Anguidae

Taxobox
name = Anguidae

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
infraordo = Anguimorpha
familia = Anguidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Anguis"
"Ophisaurus" (glass lizards)
"Pseudopus"
"Celestus"
"Diploglossus"
"Ophiodes"
"Abronia"
"Barisia"
"Coloptychon"
"Elgaria"
"Gerrhonotus"
"Mesaspis"

The Anguidae is a large and diverse family of lizards native to the northern hemisphere. The group includes the slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, among others. They have hard osteoderms beneath their scales, and many of the species have reduced or absent limbs, giving them a rather snake like appearance, although others are fully limbedcite book |editor=Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.|author= Bauer, Aaron M.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 152-155|isbn= 0-12-178560-2] .

Anguids are carnivorous or insectivorous, and inhabit a wide range of different habitats. The group includes both egg-laying and viviparous species. Most species are terrestrial, although some climb trees.

Classification

Family ANGUIDAE
* Subfamily Anguinae
** Genus "Anguis" - Slow worms (2 species)
** Genus "Ophisaurus" - Glass lizards (13 species)
** Genus "Pseudopus" - Scheltopusik (1 species)
* Subfamily Diploglossinae
** Genus "Celestus" - Galliwasps (28 species)
** Genus "Diploglossus" - (18 species)
** Genus "Ophiodes" - Worm lizards (4 species)
* Subfamily Gerrhonotinae - Alligator lizards
** Genus "Abronia" - Arboreal alligator lizards (27 species)
** Genus "Barisia" - (4 species)
** Genus "Coloptychon" - Isthmian alligator lizard (1 species)
** Genus "Elgaria" - (6 species)
** Genus "Gerrhonotus" - (4 species)
** Genus "Mesaspis" - (6 species)

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