This species is native to the Bahamas, but has become established in parts of Palm Beach County and Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida. This little family of two adults and two juveniles resided just next to a dumpster in a suburban campground. I think some of the other campers must have wondered about my mental state when they saw me slowly creep nearer and nearer to the dumpster, gripping my tripod.

Northern Curly-tailed Lizards now have established populations all over the greater Miami area. This one was part of a gang living on some decorative rocks in a South Miami front yard.

There's a thriving population of these Bahamian lizards in the "Spiny Forest of Madagascar" area in Fairchild Tropical Garden, where they share the rocks with big African agamas. I was saddened by the lack of Malagasy lizards in that exhibit.

Another healthy colony festooned rocks along the wharf's edge at a trendy park in South Beach.