Tropiduridae
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The Tropiduridae is a family of iguanid lizards native to South America
and the West Indies. Commonly known as Neotropical ground lizards, most are ground-dwelling animals, and the family includes some lizards adapted to relatively cold climates, including those of the Andes
mountains and Tierra del Fuego
. Several species give birth to live young.
The genera
are:
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and the West Indies. Commonly known as Neotropical ground lizards, most are ground-dwelling animals, and the family includes some lizards adapted to relatively cold climates, including those of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
mountains and Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of a main island Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego divided between Chile and Argentina with an area of , and a group of smaller islands including Cape...
. Several species give birth to live young.
The genera
Genera
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are:
- MicrolophusMicrolophusMicrolophus is a genus of Tropidurid lizards. There are twenty recognized species in the genus, and seven of these are endemic to the Galápagos Islands where popularly known as lava lizards...
– lava lizards and Pacific iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus) - PlesiomicrolophusPlesiomicrolophusPlesiomicrolophus is a genus of Tropidurid lizards. It contains at least one species....
- Plica
- StenocercusStenocercusStenocercus is a genus of lizards of the Tropiduridae family. This genus has around sixteen described species, all of which are found in South America.-Member species:*Stenocercus aculeatus O'Shaughnessy, 1879...
– whorltail iguanas - TropidurusTropidurusThe reptile genus Tropidurus includes several species of Neotropical ground lizards . It is the type genus of this family of iguanian lizards. They are found on the South American mainland, especially in the Amazon Rainforest but also in more arid regions...
(including Platynotus, Strobilurus, Tapinurus) - UracentronUracentronUracentron is a genus of Tropidurid lizards. It contains only two described species at present.Genus Uracentron*Uracentron azureum*Uracentron flaviceps...
– thornytail iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus) - Uranoscodon