Leiosauridae

Leiosauridae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Iguania Parvordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Leiosauridae
Subfamiliae (2): Enyaliinae – Leiosaurinae

Name

Leiosauridae Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus, 2001: 12

• Type genus: Leiosaurus Duméril & Bibron, 1837, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Frost, D., Etheridge, R., Janies, D. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata, Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 38 pp. hdl: 2246/2896 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Morando, M., Olave, M., Ávila, L.J., Baker, E. & Sites, Jr., J.W. 2015. Molecular Phylogeny of the Lizard Clade Leiosaurae Endemic to Southern South America. Herpetologica 71(4): 322–331. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-14-00067 Reference page. 
• Carvalho, A.L.G., Laspiur, A., Klaczko, J., Rivas, L.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Sena, M.A. & Céspedes, R. 2023. Total evidence phylogenetic analysis of Leiosauridae (Squamata) with focus on the ‘para-anoles’ and description of a new Urostrophus species from the Bolivian Andes. Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1): 2200306. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2023.2200306 Reference page. 

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