| Liolaemidae | |
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| maleLiolaemus tenuis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Liolaemidae Frost &Etheridge, 1989 |
| Synonyms | |
Liolaeminae(but see text) | |
Liolaemidae are afamily ofiguanianlizards.[1] They were traditionally included in the familyIguanidae assubfamilyLiolaeminae, which some more recent authors prefer to delimit in a more restricted way. This family is only found within South America with the widest range being in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay.[2] A common name for this group isliolaemids. Liolaemidae are typically herbivores that have a diet high in fruit. Because of this special diet, Liolaemidae have a larger small intestine when compared to other similar omnivorous and insectivorous lizards.[3] Liolaemidae also have evolved both herbivory and omnivory independently more times than any other lizard group[2]
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