---
title: "Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard"
description: "Cnemidophorus gaigei — Reptielen. Cnemidophorus gaigei, commonly known as Gaige's rainbow lizard, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Colombia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gaige-s-rainbow-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard

> Cnemidophorus gaigei — Reptielen. Cnemidophorus gaigei, commonly known as Gaige's rainbow lizard, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Colombia.

- Scientific name: *Cnemidophorus gaigei*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1191
- Wikidata: [Q20054335](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20054335)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539492](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539492)

## Names

- en: Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard
- es: Lobito verdiazul
- pt: Lagarto arco íris de gaige

## Countries with the most observations

CO (848)

## Summary

Cnemidophorus gaigei, commonly known as Gaige's rainbow lizard, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Colombia.

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

## Photo

![Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gaige-s-rainbow-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew J. Crawford · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145222542

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gaige-s-rainbow-lizard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).