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Pleurodonta

Reptilia

Synonyms
  • Erichosaurus diminutus was named by Ameghino (1899). Its type specimen is MACN-A 2272, a maxilla (fragmentary right maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Cueva, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Fernicola and Albino (2012).
  • Erichosaurus debilis was named by Ameghino (1899). Its type specimen is MACN-A 5807, a mandible (fragmentary right dentary and articulated suprangular), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Cueva, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Fernicola and Albino (2012).
  • Erichosaurus bombimaxila was named by Ameghino (1899). Its type specimen is MACN-A 2283a-c, a partial skull (three fragmentary toothed bones), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Cueva, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Fernicola and Albino (2012).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Pleurodonta Cope
1871Pleurodonta Cope p. 236
1875Pleurodonta Cope p. 17
1899Erichosaurus debilis Ameghino
1899Erichosaurus diminutus Ameghino
1899Erichosaurus bombimaxila Ameghino p. 707
2007Pleurodonta Conrad and Norell p. 2
2012Pleurodonta Fernicola and Albino
2017Pleurodonta DeMar Jr et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Pleurodonta Cope 1864
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G. †Bifurcodentodon Čerňanský et al. 2022
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Bifurcodentodon ragei Čerňanský et al. 2022
G. †Caeruleodentatus Scarpetta 2021
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Caeruleodentatus lovei Scarpetta 2021
Fm. Corytophanidae Fitzinger 1843 [casque-head lizard]
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G. †Babibasiliscus Conrad 2015
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Babibasiliscus alxi Conrad 2015
Fm. Crotaphytidae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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G. Gambelia Baird and Girard 1852 [Leopard lizards]
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Gambelia corona Norell 1989
Gambelia wislizenii Baird and Girard 1852 [Longnose leopard lizard]
Unr. †Gobiguania Conrad and Norell 2007
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G. †Anchaurosaurus Gao and Hou 1995
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Anchaurosaurus gilmorei Gao and Hou 1995
Fm. †Hoplocercidae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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Subfm. †Pleurodontagaminae Alifanov 1996
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Tr. †Mimeosaurini Alifanov 1996
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G. †Gladidenagama Alifanov 1996
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Gladidenagama semiplena Alifanov 1996
Tr. †Pleurodontagamini Alifanov 1996
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G. †Pleurodontagama Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
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Pleurodontagama aenigmatodes Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
G. †Igua Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov 1991
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Igua minuta Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov 1991
Fm. Iguanidae Oppel 1811
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G. Abas Kowlowsky 1896 [Kowlowsky's tree iguana]
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Abas anomalus Kowlowsky 1896 [Kowlowsky's tree iguana]
G. †Aciprion Cope 1873
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Aciprion formosum Cope 1873
Aciprion majus Gilmore 1928
G. Amblyrhynchus Bell 1825 [marine iguana]
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G. Anisolepis Wiegmann 1834 [Tree lizards]
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Anisolepis grilli Boulenger 1891 [Boulenger's tree lizard]
Anisolepis undulatus Wiegmann 1834 [Wiegmann's tree lizard]
G. †Anolbanolis Smith 2009
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Anolbanolis banalis Smith 2009
Anolbanolis geminus Smith 2011
G. Basiliscus Laurenti 1768
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Basiliscus basiliscus Linneaus 1758 [Common basilisk]
Basiliscus galeritus Dumeril 1851 [Western basilisk]
Basiliscus plumifrons Cope 1876 [Green basilisk]
Basiliscus vittatus Wiegmann 1828 [Brown basilisk]
G. Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 [Fiji iguanas]
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Brachylophus fasciatus Brongniart 1800 [Fiji banded iguana]
Brachylophus vitiensis Gibbons 1980 [Fiji crested iguana]
G. †Cadurciguana Auge 1987
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G. Callisaurus Blainville 1835 [Zebratail lizards]
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Callisaurus draconoides Blainville 1835 [Zebratail lizard]
G. Chamaeleolis Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Crested false chameleons]
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Chamaeleolis chamaeleonides Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [False chameleon]
G. Chamaelinorops Schmidt 1919 [Mimic chameleons]
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Chamaelinorops barbouri Schmidt 1919 [Mimic chameleon]
G. †Cnephasaurus Gao and Fox 1996
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Cnephasaurus locustivorus Gao and Fox 1996
G. Corytophanes Boie 1826 [helmeted basilisk]
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Corytophanes cristatus Merrem 1821 [Smooth helmeted iguana]
Corytophanes hernandezii Wiegmann 1831 [Hernandez's helmeted iguana]
Corytophanes percarinatus Dumeril 1856 [Keeled helmeted iguana]
G. Crotaphytus Holbrook 1843 [collared lizard]
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Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith and Tanner 1972 [Mojave black-collared lizard]
Crotaphytus collaris Say 1823 [Collared lizard]
G. Ctenosaura Wiegmann 1828 [spinytail iguana]
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Ctenosaura pectinata Wiegmann 1834 [Mexican spinytail iguana]
G. Cyclura Harlan 1824 [rock iguana]
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Cyclura nubila Gray 1831
G. †Cypressaurus Holman 1972
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Cypressaurus hypsodontus Holman 1972
G. Diplolaemus Bell 1843 [Patagonia iguanas]
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Diplolaemus bibronii Bell 1843 [Bibron's iguana]
Diplolaemus darwinii Bell 1843 [Darwin's iguana]
Diplolaemus leopardinus Werner 1894 [Leopard iguana]
G. Enyalioides Boulenger 1885 [Dwarf iguanas]
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Enyalioides laticeps Guichenot 1855 [Guichenot's dwarf iguana]
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi Boulenger 1881 [O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana]
Enyalioides palpebralis Boulenger 1883 [Boulenger's dwarf iguana]
G. Enyalius Wied 1821 [Fathead anoles]
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Enyalius bilineatus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Two-lined fathead anole]
Enyalius catenatus Wied 1821 [Wied's fathead anole]
Enyalius iheringii Boulenger 1885 [Ihering's fathead anole]
G. †Erichosaurus Ameghino 1899
G. †Geiseltaliellus Kuhn 1944
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Invalid names: Geiseltaliellus louisi Auge 1990 [synonym]
G. †Harrisonsaurus Holman 1981
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Harrisonsaurus fossilis Holman 1981
G. Holbrookia Girard 1851 [lesser earless lizard]
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Holbrookia antiqua Yatkola 1976
G. Hoplocercus Fitzinger 1843 [weapontails]
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Hoplocercus spinosus Fitzinger 1843 [weapontail]
G. Iguana Laurenti 1768 [iguana]
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Iguana delicatissima Laurent 1768 [West Indian iguana]
Iguana iguana Linneaus 1758 [Green iguana]
Subfm. Iguaninae Cope 1886
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G. †Armandisaurus Norell and de Queiroz 1991
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Armandisaurus explorator Norell and de Queiroz 1991
G. Dipsosaurus Hallowell 1854 [dessert iguana]
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis Baird and Girard 1852 [Desert iguana]
G. Phrynosoma Wiegmann 1828 [horned lizard]
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Phrynosoma anzaense Norell 1989
Phrynosoma asio Cope 1864 [Giant horned lizard]
Phrynosoma douglassii Bell 1828 [Short-horned lizard]
Phrynosoma modestum Girard 1852 [Roundtail horned lizard]
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard 1852 [Desert horned lizard]
G. †Pumilia Norell 1989
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Pumilia novaceki Norell 1989
G. Laemanctus Wiegmann 1834 [casquehead iguana]
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Laemanctus longipes Wiegmann 1834 [Eastern casquehead iguana]
Laemanctus serratus Cope 1864 [Serrated casquehead iguana]
G. Leiocephalus Gray 1827 [curly-tailed lizard]
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Leiocephalus barahonensis Schmidt 1921 [Barahona curlytail lizard]
Leiocephalus carinatus Gray 1827 [Northern curlytail lizard]
Leiocephalus personatus Cope 1863 [Haitian curlytail lizard]
G. Leiosaurus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Leiosaurus bardensis Gallardo 1961 [Southern anole]
Leiosaurus bellii Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Bell's anole]
Leiosaurus marellii Rusconi 1937
G. Morunasaurus Dunn 1933 [Lesser spinytail iguanas]
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Morunasaurus annularis O'Shaughnessy 1881 [Ringed spinytail iguana]
Morunasaurus grai Dunn 1933 [Dunn's spinytail iguana]
G. †Oreithyia Smith 2011
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Oreithyia oaklandi Smith 2011
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Invalid names: Orithyia oaklandi Smith 2011 [replaced]
Invalid names: Orithyia Smith 2011 [replaced]
G. †Paradipsosaurus Fries et al. 1955
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G. †Paranolis Smith 2011
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Paranolis delicatus Smith 2011
G. †Parasauromalus Gilmore 1928
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Parasauromalus olseni Gilmore 1928
G. Petrosaurus Boulenger 1885 [Rock lizards]
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Petrosaurus mearnsi Stejneger 1894 [Banded rock lizard]
Petrosaurus thalassinus Cope 1863 [Baja California rock lizard]
G. Phenacosaurus Barbour 1920 [Andes anoles]
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Phenacosaurus heterodermus Dumeril 1851 [Flat Andes anoles]
Subfm. †Phrynosomatinae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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G. †Tuberculacerta Smith 2006
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G. Pristidactylus D'Orbigny and Bibron 1847
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Pristidactylus achalensis Gallardo 1934 [Argentine anole]
Pristidactylus alvaroi Donoso-Barros 1975 [Alvaro's anole]
Pristidactylus casuhatiensis Gallardo 1968 [Casuhatien anole]
Pristidactylus fasciatus D'Orbigny and Bibron 1847 [D'Orbigny's banded anole]
Pristidactylus scapulatus Burmeister 1861 [Burmeister's anole]
Pristidactylus torquatus Montecinos Espinoza and Formas 1979 [Southern grumbler]
Pristidactylus valeriae Etheridge and Williams 1985
G. †Pristiguana Estes and Price 1973
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Pristiguana brasilensis Estes and Price 1973
G. †Proiguana Filhol 1876
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Invalid names: Proiguana loevidens Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
G. †Queironius Smith 2011
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Queironius praelapsus Smith 2011
G. Sauromalus Duméril 1856 [chuckwalla]
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Sauromalus ater Dumeril 1856 [Northern chuckwalla]
Sauromalus obesus Baird 1858 [chuckwalla]
G. Sceloporus Wiegmann 1828 [spiny lizard]
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Sceloporus grammicus Wiegmann 1828 [Mesquite lizard]
Sceloporus magister Hallowell 1854 [Desert spiny lizard]
Sceloporus olivaceus Smith 1934 [Texas spiny lizard]
Sceloporus robustus Twente 1952
Sceloporus undulatus Bosc 1802 [eastern fence lizard]
Sceloporus variabilis Wiegmann 1834 [Rosebelly lizard]
G. †Suzanniwana Smith 2009
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Suzanniwana patriciana Smith 2009
Suzanniwana revenanta Smith and Gauthier 2013
G. †Swainiguanoides Sullivan 1982
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Swainiguanoides milleri Sullivan 1982
G. Uracentron Kaup 1827 [Thornytail iguanas]
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Uracentron azureum Linneaus 1758 [Green thornytail iguana]
Uracentron flaviceps Guichenot 1855 [Tropical thornytail iguana]
G. Uranoscodon Linneaus 1758 [Mophead iguana]
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Uranoscodon superciliosa Linneaus 1758 [Mophead iguana]
G. Urosaurus Hallowell 1854
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Urosaurus microscutatus Van Denburgh 1894 [Small-scaled lizard]
Urosaurus nigrocaudus Cope 1864 [Blacktail brush lizard]
G. Urostrophus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Steppe iguanas]
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Urostrophus vautieri Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Brazilian steppe iguana]
G. Uta Baird and Girard 1852 [side-blotched lizard]
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Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard 1852 [Side-blotched lizard]
G. †Xihaina Gao and Hou 1995
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Xihaina aquilonia Gao and Hou 1995
Invalid names: Corytophaninae Macey et al. 1997 [empty]
G. †Kopidosaurus Scarpetta 2020
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Kopidosaurus perplexus Scarpetta 2020
Fm. †Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger 1843
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G. †Desertiguana Alifanov 2013
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Desertiguana gobiensis Alifanov 2013
G. Uma Baird 1858
Fm. Polychrotidae Macey et al. 1997
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G. †Afairiguana Conrad et al. 2007
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Afairiguana avius Conrad et al. 2007
G. Anolis Daudin 1802 [anole]
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Anolis allogus Barbour and Ramsden 1919 [Bueycito anole]
Anolis alutaceus Cope 1862 [Monte Verde anole]
Anolis angusticeps Smith et al. 1968 [Chiapas ornate anole]
Anolis auratus Daudin 1802 [Grass anole]
Anolis bimaculatus Merrem 1874 [Panther anole]
Anolis carolinensis Voight 1832 [green anole]
Anolis chlorocyanus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Hispaniola green anole]
Anolis conspersus Garman 1887
Anolis cristatellus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Crested anole]
Anolis cuvieri Merrem 1820 [Cuvier's anole]
Anolis cybotes Cope 1862 [Largehead anole]
Anolis electrum Lazell, Jr. 1965
Anolis equestris Merrem 1820 [Knight anole]
Anolis fuscoauratus D'Orbigny 1837 [Brown-eared anole]
Anolis grahami Gray 1845 [Graham's anole]
Anolis leachii Duméril and Bibron 1837 [Leach's anole]
Anolis macrolepis Boulenger 1911 [Big-scaled anole]
Anolis meridionalis Boetteger 1885 [Meridian anole]
Anolis occultus Williams and Rivero 1965 [Limestone anole]
Anolis onca O'Shaughnessy 1875 [Bulky anole]
Anolis petersii Bocourt 1873 [Peters' anole]
Anolis ricordi Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Haitian green anole]
Anolis sagrei Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Brown anole]
Anolis vermiculatus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Vinales anole]
G. Polychrus Merrem 1820
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Polychrus acutirostris Spix 1825 [Brazilian bush anole]
Polychrus femoralis Werner 1910 [Werner's bush anole]
Polychrus gutturosus Berthold 1846 [Berthold's bush anole]
Polychrus liogaster Boulenger 1908 [Boulenger's bush anole]
Polychrus marmoratus Linneaus 1758 [Many-colored bush anole]
G. †Sauropithecoides Smith 2011
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Invalid names: Anisolepinae Schulte et al. 2003 [empty], Leiosaurinae Frost 2001 [empty]
Fm. Tropiduridae Bell 1843 [ground lizard]
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Subfm. Liolaeminae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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G. Ctenoblepharys Tschudi 1845
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G. Liolaemus Wiegmann 1834 [Tree iguanas]
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Liolaemus abaucan Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus alticolor Barbour 1909 [Brilliant tree iguana]
Liolaemus archeforus Donoso-Barros and Cei 1971 [Main tree iguana]
Liolaemus bellii Gray 1845
Liolaemus bitaeniatus Laurent 1984 [Striped tree iguana]
Liolaemus capillitas Hulse 1979 [Hulse's tree iguana]
Liolaemus cuyanus Cei and Scolaro 1980
Liolaemus dorbignyi Koslowsky 1898 [Dorbigny's tree iguana]
Liolaemus kingii Bell 1843 [King's tree iguana]
Liolaemus multicolor Koslowsky 1896 [Many-colored tree iguana]
Liolaemus nigriceps Philippi 1860 [Black tree iguana]
Liolaemus ornatus Koslowsky 1898 [Ornate tree iguana]
Liolaemus pictus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Painted tree iguana]
Liolaemus quilmes Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus robermertensi Hellmich 1964 [Robert's tree iguana]
Liolaemus salinicola Laurent 1986
Liolaemus saxatilis Avila et al. 1992
Liolaemus scapularis Laurent 1982 [Shoulder tree iguana]
Liolaemus signifer Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Zodiac tree iguana]
Liolaemus simonsi Boulenger 1885 [Simons' tree iguana]
Liolaemus wiegmanni Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Wiegmann's tree iguana]
Liolaemus zapallarensis Muller and Hellmich 1938 [Zapallaren tree iguana]
G. Phymaturus Gravenhorst 1838 [Mountain lizards]
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Phymaturus palluma Molina 1843 [High mountain lizard]
Phymaturus punae Cei 1983 [Cei's mountain lizard]
G. Microlophus Duméril and Bibron 1837 [lava lizard]
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Microlophus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Atacamen Pacific iguana]
Microlophus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Knobbed Pacific iguana]
Microlophus stolzmanni Steindachner 1901 [Stolzmann's Pacific iguana]
Microlophus theresioides Donoso-Barros 1966 [Small Pacific iguana]
G. Plica Gray 1831
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Plica plica Linneaus 1758 [Tree runner]
Plica umbra Linneaus 1758 [Harlequin racerunner]
G. Stenocercus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Stenocercus roseiventrus D'Orbigny 1837 [Rose whorltail iguana]
G. Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied 1825
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Tropidurus amathites Rodrigues 1984 [Amathites lava lizard]
Tropidurus arenarius Tschudi 1845 [Tschudi's lava lizard]
Tropidurus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Donoso's lava lizard]
Tropidurus bogerti Roze 1958 [Keeled lava lizard]
Tropidurus catalensis Gudyas 1983 [Catalen lava lizard]
Tropidurus etheridgei Cei 1982 [Etheridge's lava lizard]
Tropidurus grayi Bell 1843 [Gray's lava lizard]
Tropidurus heterolepis Wiegman 1834 [Many-scaled lava lizard]
Tropidurus hispidus Peters 1825 [Peters' lava lizard]
Tropidurus hygomi Reinhardt and Lutken 1861 [Reinhardt's lava lizard]
Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger 1902 [Black lava lizard]
Tropidurus nanuzae Rodrigues 1981 [Rodrigues' lava lizard]
Tropidurus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Brush lava lizard]
Tropidurus peruvianus Lesson 1826 [Peru lava lizard]
Tropidurus semitaeniatus Spix 1825 [Striped lava lizard]
Tropidurus spinulosus Cope 1862 [Spiny lava lizard]
Tropidurus torquatus Wied 1820 [Amazon lava lizard]
Tropidurus yanezi Ortiz 1981 [Yanez's lava lizard]
Invalid names: Crotaphytus oligocenicus Holman 1972 [nomen dubium]
Infraor. Typhlophthalmi Cope 1864
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Invalid names: Acontiidae Gray 1845 [empty]
Invalid names: Erichosaurus bombimaxila Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Erichosaurus debilis Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Erichosaurus diminutus Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Thecaglossa Wagler [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available