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Fauna of Broward County, Florida

This is a non-exhaustive list of possible species to be found in Broward County Florida. This is a companion piece for the Broward county BioBlitz program to help guide possible identifications

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard 1
Leiocephalus carinatus
Green Anole 2
Anolis carolinensis
Hispaniolan Green Anole 3
Anolis chlorocyanus
Crested Anole 4
Anolis cristatellus
Hispaniolan Stout Anole 3
Anolis cybotes
Bark Anole 5
Anolis distichus
Knight Anole 6
Anolis equestris
Brown Anole 7
Anolis sagrei
Eastern Glass Lizard 8
Ophisaurus ventralis
Chameleon sp. 9
Chamaeleo
Brown Basilisk 10
Basiliscus vittatus
Spiny-tailed Iguanas 11
Ctenosaura
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana 12
Ctenosaura similis
Green Iguana 13
Iguana iguana
Southeastern Five-lined Skink 14
Plestiodon inexpectatus
House Geckos
Hemidactylus
Tropical House Gecko 15
Hemidactylus mabouia
Flat-tailed House Gecko 16
Hemidactylus platyurus
Mediterranean House Gecko 17
Hemidactylus turcicus
Tokay Gecko 18
Gekko gecko
Giant Ameiva 19
Ameiva ameiva
Six-lined Racerunner 8
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu 20
Salvator merianae

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