Big Lizard in My Backyard is the debut album by the Dead Milkmen, released by Restless Records in 1985.

[8][non-primary source needed] Big Lizard in My Backyard received strong reviews, with critics singling out "Bitchin' Camaro", calling it "hilarious" and "career-making.

"[6][9] Maximum Rocknroll wrote that "these 20 satire-laced songs are real crack-ups, and backed up by tight playing that incorporates funk, country, and lots of other styles into their punk approach.

"[10] Spin called the album "frenetic goof pop," writing that it's "full of the kind of scruff-and-tumble guitar and funtime lyrics that made 1977 punk such a refreshing blast.

"[11] All tracks written by the Dead Milkmen "Gorilla Girl" was not included on the original U.S. Enigma/Fever LP release.