What Are the Different Types of Lizard Species?
Lizards are a large group of reptiles. There are thousands of lizards on Earth, which can be divided into lizard species such as geckos, iguanas, and monitor lizards. Each lizard species can also be divided into subspecies. There are often hundreds of different subspecies of lizards within a species. Geckos include hundreds of different types of lizards and many more are believed to be unknown. These lizards vary in size. The smallest known gecko, the Jaragua Sphaero, generally only grows up to .7 inches (18 mm). The tokay gecko is the largest animal in this lizard species and it can grow up to 15 inches (40 cm). Geckos are carnivores whose diets include items such as insects, eggs, and tiny mammals.
