Overview
Taxonomy
The Family Teiidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (6): Asteroideae · Cyrtandroideae · Faboideae · Potentilloideae · Ranunculoideae · Rhododendroideae
- Tribe (6): Genisteae · Potentilleae · Primuleae · Ramondeae · Rhododendreae · Senecioneae
- Genus (31): Adamisaurus · Adercosaurus · Ameiva · Aspidoscelis · Bicuspidon · Callopistes · Centropyx · Chamops · Cherminsaurus · Cnemidophorus · Crocodilurus · Dicrodon · Dracaena · Gerontoseps · Gobinatus · Haptosphenus · Kentropyx · Leptochamops · Macrocephalosaurus · Meniscognathus · Paraglyphanodon · Peneteius · Polyglyphanodon · Ptilotodon · Pyramicephalosaurus · Socognathus · Tchingisaurus · Teius · Tejus · Tupinambis · Verticaria
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 671 species and subspecies in the Family Teiidae.
Genera
Adamisaurus
Adercosaurus
Ameiva
Ameiva is a genus which belongs to the family of Teiidae. [more]
Aspidoscelis
Aspidoscelis is a of whiptail lizards, from the family Teiidae. The nomenclature for this genus has recently been published by T. W. Reeder et al. in 2002. Many species that were Cnemidophorus are now considered Aspidoscelis based upon divergent characters between the two groups. [more]
Bicuspidon
Callopistes
Callopistes is a lizard genus which belongs to the family of . [more]
Centropyx
Chamops
Cherminsaurus
Cnemidophorus
Cnemidophorus is a of lizards which belong to the family of Teiidae, which are commonly referred to as Whiptail Lizards or Racerunners. Note that the nomenclature for this genus has recently been re-examined by T. W. Reeder et al. in 2002. Many species that were Cnemidophorus should now likely be considered Aspidoscelis based upon divergent characters between the two groups. [more]
Crocodilurus
Crocodilurus is a genus of crocodile tegus that belong to the family Teiidae. [more]
Dicrodon
Dicrodon is a lizard genus which belongs to the family of . [more]
Dracaena
A genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Gerontoseps
Gobinatus
Haptosphenus
Kentropyx
Kentropyx is a genus which belongs to the whiptail lizard family (Teiidae). [more]
Leptochamops
Macrocephalosaurus
Meniscognathus
Paraglyphanodon
Peneteius
Polyglyphanodon
Ptilotodon
Pyramicephalosaurus
Socognathus
Tchingisaurus
Teius
Teius is a of lizards that belong to the family Teiidae. [more]
Tejus
Tupinambis
Tupinambis is a genus which belongs to the family of Teiidae. These large, South American lizards are commonly referred to as tegus; Tupinambis merianae (Argentine Black and White Tegu), Tupinambis rufescens (Red Tegu), and Tupinambis teguixin (Colombian Black and White Tegu, Gold Tegu, or Common Tegu) are all common in the pet trade. Tegus are an escaped or illegally released species that has adapted to living in some of the more remote areas of South Florida. [more]
Verticaria
At least 12 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Verticaria.
More info about the Genus Verticaria may be found here.
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