Lizard

Lizards were scaly reptilian animals that came in a variety of sizes, colors, and patterns.

Description
Lizards had a moderately elongated body, a tail that tapered down from their body width, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body. They were non-venomous usually palm-sized to two feet (sixty centimeters) in length, depending on species.

Ecology
Lizards were most abundant in warm climates with forested or jungle terrain, but lizards could be found most anywhere on land or underground except where very cold.

Varieties
These varieties of lizard were known to exist in the Realms:
 * Bharang : A fast-moving insectivore, reddish in color, palm-sized, native to the rocky hills near Delzimmer in southeast Faerûn. Caught and used in food called scaletail.
 * Klonthaer : A slow-moving insectivore, dusty brown in color, hand-sized, native to the rocky hills near Delzimmer in southeast Faerûn. Caught and used in food called scaletail.
 * Spitting crawler: A subterranean lizard with dangerous poison excretions.

Larger, More Dangerous Lizards
These do not match the description given above in some manner, but are listed here for convenience.
 * Frost lizard : White magical lizards that used their camouflage and ice breaths to hunt in Icewind Dale and Spine of the World.
 * Monitor lizard : Charmed by yuan-ti to patrol lairs.
 * Riding lizard : Used as a mount by drow and other intelligent races of the Underdark.
 * Shocker lizard : Small and magical, they could deliver a nasty jolt. Possible familiar.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Sentinelspire
 * The Fanged Crown
 * The Fanged Crown