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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
January 1st, 2025.
Polychrotidae
 
Monkey Lizards
Affenleguane*
Abeleguaner*
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1 genus which is not endemic | 0%  100%
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8 species of which 1 (12.5%) is endemic | 0%  100%
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Remarks:
The single genus of this family,
Polychrus, was previously included in the family
Iguanidae (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Separate family status was given by Frost & Etheridge (1989) as Polychridae, which also included the genera later assigned to
Dactyloidae and
Leiosauridae. Subsequently, the family name was corrected by Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus (2001) to Polychrotidae, and they named a new family,
Leiosauridae, for the genera now assigned to that family. Currently, the family Polychrotidae contains only the genus
Polychrus, after the remaining genera have been assigned to a separate family,
Dactyloidae (e.g., Vitt & Caldwell 2014).
Distribution:
As for the single genus of the family, Polychrus.
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