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Lizards of Tasmania
Complete Listing of Tasmanian Lizards
About Lizards
Key to Identifying Tasmanian Lizards
Head Scales

Lizards of Tasmania

Lizards occupy a broad range of habitats but do not occur in extremely cold environments. There are five families of lizards in Australia.

Complete Listing of Tasmanian Lizards
There are eighteen species of lizards found in Tasmania. Of these, seven lizards have distributions restricted to Tasmania.
About Lizards
Lizards can range in size from 25 mm (Grey's skink) up to 3 metres (Komodo dragon). There are five families of lizards in Australia.
Key to Identifying Tasmanian Lizards
A key to aid in the identification of Tasmanian lizards.
Head Scales
The head scales of Tasmania's reptiles can be an important aid to species identification.


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