Lizards
Uzzell’s lizard confirmed in Armenia for the first time
Four parthenogenetic Darevskia uzzelli at one site — a species not confirmed in Georgia at this stage.
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Lizards in Georgia (Caucasus)
Lizards of Georgia, the Caucasus country — from rock lizards to the glass lizard, with profiles, identification traits, and a species catalog.
- Lizards in the atlas
- 29
- Families
- 5
- Regions in the atlas
- 12
Catalog
29 lizards in the atlas
The list brings together rock lizards, other lacertids, skinks, anguids, and other groups. Each profile includes identification traits, distribution, and additional information.
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Quiz
Which lizard is it?
A large photo, four species, instant feedback. Ten questions on Georgia’s lizards — your score stays on this device.
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Identification, range, safety, and species indexes — guides on one topic, in one place.
Guide
Georgia’s lizards in one guide
Georgia’s lizards in one list — Darevskia rock lizards, forest and meadow species, the Caspian gecko and the limbless glass lizard. Each species leads to its full profile.
Rock lizards are often hard to separate. Colour alone is not enough — body traits, place of occurrence, and habitat matter too. If you know where the animal was found, the region pages can also help you narrow the species.
- Caucasian agama and glass lizard
- The Caucasian agama (Paralaudakia caucasia) is Georgia’s only agamid in the checklist — a harmless rock lizard. The glass lizard is a large limbless lizard often mistaken for a snake.
- Rock lizards (Darevskia) — 16
- The Caucasus is home to many Darevskia species, and telling them apart is often difficult. Do not rely only on colour — use the place of occurrence and the identification traits described in the profile.
- Other lizards — 11
- Beyond Darevskia, Georgia has other lizards too — other lacertids, skinks, the Caspian gecko, the slow worm and more.
FAQ
What people ask about lizards
Short answers to the most common questions.
Here you will find full profiles for 29 lizard species. The 2026 annotated checklist marks these as candidate taxa: Colchis Slow Worm, Ajarian Rock Lizard, Alpine Rock Lizard, Brauner's Rock Lizard, Caucasian Rock Lizard, Obscure Rock Lizard, Pontic Meadow Lizard, and Caucasian Green Lizard. The Lebanon lizard is an introduced species. The rock-lizard genus Darevskia is especially diverse in the Caucasus.
The European glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus) is a large, strongly elongated limbless lizard, not a snake. You will find how to tell it from the slow worm and similar snakes in a separate guide.
Many Darevskia species look very similar. For identification, consider the region where it was found, the habitat, and the traits described in the species profile — colour alone is not reliable. More in the rock lizard guide.
Georgia’s lizards occur in many environments — rocky places, dry slopes, forest edges, meadows, and other habitats. On the region pages you can see which species are confirmed from a specific place.
No. Georgia’s lizards are not venomous to people. You may also see a Caspian gecko on building walls — it is harmless and does not need to be killed (see lizard in the house). Important venom risk in Georgia concerns certain snakes, not lizards.
Sources
- Tarkhnishvili et al. 2026 — Annotated checklist of Georgia's amphibians and reptiles
Species composition of Georgia’s amphibians and reptiles and the status of each taxon in this atlas: confirmed, candidate, or introduced.
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Each category gathers the relevant species on one guide page, where you can continue to a specific lizard’s full profile.
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