Polychrotidae
| Polychrotinae Temporal range: Eocene - present, 52–0 Ma |
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| Polychrus acutirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Subfamily: | Polychrotinae |
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The Polychrotinae subfamily (sometimes misclassified as the now invalid Polychrotidae family) of iguanian lizards contains the living genus Polychrus (commonly called bush anoles) and the extinct genus Afairiguana. The Polychrotidae family was once thought to encompass all anoles, including those in the genus Anolis (which are now included in the family Dactyloidae). However, recent studies of the evolutionary relationships of anoles based on molecular information suggest that Polychrus is not closely related to Anolis. It is therefore not part of Dactyloidae and instead is included in the family Iguanidae and its subfamily, Polychrotinae.
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