Anguidae
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Anguidae".

Anguidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Infraorder: Anguimorpha Family: Anguidae
Genera
Anguis Ophisaurus (glass lizards) Pseudopus Celestus Diploglossus Ophiodes Abronia Barisia Coloptychon Elgaria Gerrhonotus Mesaspis

The Anguidae is a large and diverse family of lizards native to the northern hemisphere. The group includes the slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, among others. They have hard osteoderms beneath their scales, and many of the species have reduced or absent limbs, giving them a rather snake like appearance, although others are fully limbed^[1].

Anguids are carnivorous or insectivorous, and inhabit a wide range of different habitats. The group includes both egg-laying and viviparous species. Most species are terrestrial, although some climb trees^[1].

Classification

Family ANGUIDAE

• Subfamily Anguinae
  • Genus Anguis - Slow worms (2 species)
  • Genus Ophisaurus - Glass lizards (13 species)
  • Genus Pseudopus - Scheltopusik (1 species)
• Subfamily Diploglossinae
  • Genus Celestus - Galliwasps (28 species)
  • Genus Diploglossus - (18 species)
  • Genus Ophiodes - Worm lizards (4 species)
• Subfamily Gerrhonotinae - Alligator lizards
  • Genus Abronia - Arboreal alligator lizards (27 species)
  • Genus Barisia - (4 species)
  • Genus Coloptychon - Isthmian alligator lizard (1 species)
  • Genus Elgaria - (6 species)
  • Genus Gerrhonotus - (4 species)
  • Genus Mesaspis - (6 species)

References

This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.