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

The Iguanidae is a family of lizards, composed of iguanas and related species¹.

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)^{citation needed}.

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 Lapitiguana (extinct)
• Genus Pumila (extinct)

Iguana sp.	Lesser Antillean Iguana, Dominica, W.I..	Marine Iguanas, Galapagos Islands.	Land Iguana, Galapagos Islands.
Iguana found in the Florida Keys, diving into the sea.	A green iguana.

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