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Introduction
Tropiduridae Classification Kingdom Animalia Branch Chordata Sub-embr. Vertebrata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Iguania Family Tropiduridae
Bell (Bell Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft manufacturer founded on July 10, 1935….), 1843
The Tropiduridae form a family of Squamates whose species are found in South America (America is a continent separated, to the west, from Asia and…) .) (to the Galapagos Islands), in the Caribbean as well as in Florida where they were introduced.
These are lizards whose size varies from 5 to 15 centimeters without the tail, which can approach the size of the body), oviparous or viviparous depending on the species. Most consume insects or even small vertebrates (Vertebrates form a sub-branch of the animal kingdom. This taxon, which in its…), but certain species also consume plants (Phymaturus sp and some Liolaemus) or flowers and fruits. A few species are specialized in eating ants (in the genera Liolaemus and Tropidurus).
The species live in varied environments, ranging from humid forests to dry forests, savannahs and even deserts.
This family is sometimes considered as a subfamily, the Tropidurinae, included in the Iguanidae family (Iguanidae (Iguanidae) or iguanas form a family of semi-arboreal reptiles,…). Here she is treated like family (Frost & Etheridge, 1989).
List of subfamilies
According to the TIGR classification this family is broken down into three sub-families:
Leiocephalidae or Leiocephalinae, with the genus Leiocephalus Liolaeminae or Liolaemidae, with the genera Ctenoblepharys, Liolaemus, Phymaturus Tropidurinae with the other genera
List of genres
Ctenoblepharys Tschudi, 1845 Leiocephalus Gray, 1827 Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 Microlophus Duméril et Bibron, 1837 Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1838 Plica Gray, 1830 Stenocercus Duméril et Bibron, 1837 Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1824 Uracentron Kaup, 18 27 Uranoscodon Bonaparte, 1832
The genera Abas, Ceiolaemus, Vilcunia and Pelusaurus are considered synonymous with Liolaemus (Frost & Etheridge, 1989; Schulte et al., 2000). The genera Ophryoessoides and Proctotretus are considered synonymous with Stenocercus (Frost). The genus Platynotus, Tapinurus and Strobilurus are considered synonymous with Tropidurus. Plesiomicrolophus is considered a synonym of Microlophus.
The genera Plica and Uracentron also seem to be considered synonymous with Tropidurus, but they were reintroduced following genetic studies (Frost et al., 2001a).
A new genus, Eurolophosaurus, was introduced for a few species of Tropidurus (T. nanuzae, T. amathites and T. divaricatus).
Other changes are underway, following multiple genetic analyzes of the populations concerned, which will undoubtedly lead to other groupings and the creation of new genera (Senocercus, Anatomegalepis, Boreomegalepis, Scelotrema).
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