Leiosauridae

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Leiosauridae
Pristidactylus scapulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Clade: Pleurodonta
Family: Leiosauridae
Frost et al., 2001

Leiosauridae is a family of lizards. The family is endemic to Central America and South America.

Genera

The family Leiosauridae contains the following six genera.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Leiosauridae". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Frost, Darrel R.; Etheridge, Richard; Janies, Daniel; Titus, Tom A. (2001). "Total Evidence, Sequence Alignment, Evolution of Polychrotid Lizards, and a Reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania)". American Museum Novitates (3343): 1-38. (Leiosauridae, new family, p. 12).