Liolaemidae

Liolaemidae are a family of iguanian lizards.^[1] They were traditionally included in the family Iguanidae as subfamily Liolaeminae, 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 is liolaemids. 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]

Liolaemidae
male Liolaemus tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989
Synonyms
Liolaeminae (but see text)

The genera placed here are:

• Ctenoblepharys Tschudi, 1845 – cabezona (one species)
• Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 – tree iguanas, snow swifts (over 280 species)
• Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1838 (52 species)