October 30, 2025 -This is a list of individual, wild species of lizards, snakes, and turtles currently extant in the U.S. State of Colorado · §Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies. *Article exists for this genus, but not the individual species.
§Article exists for this species, but not the subspecies. †Red-eared sliders are an introduced and invasive species to Colorado. Lizards of Colorado March 20, 2025 -The state of Colorado is filled with canyons, deserts, mountains, and rivers.
Naturally, such diverse habitats also act as homes toseveral lizard species. Lizards of Colorado June 17, 2025 -Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
December 12, 2023 -In some areas of eastern Colorado, the species is associated with rocky scarp woodlands and sandstone- or limestone-capped bluffs and buttes, and in prairie habitats, it commonly occurs in association with isolated rocks, debris, or other cover. Burrows, spaces under rocks, and various crevices are used as shelter during extended periods of inactivity or as refuges from danger. December 12, 2023 -Colorado Distribution: Much of the western third of the state up to 7,000 feet elevation, though can get up to 8,500 feet in Montezuma County.
· Often found on bare ground under shrub species, such as saltbush-sagebrush, mountain shrubland, and semidesert shrubland. Can also be found using pinon-juniper woodland, shale hills, and montane woodlands. Ants are the preferred food, though will also eat termites, grasshoppers, beetles, flies, spiders, and mites.
May also eat other young/small lizards. March 21, 2024 -Horns are short and stubby, located on the back of the head and each side.Greater Short-Horned Lizards prefer to live in Colorado in shortgrass prairies and the foothills of the Rocky... The Jungle Lady Colorado's Creature Teacher · Colorado Amphibians » To become a volunteer observer for the Colorado Division of ...
Varied, typically matching area soils. No stripe ... Breeds in spring or early summer.
Lays eggs ... Varied, typically matching area soils. No stripe ...
Breeds in spring. Gives birth in August or early ... Varied.
Shortgrass prairie, sagebrush, open ... West Slope and San Luis Valley. All three species can be found active from April through early October, depending on weather conditions.
Horned lizards rely on their surroundings for regulation of