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Lizards (Sauria)    Genera Callisaurus Zebra-tailed Lizard Cophosaurus Greater Earless Lizard Holbrookia Lesser Earless Lizards Petrosaurus Baja California Rock Lizards Phrynosoma Horned Lizards Sceloporus Northern Spiny Lizards Uma North American Fringe-toed Lizards Urosaurus North American Tree Lizards Uta Side-blotched Lizards

Biodiversity of the family Phrynosomatidae Bibliography of the family Phrynosomatidae Phrynosomatidae North American Lesser Iguanas Nordamerikanische Kleinleguane     Nordamerikanske Småleguaner* Contents: (as of 31st December, 2022)   Endemicity: 9 genera of which none are endemic   0% 100% 177 species of which 117 (66.1%) are endemic   0% 100% Remarks: The genera contained in this family were previously included in Iguanidae (e.g., Schmidt 1953; Smith & Taylor 1950; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Family status was given by Frost & Etheridge (1989), and Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus (2001). Distribution:  North America, Central America. Reported from: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, USA.