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title: "Long-nosed Leopard Lizard"
description: "Gambelia wislizenii — Reptiles. The long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) is a species of relatively large North American lizard in the family Crotaphytidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/long-nosed-leopard-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

> Gambelia wislizenii — Reptiles. The long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)  is a species of relatively large North American lizard in the family Crotaphytidae.

- Scientific name: *Gambelia wislizenii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 6714
- Wikidata: [Q2703595](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2703595)
- iNaturalist taxon: [62797](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62797)

## Names

- en: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
- de: Leopardleguan
- es: Lagartija leopardo narigona
- fr: Lézard léopard
- nl: Luipaardleguaan

## Countries with the most observations

US (6277), MX (215)

## Summary

The long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)  is a species of relatively large North American lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. Gambelia wislizenii ranges in snout-to-vent length (SVL) from 8.3 to 14.6 cm (3+1⁄4 to 5+3⁄4 in). It has a large head, a long nose, and a long round tail that can be longer than its body. It is closely related to the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila), which closely resembles the long-nosed leopard lizard in body proportions, but has a conspicuously blunt snout. The species G. wislizenii, once considered part of the genus Crotaphytus, is under moderate pressure because of…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-nosed_leopard_lizard

## Photo

![Long-nosed Leopard Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-nosed-leopard-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73666954

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-nosed-leopard-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).