Lizards of Vietnam

Every lizards in the Wildlife of Vietnam guide: 243 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Agamids & Forest Lizards

• Mountain Horned Dragon Acanthosaura capra
• Acanthosaura cardamomensis Acanthosaura cardamomensis
• Crowned Spiny Lizard Acanthosaura coronata
• Brown Pricklenape Acanthosaura lepidogaster
• Acanthosaura murphyi Acanthosaura murphyi
• Acanthosaura nataliae Acanthosaura nataliae
• Acanthosaura phongdienensis Acanthosaura phongdienensis
• Bronchocela smaragdina Bronchocela smaragdina
• Bronchocela vietnamensis Bronchocela vietnamensis
• Calotes bachae Calotes bachae
• Calotes wangi Calotes wangi
• Indochinese Flying Lizard Draco indochinensis
• Draco taeniopterus Draco taeniopterus
• Grand Forest Dragon Gonocephalus grandis
• Bell's Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis belliana
• Leiolepis guentherpetersi Leiolepis guentherpetersi
• Giant Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis guttata
• Reeves's Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis reevesii
• Leiolepis rubritaeniata Leiolepis rubritaeniata
• Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus
• Pseudocalotes brevipes Pseudocalotes brevipes
• Flower's Forest Agamid Pseudocalotes floweri
• Acanthosaura brachypoda Acanthosaura brachypoda
• Acanthosaura cuongi Acanthosaura cuongi
• Acanthosaura grismeri Acanthosaura grismeri
• Acanthosaura prasina Acanthosaura prasina
• Bronchocela orlovi Bronchocela orlovi
• Diploderma chapaense Diploderma chapaense
• Diploderma ngoclinensis Diploderma ngoclinensis
• Leiolepis ngovantrii Leiolepis ngovantrii
• Pseudocalotes ziegleri Pseudocalotes ziegleri
• Pseudocophotis kontumensis Pseudocophotis kontumensis
• Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor
• Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma
• Spotted Flying Dragon Draco maculatus
• Calotes mystaceus Calotes mystaceus
• Burmese False Bloodsucker Pseudocalotes microlepis
• Common Flying Dragon Draco volans

Geckos

• Hon Dat Rock Gecko Cnemaspis aurantiacopes
• Cnemaspis boulengerii Cnemaspis boulengerii
• Cyrtodactylus arnei Cyrtodactylus arnei
• Cyrtodactylus badenensis Cyrtodactylus badenensis
• Cyrtodactylus bidoupimontis Cyrtodactylus bidoupimontis
• Cyrtodactylus cattienensis Cyrtodactylus cattienensis
• Cyrtodactylus condorensis Cyrtodactylus condorensis
• Cyrtodactylus dati Cyrtodactylus dati
• Gialai Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus gialaiensis
• Intermediate Bow-fingered Gecko Cyrtodactylus intermedius
• Cyrtodactylus ngati Cyrtodactylus ngati
• Cyrtodactylus nigriocularis Cyrtodactylus nigriocularis
• Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis
• Roesler's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus roesleri
• Bauer's Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius aaronbaueri
• Black-spotted Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius melanostictus
• Dixonius minhlei Dixonius minhlei
• Siamese Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius siamensis
• Vietnamese Leaf-toed Gecko Dixonius vietnamensis
• Garnot's House Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii
• Lacerated Dtella Gehyra lacerata
• Adler's Gecko Gekko adleri
• Golden Gecko Gekko badenii
• Grossmann's Gecko Gekko grossmanni
• Palm Gecko Gekko palmatus
• Reeves's Tokay Gecko Gekko reevesii
• Gekko scientiadventura Gekko scientiadventura
• Gekko tokehos Gekko tokehos
• Gekko trinotaterra Gekko trinotaterra
• Cat Ba Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus catbaensis
• Goniurosaurus huuliensis Goniurosaurus huuliensis
• Lichtenfelder's Gecko Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi
• Goniurosaurus luii Goniurosaurus luii
• Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus bowringii
• Ba Na Dwarf Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus banaensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus cattien Hemiphyllodactylus cattien
• Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis
• Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko
• Hon Tre Island Rock Gecko Cnemaspis caudanivea
• Nui Cam Hill Rock Gecko Cnemaspis nuicamensis
• Psychedelic Rock Gecko Cnemaspis psychedelica
• Tuc Dup Hill Rock Gecko Cnemaspis tucdupensis
• Cyrtodactylus ayunpaensis Cyrtodactylus ayunpaensis
• Bich Ngan's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus bichnganae
• Cyrtodactylus binhdinhensis Cyrtodactylus binhdinhensis
• Bobrov's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus bobrovi
• Cyrtodactylus borgattaorum Cyrtodactylus borgattaorum
• Cyrtodactylus bugiamapensis Cyrtodactylus bugiamapensis
• Cyrtodactylus caovansungi Cyrtodactylus caovansungi
• Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis
• Chung's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus chungi
• Cyrtodactylus chuyangsinensis Cyrtodactylus chuyangsinensis
• Cyrtodactylus cryptus Cyrtodactylus cryptus
• Cucdong Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus cucdongensis
• Cyrtodactylus cucphuongensis Cyrtodactylus cucphuongensis
• Cyrtodactylus culaochamensis Cyrtodactylus culaochamensis
• Eisenman's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae
• Grismer's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus grismeri
• Cyrtodactylus hangvaensis Cyrtodactylus hangvaensis
• Hon Tre Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus hontreensis
• Cyrtodactylus huongsonensis Cyrtodactylus huongsonensis
• Huynh's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus huynhi
• Irregular Bow-fingered Gecko Cyrtodactylus irregularis
• Cyrtodactylus kingsadai Cyrtodactylus kingsadai
• Cyrtodactylus luci Cyrtodactylus luci
• Martin's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus martini
• Cyrtodactylus orlovi Cyrtodactylus orlovi
• Ota's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus otai
• Cyrtodactylus phumyensis Cyrtodactylus phumyensis
• Cyrtodactylus phuocbinhensis Cyrtodactylus phuocbinhensis
• Phu Quoc Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus phuquocensis
• Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus
• Pù Hu Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus puhuensis
• Cyrtodactylus raglai Cyrtodactylus raglai
• Nui Chua Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus sangi
• Cyrtodactylus septimontium Cyrtodactylus septimontium
• Son's Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus soni
• Cyrtodactylus sonlaensis Cyrtodactylus sonlaensis
• Takou Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus takouensis
• Taybac Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus taybacensis
• Cyrtodactylus tayhoaensis Cyrtodactylus tayhoaensis
• Cyrtodactylus taynguyenensis Cyrtodactylus taynguyenensis
• Cyrtodactylus tayninhensis Cyrtodactylus tayninhensis
• Cyrtodactylus thuongae Cyrtodactylus thuongae
• Yangbay Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis
• Cyrtodactylus ziegleri Cyrtodactylus ziegleri
• Dixonius fulbrighti Dixonius fulbrighti
• Dixonius gialaiensis Dixonius gialaiensis
• Dixonius luuhoangorum Dixonius luuhoangorum
• Dixonius taoi Dixonius taoi
• Cà Ná Marbled Gecko Gekko canaensis
• Canh's Gecko Gekko canhi
• Gekko kabkaebin Gekko kabkaebin
• Gekko phuyenensis Gekko phuyenensis
• Russell Train's Marble Gecko Gekko russelltraini
• Ta Kou Marbled Gecko Gekko takouensis
• Truong's Gecko Gekko truongi
• Vietnam Gecko Gekko vietnamensis
• Vietnamese Leopard Gecko Goniurosaurus araneus
• Burmese Leaf Gecko Hemidactylus karenorum
• Vietnam Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus vietnamensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus bonkowskii Hemiphyllodactylus bonkowskii
• Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus nahangensis Hemiphyllodactylus nahangensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus vanhoensis Hemiphyllodactylus vanhoensis
• Hemiphyllodactylus yenchauensis Hemiphyllodactylus yenchauensis
• Zug's Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus zugi
• Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
• Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus
• Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata
• Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus
• Cyrtodactylus arndti Cyrtodactylus arndti

Skinks & Lacertids

• Ateuchosaurus chinensis Ateuchosaurus chinensis
• Common Dotted Garden Skink Riopa punctata
• Eutropis macularia Eutropis macularia
• Banded Lipinia Lipinia microcerca
• Lipinia trivittata Lipinia trivittata
• Plestiodon elegans Plestiodon elegans
• Plestiodon tamdaoensis Plestiodon tamdaoensis
• White-spotted Supple Skink Riopa albopunctata
• Scincella badenensis Scincella badenensis
• Scincella balluca Scincella balluca
• Scincella devorator Scincella devorator
• Black Ground Skink Scincella melanosticta
• Scincella rufocaudata Scincella rufocaudata
• Sphenomorphus annamiticus Sphenomorphus annamiticus
• Sphenomorphus incognitus Sphenomorphus incognitus
• Sphenomorphus indicus Sphenomorphus indicus
• Sphenomorphus tamchucensis Sphenomorphus tamchucensis
• Sphenomorphus yersini Sphenomorphus yersini
• Striped Tree Skink Lipinia vittigera
• Takydromus hani Takydromus hani
• Takydromus kuehnei Takydromus kuehnei
• Thai Supple Skink Lygosoma siamense
• Berdmore's Water Skink Tropidophorus berdmorei
• Tropidophorus cocincinensis Tropidophorus cocincinensis
• Tropidophorus microlepis Tropidophorus microlepis
• Tropidophorus murphyi Tropidophorus murphyi
• Emoia laobaoensis Emoia laobaoensis
• Eutropis chapaensis Eutropis chapaensis
• Eutropis darevskii Eutropis darevskii
• Leptoseps poilani Leptoseps poilani
• Lipinia vassilievi Lipinia vassilievi
• Lygosoma angeli Lygosoma angeli
• Lygosoma boehmei Lygosoma boehmei
• Lygosoma corpulentum Lygosoma corpulentum
• Scincella alia Scincella alia
• Scincella apraefrontalis Scincella apraefrontalis
• Scincella auranticaudata Scincella auranticaudata
• Scincella baraensis Scincella baraensis
• Scincella darevskii Scincella darevskii
• Scincella doriae Scincella doriae
• Scincella fansipanensis Scincella fansipanensis
• Scincella monticola Scincella monticola
• Scincella nigrofasciata Scincella nigrofasciata
• Scincella ochracea Scincella ochracea
• Scincella ouboteri Scincella ouboteri
• Scincella rara Scincella rara
• Scincella truongi Scincella truongi
• Sphenomorphus bacboensis Sphenomorphus bacboensis
• Sphenomorphus buenloicus Sphenomorphus buenloicus
• Sphenomorphus cryptotis Sphenomorphus cryptotis
• Malayan Skink Sphenomorphus malayanus
• Sphenomorphus mimicus Sphenomorphus mimicus
• Sphenomorphus phuquocensis Sphenomorphus phuquocensis
• Sphenomorphus tetradactylus Sphenomorphus tetradactylus
• Sphenomorphus tonkinensis Sphenomorphus tonkinensis
• Sphenomorphus tridigitus Sphenomorphus tridigitus
• Sphenomorphus tritaeniatus Sphenomorphus tritaeniatus
• Sphenomorphus valentinae Sphenomorphus valentinae
• Subdoluseps vietnamensis Subdoluseps vietnamensis
• Takydromus madaensis Takydromus madaensis
• Tropidophorus baviensis Tropidophorus baviensis
• Tropidophorus boehmei Tropidophorus boehmei
• Tropidophorus noggei Tropidophorus noggei
• Vietnascincus rugosus Vietnascincus rugosus
• Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata
• Eutropis longicaudata Eutropis longicaudata
• Long-tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus
• Sphenomorphus maculatus Sphenomorphus maculatus
• Scincella reevesii Scincella reevesii
• Tropidophorus hainanus Tropidophorus hainanus
• Plestiodon quadrilineatus Plestiodon quadrilineatus
• Olive Tree Skink Dasia olivacea
• Bowring's Supple Skink Subdoluseps bowringii
• Scincella rupicola Scincella rupicola
• Sphenomorphus veunsaiense Sphenomorphus veunsaiense

Monitor Lizards

• Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis
• Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus
• Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator

Other Lizards

• Dibamus bourreti Dibamus bourreti
• Dopasia gracilis Dopasia gracilis
• Hart's Glass Lizard Dopasia harti
• Sokolov's Glass Lizard Dopasia sokolovi
• Chinese Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus
• Dibamus annae Dibamus annae
• Dibamus deharvengi Dibamus deharvengi
• Dibamus deimontis Dibamus deimontis
• Dibamus greeri Dibamus greeri
• Dibamus kondaoensis Dibamus kondaoensis
• Mountain Blind Skink Dibamus montanus
• Smith's Blind Skink Dibamus smithi
• Dibamus tropcentr Dibamus tropcentr
• Ludovic's Glass Lizard Dopasia ludovici

Frequently asked questions

How many lizards are in the Wildlife of Vietnam guide?

The guide lists 243 lizards of Vietnam, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of lizards are covered?

Agamids & Forest Lizards (38), Geckos (113), Skinks & Lacertids (75), Monitor Lizards (3), Other Lizards (14).