Lizard Longevity
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Lizards can be relatively long-lived animals. These figures are published accounts of pet lizards taken from various sources and may be of limited use when advising owners how long their lizards will live. Some animals were still alive at the time of the original publications.
| Mexican beaded lizard | Heloderma horridum | 33Y 11M |
| Cayman Island ground iguana | Cyclua nubila caymansis | 33Y 5M |
| Leopard gecko | Eublepharis macularis | 25Y 3M |
| Tokay gecko | Gekko gecko | 23Y 6M |
| Green iguana | Iguana iguana | 19Y 10M |
| Prehensile tailed skink | Corucia zebrata | 16Y 8M |
| Common or black tegu | Tupinambis teguinix | 16Y 1M |
| Savannah monitor | Varanus exanthematicus | 12Y 8M |
| Green Water dragon | Physignathus cocincinuc | 11Y 5M |
| Bearded dragon | Pogona vitticeps | 10Y 1M |
| Jackson's chameleon | Chamaeleo jacksoni | 8Y 2M |
| Green anole | Anolis carolinensis | 7Y 2M |
| Panther chameleon | Chamaeleo pardalis | 5Y 2M |
| Spiny tailed iguana | Ctenosaura similis | 4Y 9M |