Liolaemidae
| Liolaemidae | |
|---|---|
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| Liolaemus tenuis male (left) and female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae (disputed) Frost & Etheridge, 1989 |
| Synonyms | |
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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
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Media related to Liolaemidae at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Liolaemidae at Wikispecies
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