Liolaemidae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genera (3): Ctenoblepharys - Liolaemus - Phymaturus
Name

Liolaemidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989

Type genus: Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834, by original designation.

Synonymy

Liolaeminae Frost & Etheridge, 1989: 45 [as subfamilia of Tropiduridae]
Liolaemidae — Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus, 2001: 13 [elevated to familia]

References
Primary references

Frost, D.R. & Etheridge, R.E. 1989. A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of iguanian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. Miscellaneous Publications 81: 1–65. BHL Reference page.
Frost, D., Etheridge, R., Janies, D. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata, Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp. hdl: 2246/2896 Open access Reference page.

Additional references

Etheridge, R. 1995. Redescription of Ctenoblepharys adspersa Tschudi, 1845, and the taxonomy of Liolaeminae (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3142: 1–34. hdl: 2246/3658 Open access Reference page.
Etheridge, R. & Espinoza, R.E. 2000. Taxonomy of the Liolaeminae (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) and a semi-annotated bibliography. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 127: 64 pp. DOI: 10.5479/si.23317515.126.1 Open access Reference page.
Pincheira-Donoso, D., Scolaro, J.A. & Sura, P. 2008. A monographic catalogue on the systematics and phylogeny of the South American iguanian lizard family Liolaemidae (Squamata, Iguania). Zootaxa 1800(1): 1–85. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1800.1.1 Paywall. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Lobo, F., Espinoza, R.E. & Quinteros, S. 2010. A critical review and systematic discussion of recent classification proposals for liolaemid lizards. Zootaxa 2549(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2549.1.1 Paywall Reference page.
Pincheira-Donoso, D. 2011. Debating Liolaemidae diversity and classification, and a bit more: A response to Lobo et al. Zootaxa 2772(1): 61–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2772.1.4 Paywall Reference page.
Troncoso-Palacios, J., Ruiz de Gamboa, M., Langstroth, R., Ortiz, J.C. & Labra, A. 2019. Without a body of evidence and peer review, taxonomic changes in Liolaemidae and Tropiduridae (Squamata) must be rejected. ZooKeys 813: 39–54. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.813.29164 Open access Reference page.

Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards.[1] They are traditionally included in the Iguanidae as subfamily Liolaeminae, which some more recent authors prefer to delimit in a more restricted way. A common name for this group is liolaemids. Liolaemidae are typically herbivores, who have a high diet in fruit. Because of this special diet, Liolaemidae have a larger small intestine when compared to other similar omnivorous and insectivorous lizards.[2]

The genera placed here are:

Ctenoblepharys – cabezona (one species)
Liolaemus – tree iguanas, snow swifts (over 280 species)
Phymaturus (50 species)

References

Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (eds.). "Liolaemidae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
O'Grady, Shannon P. (2005). "Correlating diet and digestive tract specialization: Examples from the lizard family Liolaemidae". Zoology. Urban & Fischer. 108 (3): 201–210. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2005.06.002. PMID 16351968.