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'Iguanidae' is a family of lizards composed of iguanas and related species, including the green iguana commonly kept as a pet.

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Classification of iguanidae

Traditional classification

Frost et al classification of iguanas

References

Classification of iguanidae

Two different classification schemes have been used to define the structure of this family. These are the "traditional" classification and the classification presented by Frost et al. (1989).
Frost et al. redefined this family. The genera belonging to the different subfamilies were assigned to separate families. This view is not generally accepted and the 'traditional' classification is still widely used.

Traditional classification

'Family Iguanidae'

★ Subfamily Corytophaninae: casquehead lizards

★ Subfamily Crotaphytinae: collared and leopard lizards

★ Subfamily Hoplocercinae: wood lizards, clubtails

★ Subfamily Iguaninae: green iguanas and spinytail iguanas

★ Subfamily Leiocephalinae

★ Subfamily Leiosaurinae

★ Subfamily Liolaeminae

★ Subfamily Oplurinae: Madagascar iguanids

★ Subfamily Phrynosomatinae: earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards

★ Subfamily Polychrotinae: anoles

★ Subfamily Tropidurinae: neotropical ground lizards

Frost et al classification of iguanas

'Family Iguanidae'

★ Genus ''Amblyrhynchus''

★ Genus ''Brachylophus''

★ Genus ''Conolophus''

★ Genus ''Ctenosaura''

★ Genus ''Cyclura''

★ Genus ''Dipsosaurus''

★ Genus ''Iguana''

★ Genus ''Sauromalus''

★ Genus ''Armandisaurus'' (extinct)

★ Genus ''Lapitiguana'' (extinct)

★ Genus ''Pumila'' (extinct)

References

#'Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge' (1989) ''A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)''. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81
#'Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus' (2001) ''Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania).'' American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp.