Reptilia - Squamata - Polychrotidae
Alternative spelling: Polychrotinae
Parent taxon: Pleurodonta according to J. L. Conrad and M. A. Norell 2007
See also Conrad et al. 2007 and Smith 2006
Sister taxa: Bifurcodentodon, Caeruleodentatus, Corytophanidae, Crotaphytidae, Erichosaurus bombimaxila, Erichosaurus debilis, Erichosaurus diminutus, Gobiguania, Hoplocercidae, Igua, Iguanidae, Kopidosaurus, Phrynosomatidae, Thecaglossa, Tropiduridae, Typhlophthalmi
Subtaxa: Afairiguana Anisolepinae Anolis Leiosaurinae Polychrus Sauropithecoides
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (2 collections), the Bahamas (10), Cayman Islands (11), the Dominican Republic (4), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), Puerto Rico (1), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), United States (13: Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Mexico (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Florida)
• Eocene of Jamaica (1), United States (2: North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 51 collections including 64 occurrences