Lizard - Classification

Classification

Suborder Lacertilia (Sauria) – (lizards)

  • Family †Bavarisauridae
  • Family †Eichstaettisauridae
  • Infraorder Iguania
    • Family †Arretosauridae
    • Family †Euposauridae
    • Family Corytophanidae (casquehead lizards)
    • Family Iguanidae (iguanas and spinytail iguanas)
    • Family Phrynosomatidae (earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards)
    • Family Polychrotidae (anoles)
      • Family Leiosauridae (see Polychrotinae)
    • Family Tropiduridae (neotropical ground lizards)
      • Family Liolaemidae (see Tropidurinae)
      • Family Leiocephalidae (see Tropidurinae)
    • Family Crotaphytidae (collared and leopard lizards)
    • Family Opluridae (Madagascar iguanids)
    • Family Hoplocercidae (wood lizards, clubtails)
    • Family †Priscagamidae
    • Family †Isodontosauridae
    • Family Agamidae (agamas)
    • Family Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
  • Infraorder Gekkota
    • Family Gekkonidae (geckos)
    • Family Pygopodidae (legless lizards)
    • Family Dibamidae (blind lizards)
  • Infraorder Scincomorpha
    • Family †Paramacellodidae
    • Family †Slavoiidae
    • Family Scincidae (skinks)
    • Family Cordylidae (spinytail lizards)
    • Family Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards)
    • Family Xantusiidae (night lizards)
    • Family Lacertidae (wall lizards or true lizards)
    • Family †Mongolochamopidae
    • Family †Adamisauridae
    • Family Teiidae (tegus and whiptails)
    • Family Gymnophthalmidae (spectacled lizards)
  • Infraorder Diploglossa
    • Family Anguidae (glass lizards)
    • Family Anniellidae (American legless lizards)
    • Family Xenosauridae (knob-scaled lizards)
  • Infraorder Platynota (Varanoidea)
    • Family Varanidae (monitor lizards)
    • Family Lanthanotidae (earless monitor lizards)
    • Family Helodermatidae (Gila monsters and beaded lizards)
    • Family †Mosasauridae (marine lizards)


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