Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   REPTILES   (REPTILIA)
Order   LIZARDS AND SNAKES   (SQUAMATA)
Family 
Common name: LIZARDS - TRUE
Scientific name: LACERTIDAE
Common name: LIZARDS - TRUE
Scientific name: TEIIDAE
Common name: MONITORS
Scientific name: VARANIDAE
Common name: LIZARDS - BEADED
Scientific name: HELODERMATIDAE
Common name: SKINKS
Scientific name: SCINCIDAE
Common name: GECKOS
Scientific name: GECKONIDAE
Common name: LIZARDS - ANOLES - PLUS SPINY LIZARDS
Scientific name: IGUANIDAE
Common name: LEGLESS LIZARDS
Scientific name: ANNIELLIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - GLASS AND ALLIGATOR LIZARDS
Scientific name: ANGUIDAE
Common name: XENOSAURUS
Scientific name: XENOSAURIDAE
Common name: LIZARDS - AGAMAS
Scientific name: AGAMIDAE
Common name: CHAMELEONS - OLD WORLD
Scientific name: CHAMAELEONIDAE
Common name: LIZARDS - ZONURIDAE
Scientific name: CORDYLIDAE
Common name: SNAKES
Scientific name: COLUBRIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - SLENDER BLIND
Scientific name: LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - COBRAS AND CORAL
Scientific name: ELAPIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - SEA
Scientific name: HYDROPHIIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - CONSTRICTORS
Scientific name: PYTHONIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - BOAS
Scientific name: BOIDAE
Common name: SNAKES - VIPERS - PIT VIPERS
Scientific name: VIPERIDAE