Tropiduridae

Tropiduridae
Microlophus peruvianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genera
7 recognized genera, See article.

The Tropiduridae are a family of iguanian lizards native to South America, including the islands of Trinidad and the Galápagos. Commonly known as Neotropical ground lizards, most are ground-dwelling animals, and the family includes some lizards adapted to relatively cold climates, including those of the Andes mountains and Tierra del Fuego. Several species give birth to live young.^[1]

The genera are:

• Microlophus – lava lizards and Pacific iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus)
• Plesiomicrolophus
• Plica
• Stenocercus – whorltail iguanas
• Tropidurus (including Platynotus, Strobilurus, Tapinurus)
• Uracentron – thornytail iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus)
• Uranoscodon

References

Data related to Tropiduridae at Wikispecies

1. Bauer, Aaron M. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G., ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 145. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.

External links

• Data related to Tropiduridae at Wikispecies