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View down the stream at McCormick's Creek, Indiana's oldest state park. The creek was a bi

FIELD GUIDES

Indiana Lizards Field Guide

Lizards of Indiana

Lizards are Indiana's rarest reptile group — just six native species call the state home, most found in the warmer, sandier, and rockier corners of southern Indiana. From the fast-moving six-lined racerunner to the legless western slender glass lizard (often mistaken for a snake), these elusive reptiles are a treat to spot. Browse the species below to identify Indiana's lizards by markings, size, and range.

Broadhead Skink

Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) laticeps

6 ½ – 12 ¾ inches

Uncommon

Northern fence lizard

Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus

4 – 7 inches

Common in its range

Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) fasciatus

5 - 8 inches

Common

Six-lined Racerunner

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

6 - 9 inches

Common in its range

Ground Skink

Scincella lateralis

3 – 5 ½ inches

Common in its range

Western Slender Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus attenuatus

22 - 42 inches

Uncommon

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