Tropiduridae

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

The Tropiduridae is a family of iguanid lizards native to South America and the West Indies. 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. pp. 145. ISBN 0-12-178560-2. 

External links

• tropiduridae