Iguanidae

Translingual

Iguana iguana

Etymology

Iguana +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Iguanidae

(sensu stricto) A taxonomic family within the order Iguania – also known as Iguaninae in Iguanidae (sensu lato).
(sensu lato) A taxonomic family within the order Iguania – including all members of Iguania except those of families Agamidae and Chamaeleonidae.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Iguania - order

Hyponyms

(family (sensu stricto)): genus, Brachylophus, Conolophus, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, Dipsosaurus, Iguana, Sauromalus - extant genera
- †Armandisaurus, †Lapitiguana, †Oreithyia, †Pumila - extinct genera
(family (sensu lato)): Corytophaninae, Crotaphytinae, Hoplocercinae, Iguaninae, Liolaeminae, Oplurinae, Phrynosomatinae, Polychrotinae, Tropidurinae - subfamilies

References

Iguanidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Iguanidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Iguanidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Iguanidae at Animal Diversity Web
Iguanidae at AnimalBase
Iguanidae at World Register of Marine Species
Iguanidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Iguanidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Iguanidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Iguanidae at Paleobiology Database

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