Iguanidae

The Iguanidae is a family of lizards, composed of iguanas and related species.

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 Anolis
Genus Brachylophus
Genus Conolophus
Genus Ctenosaura
Genus Cyclura
Genus Dipsosaurus
Genus Iguana
Genus Sauromalus
Genus Armandisaurus (extinct)
Genus Gangiguana (extinct)
Genus Lapitiguana (extinct)
Genus Pumila (extinct)

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Translation

The word "Iguanidae" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian.

Translation(s) in other languages: Breton: Igwan, Czech: Leguánovití, German: Leguane, Korean: 이구아나과, Hebrew: איגואניים, Georgian: იგუანასებრნი, Lithuanian: Iguanos, Hungarian: Leguánfélék, Dutch: Leguanen, Japanese: イグアナ科, Norwegian (Bokmål): Iguaner, Occitan: Iguanid, Polish: Legwanowate, Quechua: Iwana, Russian: Игуановые, Sranan: Legwana, Finnish: Leguaanit, Swedish: Leguaner, Ukrainian: Ігуанові, Chinese: 美洲鬣蜥科.