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Liolaemidae

Reptile Families

Liolaemidae is a family of iguanian lizards found only in South America, most widely across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay, once classified as the Iguanidae subfamily Liolaeminae. It comprises three genera, Ctenoblepharys with one species, Liolaemus with over 280 species and Phymaturus with 52 species, and is unusual among lizards for evolving herbivory and omnivory independently more times than any other lizard group, with a fruit-heavy diet supported by an enlarged small intestine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Family 2
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ135019, descriptionView the Source
2. Liolaemidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Liolaemidae
Wikidata Q135019, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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