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Lizards (Sauria)

IUCN Red List assessments:
Extinct (in recent times): 18 species
Extinct in the Wild: 2 species= 0.0 %
Critically Endangered: 264 species= 3.4 %
Endangered: 540 species= 7.0 %
Vulnerable: 398 species= 5.2 %
Near Threatened: 370 species= 4.8 %
Least Concern: 3838 species= 50.0 %
Data Deficient: 733 species= 9.5 %
Not Assessed: 1534 species= 20.0 %


Families:

Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Alopoglossidae (Fold-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Anniellidae (North American Legless Lizards)
Anolidae (Anoles)
Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)
Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)
Corytophanidae (Basilisks)
Crotaphytidae (North American Collared Lizards)
Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)
Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos)
Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Helodermatidae (Beaded Lizards)
Hoplocercidae (Club-tailed Iguanas)
Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Lanthanotidae (Earless Monitor Lizard)
Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards)
Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)
Liolaemidae (South American Lesser Iguanas)
Opluridae (Madagascar Iguanas)
Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas)
Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)
Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards)
Scincidae (Skinks)
Shinisauridae (Crocodile Lizard)
Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)
Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)
Xenosauridae (Knob-scaled Lizards)