Tropiduridae
Family of lizards
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Microlophus peruvianus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Clade : | Pleurodonta |
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Tropiduridae
Bell , 1843 |
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Eight recognized genera, see article. |
The Tropiduridae are a family of iguanid lizards. [1] The family is sometimes considered a subfamily , Tropidurinae. The subfamily is native to South America , including the islands of Trinidad and the Galápagos . Commonly known as Neotropical ground lizards , most are ground-dwelling animals, and the subfamily includes some lizards adapted to relatively cold climates, including those of the Andes mountains and Tierra del Fuego . Several species give birth to live young . [2]
A 2021 study described a novel escutcheon-type generation gland ('α-gland') in tropidurines, found in at least 39 species. This gland is believed to be the main potential source of semiochemicals in this group indicating its importance in chemical signalling , an essential component of the communication system of lizards. [3]
Genera
The family Tropiduridae contains the following eight genera . [1]
- Eurolophosaurus Frost , Rodrigues , T. Grant & Titus , 2001
- Microlophus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron , 1837 – lava lizards and Pacific iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus )
- Plica Gray , 1830
- Stenocercus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – whorltail iguanas
- Strobilurus Wiegmann , 1834
- Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied , 1824 (including Platynotus, Tapinurus )
- Uracentron Kaup , 1827 – thornytail iguanas (sometimes in Tropidurus )
- Uranoscodon Kaup , 1825
References
- 1 2 "Tropiduridae". The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Bauer, Aaron M. [in French] (1998). Cogger, H.G. ; Zweifel, R.G. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians . San Diego: Academic Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-12-178560-4 .
- ↑ Carvalho, André L. G.; Jeckel, Adriana M.; Nisa, Carolina; Luna, María Celeste; Piantoni, Carla (2021). "A novel epidermal gland type in lizards (α-gland): structural organization, histochemistry, protein profile and phylogenetic origins" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 192 (4): 1137–1166. doi : 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa140 .
External links
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Data related to Tropiduridae at Wikispecies
Further reading
- Bell T (1843). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy , R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and Superintended by Charles Darwin ... Naturalist to the Expedition. Part V. Reptiles. London: Smith, Elder and Company. vi + 51 pp. + Plates 1-20. (Tropiduridae, new family, p. 1). (in English and Latin).
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