Tropiduridae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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: Tropiduridae
Genera: Eurolophosaurus – Microlophus – Plica – Stenocercus – Tropidurus – Uracentron – Uranoscodon

Name

Tropiduridae Bell, 1843

References
Additional references

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.

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Tropiduridae – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.\

The Tropiduridae are a family of iguanid lizards.[1] The family is sometimes considered a subfamily, Tropidurinae. The subfamily is native to South America, including the islands of Trinidad and the Galápagos. Commonly known as neotropical ground lizards, most are ground-dwelling animals, and the subfamily includes some lizards adapted to relatively cold climates, including those of the Andes mountains and Tierra del Fuego. Several species give birth to live young.[2]

A 2021 study described a novel escutcheon-type generation gland ('α-gland') in tropidurines, found in at least 39 species. This gland is believed to be the main potential source of semiochemicals in this group indicating its importance in chemical signalling, an essential component of the communication system of lizards.[3]

Genera

The family Tropiduridae contains the following eight genera.[1]

Eurolophosaurus Frost, Rodrigues, T. Grant & Titus, 2001
Microlophus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – lava lizards and Pacific iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus)
Plica Gray, 1830
Stenocercus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – whorltail iguanas
Strobilurus Wiegmann, 1834
Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1824 (including Platynotus, Tapinurus)
Uracentron Kaup, 1827 – thornytail iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus)
Uranoscodon C. Bonaparte, 1832

References

"Tropiduridae". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Bauer, Aaron M. (1998). Cogger, H.G.; Zweifel, R.G. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-12-178560-4.

Carvalho, André L. G.; Jeckel, Adriana M.; Nisa, Carolina; Luna, María Celeste; Piantoni, Carla (2021). "A novel epidermal gland type in lizards (α-gland): structural organization, histochemistry, protein profile and phylogenetic origins". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 192 (4): 1137–1166. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa140.

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