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Lizards Flashcards

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Dibamidae

A

Mexico, SE Asia

Fossorial

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Eublepharidae

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North America, Central America, Africa, Asia
Gecko
Have eyelids, lack toe pads

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Pygopodidae

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Australia, New Guinea
Gecko
Limbless- semi-fossorial sand burrowers (mainly)

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Diplodactylidae/ Carphodactylidae

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Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia
Geckos
Largest known

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Gekkonidae

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Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Guinea, SA?

Geckos

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Sphaerodactylidae

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Central/South America, Africa, Asia

Gecko

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Phyllodactylidae

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Central/ South America, Africa, MiddleEast, Europe

Gecko

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Scincidae

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North, Central, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, islands
Diverse
Most terrestrial- many limbless

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Xantusiidae

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SW US, Mexico, Central America

Scincoformata

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Cordylidae

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Southeast Africa
Scincoformata
Lots of scales
Some limb reduction species

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Gerrhosauridae

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Southern Africa
Scincoformata
Some limb reduction

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12
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Teiidae

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North-South America
Every habitat
Terrestrial- foragers

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Gymnophthalmidae

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Central South America
Microteiids- salamander niche
Many with limb reduction

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Lacertidae

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Africa, Europe, Asia

Old World Teiids

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Bipedidae

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Baja, Mexica
Amphisbaenia
Fossorial, front limbs for scratch digging

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Rhineuridae

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Florida
Amphisbaenia
Fossorial
Face ear drums

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Trogonophidae

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Africa, Middle East- small populations
Amphisbaenia
Fossorial- oscillatory digging, anchor/triangle digging

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Amphisbaenidae, Blanidae, Cadeidae

A

Caribbean, SA, Africa, Spain, Middle East

Fossorial, rounded/keeled/spatulate

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Anguidae

A

North-South America, Europe, Asia, N. Africa

Alligator and legless

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Anniellidae

A

SW CA and Baja

Fossorial sand swimmers

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Xerosauridae

A

Mexico
Knob-scaled lizards
Saxicolous crevice dwellers

22
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Shinisauridae

A

East Asia

Semiaquatic, crocodilian looking

23
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Helodermatidae

A

SW US through Mexico

Venomous

24
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Lanthanotidae

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SE Asia

Seimaquatic, crocodile

25
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Varanidae

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Africa, Asia, Australia
Terrestrial- study body, kinetic skull
Tongue only used for chemoreception

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Corytophanidae

A 
Mexico to NW South America
Iguania
Large arboreal, with parietal crests 
Cataleptic freezing
Water walkers
27
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Crotaphytidae

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South US to Mexico
Iguania
Bipedal, pugnacious

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Hoplocercidae

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South America
Iguania
Spiny tail terrestrial

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Iguanidae

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South US to South America, Fiji/Tonga
Iguania
Terrestrial herbivores- some arboreal

30
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Phrynosomatidae

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Canada-Central America
Iguania
Ecomorphs, insectivores

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Tropiduridae

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South America
Iguania
Invaded Galapagos twice

32
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Leicephalidae

A

Caribbean
Iguania
Terrestrial arid-adapted
Curly tailed

33
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Liolaemidae

A

South America
Iguania
Many ecomorphs
Small herbivores at high elevations!

34
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Dactyloidae

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South US- South America
Iguania
Arboreal- Anolis

35
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Polychrotidae

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Central and South America
Iguania
Behave similar to chameleons

36
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Leiosauridae

A

South America

Iguania

37
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Opluridae

A 
Madagascar
Iguania
Only pleurodont iguanians in Old World 
Vivid breeding colors, territorial
Terrestrial
38
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Agamidae

A

Africa, Asia, Australia
Iguania
So diverse! All but limbless

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Chamaeleonidae

A

Africa, Madagascar, India

Iguania

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