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Liolaemidae
male Liolaemus tenuis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989
Synonyms
Liolaeminae (but see text)

Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards. They were traditionally included in the family 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 that have a diet high in fruit. Because of this special diet, Liolaemidae have a larger small intestine when compared to other similar omnivorous and insectivorous lizards.

The genera placed here are:

• Ctenoblepharys Tschudi, 1845 – cabezona (one species)
• Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 – tree iguanas, snow swifts (over 280 species)
• Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1838 (52 species)

References

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

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• Data related to Liolaemidae at Wikispecies

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