Color by Number Reptile Coloring Pages

Print the Chameleon, or open More options for a crocodile, an alligator, two snakes and 3 more lizards.

Chameleon, 12 by 12, 5 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

How it works

These color by number reptile coloring pages open on a Chameleon with a curled tail. Behind it: Nile crocodile, American alligator, King cobra, Rattlesnake, Green iguana, Frilled lizard and Gila monster.

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Chameleon color by number, the first sheet

The easy Chameleon takes 5 crayons: green, yellow, black, brown for the branch and orange for the background. All 144 squares get a color.

Snake color by number: a cobra and a rattle

The King cobra rears up with its hood spread, and the Rattlesnake winds across the sheet with its rattle held up. On the easy grid each takes 5 crayons.

  • The color by number iguana is green with black spines, an orange dewlap and a banded tail.
  • The Gila monster takes 3 crayons, the fewest here: yellow, black and orange.

Questions and answers

Which sheets are a color by number lizard?

Four: the Chameleon, the Green iguana, the Frilled lizard and the Gila monster. Each one's description under the tool says what is drawn.

Is there an alligator color by number as well as a crocodile?

Yes. The American alligator is seen from above with a wide, rounded snout; alligators have wider, U-shaped snouts than crocodiles. The Nile crocodile is seen from the side.

Does the color by number crocodile have teeth?

Yes. Along its jaw, white squares left as paper alternate with black ones. Check Put 0 in the white squares in More options to print a 0 in each one.

All 8 pictures

Lizards 4

  • Chameleon A green chameleon on a brown branch against an orange background: a yellow eye with a black pupil, yellow marks on its side and a curled tail. On the detailed grid some marks on its side are blue, light green dots cover the body, the eye has a white glint and the red tip of the tongue shows. Chameleons are lizards best known for shifting color. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 575 squares to color.
  • Frilled lizard A frilled lizard facing you on a blue background with its orange frill spread wide: red blotches on the frill, a brown head and body, black eyes and an open red mouth. On the detailed grid the mouth is pink with a red tongue and the frill has more red blotches. The frilled lizard is named for the large frill around its neck. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Gila monster A Gila monster seen from above on a yellow background: a stout black body with orange bands and blotches, short legs and a thick tail. On the detailed grid three of the bands are pink and the eyes are yellow. The Gila monster is a heavy, slow-moving lizard of the southwestern United States. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 576 squares to color.
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Lizards, continued

  • Green iguana A green iguana on a brown rock against a blue sky, facing right: black spines along its back, a black eye, an orange dewlap under its chin and a long tail with black bands. On the detailed grid light green scales dot the body, the eye is yellow and black, the dewlap has a yellow edge and gray flecks mark the rock. The green iguana is a big tree-living lizard. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 576 squares to color.

Snakes 2

  • King cobra A brown cobra rearing up on a green background with its hood spread: black eyes, a red tongue, and a yellow underside with black bands, above a coiled brown body. On the detailed grid the tongue is forked, black flecks mark the hood and an orange line runs along the coil. The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Rattlesnake An orange rattlesnake with brown bands winding across a green background, with a black eye and a yellow and black rattle held up at the end of its tail. On the detailed grid each brown band has a black middle and the rattle has thinner rings. Rattlesnakes are named for the rattle at the end of their tails. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.

Crocodile and alligator 2

  • American alligator An alligator seen from above in blue water: a green body with black bands across its back, a wide rounded snout with two black nostrils, yellow eyes and a tail that curves away. On the detailed grid the eyes have black pupils, light green flecks mark the back and the water has light blue ripples. Alligators have wider, U-shaped snouts; a crocodile's snout is usually more pointed. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Nile crocodile A green crocodile seen from the side against an orange sky, standing in blue water: a black eye, white and black teeth along the jaw, a yellow belly and a ridged back. On the detailed grid the eye is yellow with a black pupil, black scales mark the back and the water has light blue ripples. The Nile crocodile lives in freshwater habitats in Africa. Easy: 5 colors, 141 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 564 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The fact in each animal's description was checked against Wikipedia in October 2026, and the color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work