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Genera
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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
Xenosauridae
Knob-scaled Lizards
Höckerechsen
Mexicanske Spalteøgler*
Contents:
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1 genus which is not endemic | 0% 100%
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14 species of which 13 (92.9%) are endemic | 0% 100%
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Remarks:
In describing
Shinisaurus crocodilurus, Ahl established the new family
Shinisauridae. Subsequently, McDowell & Bogert (1954) placed it together with
Xenosaurus in the New World family Xenosauridae, an arrangement which was followed by many authors (e.g., Wermuth 1969). Hu, Jiang & Zhao (1984) revalidated
Shinisauridae, and Böhme's (1988) results supported this by demonstrating that the two genera are not related to each other.
Distribution:
As for the single genus of the family, Xenosaurus.
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