Squamata “Lizard” Families Flashcards
Lizard family with very well developed toe pads and soft skin
Gekkonidae
Lizard family with moveable eyelids and soft skin
Eublepharidae
Lizard family with soft skin and “leaf toes”
Phyllodactylidae
Lizard family with cylindrical body and smooth, fish-like scales
Scincidae
Small bodied lizard family with New World range and plate-like scales on head and granular scales on body
Xantusiidae
Lizard family with New World range, a non-prominent head and pointed snout, plate-like scales on head and granular body scales, and long limbs and tail
Teiidae
Lizard family with square scales, occasionally legless with a lateral fold, eyelids are present
Anguidae (Anguimorpha)
American legless lizard family with round scales, a dorsal stripe, and shovel-like snout for digging
Anniellidae (Anguimorpha)
Large bodied lizard family with pebbled scales, often orange and black
Helodermatidae (Anguimorpha)
Large bodied lizard family with occasional dorsal crest
Iguanidae (Iguania)
Lizard family with black collar marks or black and orange spots
Crotaphytidae (Iguania)
Lizard family with keeled scales and short noses
Phrynosomatidae (Iguania)
Lizard family with plates on head and granular scales that start after the head
Lacertidae
Lizard family with long necks and small head scales
Varanidae
Lizard family that is laterally compressed with zygodactylous feet
Chamaeleonidae
Old world lizard family often with keeled or spiny scales
Agamidae
