Liolaemidae
Liolaemidae | |
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Liolaemus tenuis male (left) and female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Liolaemidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989 |
Synonyms | |
Liolaeminae (but see text) |
Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards. They are traditionally included in the Iguanidae as subfamily Liolaeminae, which some more recent authors prefer to delimit in a more restricted way. A common name for this group is liolaemids.
The genera placed here are:
- Ctenoblepharys (monotypic)
- Liolaemus – tree iguanas, snow swifts (over 190 species)
- Phymaturus (some 20 species)
References
- Media related to Liolaemidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Liolaemidae at Wikispecies
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