Iguanian Lizard Families (Iguania) is a Browse By group of the Nature Atlas that gathers the families of iguanas, anoles, agamas, chameleons and their kin. An entry belongs here when its own cited article states that it is a family of iguanian lizards. It excludes geckos, skinks and other lizard families. Members are placed by the classification their cited article gives, not by common name or appearance alone.
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Corytophanidae (Wikipedia)
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Corytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World.
View the Source Phrynosomatidae (Wikipedia)
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The Phrynosomatidae are a diverse family of lizards found from Panama to the extreme south of Canada.
View the Source Polychrotidae (Wikipedia)
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The Polychrotidae family of iguanian lizards contains the living genus Polychrus (commonly called bush anoles) and the extinct genus Afairiguana.
View the Source Leiosauridae (Wikipedia)
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Leiosauridae is a family of iguanian lizards containing six genera and 34 species.
View the Source Tropiduridae (Wikipedia)
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The Tropiduridae are a family of iguanian lizards.
View the Source Liolaemidae (Wikipedia)
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Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards.
View the Source Curly-tailed lizard (Wikipedia)
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Leiocephalus, also known as the curlytail lizards or curly-tailed lizards, is a genus of iguanian lizards restricted to the West Indies.
View the Source Crotaphytidae (Wikipedia)
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The Crotaphytidae, or collared lizards, are a family of desert-dwelling reptiles native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
View the Source Opluridae (Wikipedia)
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The Opluridae, or Madagascan iguanas, are a family of moderately-sized lizards native to Madagascar and Grande Comore.
View the Source Hoplocercidae (Wikipedia)
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Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America.
View the Source Agamidae (Wikipedia)
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Agamidae is a family containing 582 species in 64 genera of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few locations in Southern Europe.
View the Source Chameleon (Wikipedia)
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Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015.
View the Source Anolidae (Wikipedia)
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Anolidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles (singular anole US: ) and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay.
View the Source Iguanidae - Wikipedia
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The Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of the iguanas, chuckwallas, and their prehistoric relatives, including the widespread green iguana.
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