Liolaemidae

A and B: Liolaemus buergeri; C: Liolaemus carlosgarini; D: Liolaemus flavipiceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genera (3): Ctenoblepharys – Liolaemus – Phymaturus

Name

Liolaemidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989

• Type genus: Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834, by original designation.

Synonymy

• Liolaeminae Frost & Etheridge, 1989: 45 [as subfamilia of Tropiduridae]
• Liolaemidae — Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus, 2001: 13 [elevated to familia]

References

Primary references

• Frost, D.R. & Etheridge, R.E. 1989. A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of iguanian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. Miscellaneous Publications 81: 1–65. BHL Reference page. 
• Frost, D., Etheridge, R., Janies, D. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata, Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp. hdl: 2246/2896 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Etheridge, R. 1995. Redescription of Ctenoblepharys adspersa Tschudi, 1845, and the taxonomy of Liolaeminae (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3142: 1–34. hdl: 2246/3658 Reference page. 
• Etheridge, R. & Espinoza, R.E. 2000. Taxonomy of the Liolaeminae (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) and a semi-annotated bibliography. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 127: 64 pp. DOI: 10.5479/si.23317515.126.1 Reference page. 
• Pincheira-Donoso, D., Scolaro, J.A. & Sura, P. 2008. A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania). Zootaxa 1800(1): 1–85. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1800.1.1 . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Lobo, F., Espinoza, R.E. & Quinteros, S. 2010. A critical review and systematic discussion of recent classification proposals for liolaemid lizards. Zootaxa 2549(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2549.1.1 Reference page. 
• Pincheira-Donoso, D. 2011. Debating Liolaemidae diversity and classification, and a bit more: A response to Lobo et al. Zootaxa 2772(1): 61–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2772.1.4 Reference page. 
• Troncoso-Palacios, J., Ruiz de Gamboa, M., Langstroth, R., Ortiz, J.C. & Labra, A. 2019. Without a body of evidence and peer review, taxonomic changes in Liolaemidae and Tropiduridae (Squamata) must be rejected. ZooKeys 813: 39–54. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.813.29164 Reference page. 

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