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− | | + | [[Image:Chinese_water_dragon.jpg|400px|thumb|right|'''Chinese water dragon (family Agamidae)''' (© Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons)]] |
| ==Lizard Classification Table== | | ==Lizard Classification Table== |
− | [[Image:Chinese_water_dragon.jpg|400px|thumb|right|'''Chinese water dragon (family Agamidae)''' (Wikimedia Commons)]]
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| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Iguania | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Iguania |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Agamidae | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Agamidae |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Water Dragons | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| [[Water Dragon|Water Dragons]] |
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| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 300 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 300 |
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| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Chamaeleontidae | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Chamaeleontidae |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Chameleons | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| [[Chameleon|Chameleons]] |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 4 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 4 |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 85 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 85 |
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| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Teiidae | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Teiidae |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Tegus, whiptails | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| [[Black Tegu|Tegus]], whiptails |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 39 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 39 |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 227 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 227 |
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| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Helodermatidae | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Helodermatidae |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Beaded lizard, Gila Monster | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| [[Mexican Beaded Lizard|Beaded lizard]], [[Gila Monster|Gila Monster]] |
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| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Varanidae | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Varanidae |
− | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Monitors | + | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| [[Monitor|Monitors]] |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 1 |
| |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 31 | | |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| 31 |
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− | * '''For more information on the lizard taxonomy, see the [[Lizard Taxonomy and Identification|'''Lizard Taxonomy and Identification''']] page.''' | + | * '''For more information on the lizard taxonomy, see''' [[Lizard Taxonomy and Identification|Lizard Taxonomy and Identification]]. |
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| ==Families== | | ==Families== |
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| * Family of lizards of the old world | | * Family of lizards of the old world |
− | * Acrodont dentition | + | * [[Acrodont dentition|Acrodont dentition]] |
− | * Includes the agama (''Agama agama''), frilled lizard (''Chamydosaurus kingii''), water dragon (''Psysignathus cocincinus''), Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard (''Uromastyx aegyptius'') and the sail-fin lizard (''Hydrosaurus pustulatus'') | + | * Includes the agama (''Agama agama''), frilled lizard (''Chamydosaurus kingii''), [[Water Dragon|water dragon]] (''Psysignathus cocincinus''), [[Spiny-tailed Lizard|Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard]] (''Uromastyx aegyptius'') and the sail-fin lizard (''Hydrosaurus pustulatus'') |
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| ===Iguanidae=== | | ===Iguanidae=== |
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| * Family of lizards in the new world and a few species in the Indian Ocean region | | * Family of lizards in the new world and a few species in the Indian Ocean region |
− | * Pleurodont dentition | + | * [[Pleurodont dentition|Pleurodont dentition]] |
− | * Includes the green iguana (''Iguana iguana''), the green anole (''Anolis carolinensis''), basilisks (''Basiliscus'' spp.), horned lizards (''Phrynosoma'' spp.) spiny lizards (''Sceloporus'' spp.) and West Indian rock iguanas (''Cyclura'' spp.) | + | * Includes the [[Green Iguana|green iguana]] (''Iguana iguana''), the [[Green Anole|green anole]] (''Anolis carolinensis''), [[Basilisk|basilisks]] (''Basiliscus'' spp.), horned lizards (''Phrynosoma'' spp.) spiny lizards (''Sceloporus'' spp.) and [[Rhinocerous Iguana|West Indian rock iguanas]] (''Cyclura'' spp.) |
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| ===Chamaeleontidae=== | | ===Chamaeleontidae=== |
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− | * Old world or true chameleons | + | * Old world or true [[Chameleon|chameleons]] |
| * Anatomical differences from other lizards may include astonishingly long tongues, ability for colour change, oppositely opposable digits and prehensile tails. | | * Anatomical differences from other lizards may include astonishingly long tongues, ability for colour change, oppositely opposable digits and prehensile tails. |
| * Generally viviparous | | * Generally viviparous |
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| * Generally oviparous with one to two eggs laid but some are viviparous | | * Generally oviparous with one to two eggs laid but some are viviparous |
| * Three subfamilies are Eublepharine (no toe-pads), Sphaerodactylinae and Gekkoninae | | * Three subfamilies are Eublepharine (no toe-pads), Sphaerodactylinae and Gekkoninae |
− | * Includes the commonly kept leopard gecko (''Eublepharis macularius'') | + | * Includes the commonly kept [[Leopard Gecko|leopard gecko]] (''Eublepharis macularius'') |
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| ===Pygopodidae=== | | ===Pygopodidae=== |
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| * New world equivalents of the Lacertidae | | * New world equivalents of the Lacertidae |
| * The smaller are insectivorous and the larger carnivorous | | * The smaller are insectivorous and the larger carnivorous |
− | * Includes the whiptails and racerunners (''Cnemidophorus'' spp.), jungle runners (''Ameiva'' spp.) and tegus (''Tupinambis'' spp.) | + | * Includes the whiptails and racerunners (''Cnemidophorus'' spp.), jungle runners (''Ameiva'' spp.) and [[Black Tegu|tegus]] (''Tupinambis'' spp.) |
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| ===Xantusiidae=== | | ===Xantusiidae=== |
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| * True skinks | | * True skinks |
| * Little sexual dimorphism | | * Little sexual dimorphism |
− | * Includes the blue-tongued skink (''Tiliqua'' spp.), prehensile-tailed skink (''Corucia zebrata''), five-lined skink (''Eumeces fasciatus'') and the casqueheads (''Tribolonotus'' spp.) | + | * Includes the blue-tongued skink (''Tiliqua'' spp.), [[Prehensile-tailed Skink|prehensile-tailed skink]] (''Corucia zebrata''), five-lined skink (''Eumeces fasciatus'') and the casqueheads (''Tribolonotus'' spp.) |
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| ===Cordylidae=== | | ===Cordylidae=== |
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| ===Helodermatidae=== | | ===Helodermatidae=== |
| * Two species that are the only venomous lizards | | * Two species that are the only venomous lizards |
− | * Gila monster (''Heloderma suspectum'') and the Mexican beaded lizard (''Heloderma horridum'') | + | * [[Gila Monster|Gila monster]] (''Heloderma suspectum'') and the [[Mexican Beaded Lizard|Mexican beaded lizard]] (''Heloderma horridum'') |
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| ===Varanidae=== | | ===Varanidae=== |
− | * Monitor lizards | + | * [[Monitor|Monitor]] lizards |
| * Mostly large powerful predators or carrion eaters | | * Mostly large powerful predators or carrion eaters |
− | * Includes the savannah monitor (''Varanus exanthematicus''), Nile monitor (''Varanus niloticus'') and the Komodo dragon (''Varanus komodoensis'') | + | * Includes the [[Monitor|savannah monitor]] (''Varanus exanthematicus''), [[Monitor|Nile monitor]] (''Varanus niloticus'') and the Komodo dragon (''Varanus komodoensis'') |
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| ===Lanthanotidae=== | | ===Lanthanotidae=== |