophilus
• Bowring's Supple Skink Subdoluseps bowringii
• Samajaya Supple Skink Subdoluseps samajaya
• Temminck's Skink Tytthoscincus temmincki

Monitor Lizards

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

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of Sumatra guide?

The guide lists 107 lizards of Sumatra, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Dragons & Agamas (43), Glass Lizards (1), Blind Skinks (3), Eyelid Geckos (1), Grass Lizards (1), Geckos (34), Skinks (20), Monitor Lizards (4).