A gecko typically has sticky feet and smooth, soft, skin, and a thin tail. Geckos are typically brighter-colored than iguanas, and live in places where they can absorb water from the air into their skin. An iguana has thick, scaley skin and sharp nails and teeth, and typically has spines down its back. read more
All iguanas are lizards, but not all lizards are iguanas. Iguanas are a subgroup of lizards. Just as geckos, skinks, monitors, and chameleons (or whatever group contains chameleons and anoles) are all subgroups of lizards. read more
Lizard vs Reptile. Lizards and reptiles shouldn’t be confused with each other. If you’re confused, just think of the lizard as Pepsi Max and a reptile as a soda. A lizard is a kind of reptile that also has several other subfamilies. Under the taxonomic classification system, reptiles are part of the class Reptilia. read more