13 Lizard Families - Herpetology

Chameleonidae

Chameleons:

- zygodactyl feet

- prehensile tail

- turrent eyes

- color change

- laterally flattened

Iguanidae

Iguanas:

- fleshy tongue

- plurodont teeth

Opluridae

Malagasy Swifts:

- spiney tail

- pigmented parietal eye

- arid environments

Leocephilidae

Curly Tail Lizards:

- curly tail

- terrestrial omnivores

Corytophanidae

Casque-headed lizards:

- run on water

- head adornments

Cordylidae

Girdled, or Flat Lizards:

- rock dwellers

- osteodermes

Gymnophalidae

Specialized Lizards:

- spectacle

- limb loss/reduction

Gekkonidae

Geckos:

- nocturnal

- toe pads with setae

- spectacle

Anguidae

glass, alligator, and legless lizards:

- limb reduction/loss

- osteoderms

Zenosauridae

Knob Scaled Lizard:

- gnome scales

- triangular heads

- dorsoventrally compressed

Phykkidactylidae

Leaf Toed Geckos:

- no one defining trait

Lanthanotide

Earless Monitor:

- no external ear openings

- blue eyes

- transparent lower eye lid

Pygopodidae

Snake Lizard:

- limb loss/reduction

- great hearing + vocalization

- gecko like traits