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The Iguanidae is a family of lizards, composed of iguanas and related speciesEoR>.
Classification of iguanidae
Two different classification schemes have been used to define the structure of this family. These are the "traditional" classification and the classification presented by Frost et al. (1989).
Frost et al. redefined this family. The genera belonging to the different subfamilies were assigned to separate families. This view is not generally accepted and the traditional classification is still widely used.
Traditional classification
Family Iguanidae
*Subfamily Corytophaninae: casquehead lizards
*Subfamily Crotaphytinae: collared and leopard lizards
*Subfamily Hoplocercinae: wood lizards, clubtails
*Subfamily Iguaninae: green 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
Frost et al. classification of iguanas
Family Iguanidae
*Genus Amblyrhynchus
*Genus Anolis
*Genus Brachylophus
*Genus Conolophus
*Genus Ctenosaura
*Genus Cyclura
*Genus Dipsosaurus
*Genus Iguana
*Genus Sauromalus
*Genus Armandisaurus (extinct)
*Genus Gangiguana (extinct)
*Genus Lapitiguana (extinct)
*Genus [[Green Iguana sp.
Image:Iguana delicatissima.jpg|Lesser Antillean Iguana, [[Marine Iguanas, [[Galapagos Land Iguana, Iguana found in the [[Florida Keys, diving into the sea.
Image:Iguana iguana 2 AB.jpg|A [[Ctenosaura similis, Tulum, Mexico
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