Iguanidae

Translingual

Iguana iguana

Etymology

Iguana +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Iguanidae

1. (sensu stricto) A taxonomic family within the order Iguania – also known as Iguaninae in Iguanidae (sensu lato).
2. (sensu lato) A taxonomic family within the order Iguania – including all members of Iguania except those of families Agamidae and Chamaeleonidae.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Iguania - order

Hyponyms

• (family (sensu stricto)): genus, Brachylophus, Conolophus, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, Dipsosaurus, Iguana, Sauromalus - extant genera
  • †Armandisaurus, †Lapitiguana, †Oreithyia, †Pumila - extinct genera
• (family (sensu lato)): Corytophaninae, Crotaphytinae, Hoplocercinae, Iguaninae, Liolaeminae, Oplurinae, Phrynosomatinae, Polychrotinae, Tropidurinae - subfamilies

References

• Iguanidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Iguanidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Iguanidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Iguanidae at Animal Diversity Web
• Iguanidae at AnimalBase
• Iguanidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Iguanidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Iguanidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Iguanidae at Paleobiology Database