Liolaemidae | |
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Liolaemus tenuis male (left) and female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: |
Liolaemidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989 |
Synonyms | |
Liolaeminae (but see text) |
Liolaeminae (but see text)
Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards. They are traditionally included in the Iguanidae as subfamily Liolaeminae, which some more recent authors prefer to delimit in a more restricted way. A common name for this group is liolaemids.
The genera placed here are: