Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America.[1][2][3] Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20 species in three genera are described.
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Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. Alternatively...
and leopard lizards) Family Opluridae (Madagascar iguanids) Family Hoplocercidae (wood lizards, clubtails) Family †Priscagamidae Family †Isodontosauridae...
Enyalioides is a genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. The genus is native to the northern part of South America and Panama. They are also referred...
neotropical ground lizards Family Corytophanidae Family Crotaphytidae Family Hoplocercidae Family Iguanidae Genus Amblyrhynchus – marine iguana Genus Brachylophus...
The 238 lizard species found in Colombia represent 13 families. Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) Helmeted Iguana (Corytophanes cristatus) Blue-spotted...
of lizard belonging to the monotypic genus Hoplocercus in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is found in the Cerrado and adjacent Cerrado–Amazon mosaics...
Total number of species = 648 Nota bene: In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described...
or the ringed spinytail iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America. E. annularis...
are present in all genera in the families Cordylidae, Crotaphytidae, Hoplocercidae, Iguanidae, Phrynosomatidae, and Xantusiidae. They are absent in all...
that Polychrus is not closely related to Anolis, but instead closer to Hoplocercidae. It is therefore not part of Dactyloidae and instead is treated as the...
lagartija de palo cofanes in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. The specific name...
known as Touzet's woodlizard, is a species of lizard in the family Hoplocercidae. It occurs on the western Andean slopes of southwestern Ecuador and...
Iguanidae (true iguanas and relatives) Family Leiocephalidae Family Hoplocercidae Family Dactyloidae Family Leiosauridae Family Liolaemidae (iguana relatives...
O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It occurs in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador. The specific name...
altotambo, the Alto Tambo woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is endemic to the tropical northwestern Andes in Ecuador. It is...
the Rothschild's woodlizard, is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is endemic to the Amazonian slopes of the Cordillera Central in...
anoles). However, genetic studies have shown that Polychrus is closer to Hoplocercidae than the true anoles. The true anoles are closer to Corytophanidae (basilisks...
Enyalioides azulae is a species of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. It is known from only its type locality in the Cordillera Azul National Park in...
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