Reptiles Guide

Iguanas
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Sauropsida   Order: Squamata   Suborder: Sauria   Family: Iguanidae
Genera
Amblyrhynchus Brachylophus Conolophus Ctenosaura Cyclura Dipsosaurus Iguana Sauromalus

Frost et al. (1989) redefined this family. The genera belonging to the different subfamilies were assigned to separate families. This view is not generally accepted.

Frost et al classification of iguanas

Family Iguanidae

• Genus Amblyrhynchus
  Genus Brachylophus
  Genus Conolophus
  Genus Ctenosaura
  Genus Cyclura
  Genus Dipsosaurus
  Genus Iguana
  Genus Sauromalus
  Genus Armandisaurus (extinct)
  Genus Lapitiguana (extinct)
  Genus Pumila (extinct)

Traditional classification

Family Iguanidae

• Subfamily Corytophaninae: casquehead lizards
  Subfamily Crotaphytinae: collared and leopard lizards
  Subfamily Hoplocercinae: wood lizards, clubtails
  Subfamily Iguaninae: iguanas and spinytail iguanas
  Subfamily Leiocephalinae
  Subfamily Leiosaurinae
  Subfamily Liolaeminae
  Subfamily Oplurinae: Madagascar iguanids
  Subfamily Phrynosomatinae: earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards
  Subfamily Polychrotinae: anoles
  Subfamily Tropidurinae: neotropical ground lizards

References

1. Frost, D.E. and R.E. Etheridge (1989) A Phylogenetic Analysis and Taxonomy of Iguanian Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist. Misc. Publ. 81
2. Frost, D.R., R. Etheridge, D. Janies and T.A. Titus (2001) Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of Polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp.