Taxonomy: families
Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature www.repfocus.dk  


Lizards (Sauria)

   Genera


Leiocephalus
Curly-tailed Lizards
Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Biodiversity of the family Leiocephalidae Bibliography of the family Leiocephalidae

Leiocephalidae

Curly-tailed Lizards
Glattkopfleguane     Krølhaleleguaner



Contents: Endemicity:
1 genus which is not endemic  0% 100%
24 species of which 23 (95.8%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: The single genus contained in this family was previously included in Iguanidae (e.g., Barbour 1937; Schmidt 1953). Subsequently, it was assigned to Tropiduridae (subfamily Leiocephalinae) by Frost & Etheridge (1989). Separate family status was given by Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus (2001).

Distribution:  As for the single genus of the family, Leiocephalus.