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The Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) holds the distinction of being the largest and heaviest skink species in North America, reaching lengths of up to 14 inches. Native to the rugged limestone hills and rolling shortgrass prairies of the American heartland,...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Piebald Chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), also celebrated as the San Esteban Island Chuckwalla, is the undisputed heavyweight giant of the chuckwalla family. Reaching lengths exceeding 2.5 feet and weighing up to six pounds, this magnificent desert vegetarian...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Spiny Chuckwalla (Sauromalus hispidus) is a titanic, prehistoric desert herbivore endemic exclusively to the remote, uninhabited volcanic islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. Displaying spectacular island gigantism, this monumental, heavy-bodied lizard grows...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii) is a large, heavily armored rock-dwelling reptile native to the sun-baked limestone canyons and desert mountain ranges of the Chihuahuan Desert. Named in honor of Joel Roberts Poinsett (the American statesman and...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana) is a magnificent, ancient reptilian relict found nowhere on Earth except three windswept islands in the California Channel Islands archipelago. The largest member of the night lizard family, this heavy-bodied island...
