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'''Lizards''' are a widespread group of [[Squamata|squamate]] [[reptile]]s, with more than 5600 [[species]], ranging across all continents except [[Antarctica]], as well as most oceanic island chains. The group, traditionally recognized as the suborder '''Lacertilia''', is defined as all extant members of the [[Lepidosauria]] (reptiles with overlapping scales) that are neither [[Sphenodontia|sphenodonts]] (i.e., [[tuatara]]) nor [[snakes]] – they form an [[evolutionary grade]].
== Classification ==<!-- This section is linked from [[Lizard]] -->
'''Suborder Lacertilia (Sauria) – (lizards)
* Family †[[Bavarisauridae]]
* Family †[[Eichstaettisauridae]]
* Infraorder [[Iguania]]
** Family †[[Arretosauridae]]
** Family †[[Euposauridae]]
** Family [[Corytophanidae]] (casquehead lizards)
** Family [[Iguanidae]] ([[iguana]]s and [[spinytail iguanas]])
** Family [[Phrynosomatidae]] ([[Earless lizard|earless]], [[spiny lizard|spiny]], [[Urosaurus|tree]], [[side-blotched lizard|side-blotched]] and [[horned lizard|horned]] lizards)
** Family [[Polychrotidae]] ([[Anolis|anoles]])
*** Family [[Leiosauridae]] (see Polychrotinae)
** Family [[Tropiduridae]] (neotropical ground lizards)
*** Family [[Liolaemidae]] (see Tropidurinae)
*** Family [[Leiocephalidae]] (see Tropidurinae)
** Family [[Crotaphytidae]] ([[crotaphytus|collared]] and [[gambelia|leopard]] lizards)
** Family [[Opluridae]] (Madagascar iguanids)
** Family [[Hoplocercidae]] ([[Enyalioides|wood]] lizards, clubtails)
** Family †[[Priscagamidae]]
** Family †[[Isodontosauridae]]
** Family [[Agamidae]] ([[Agama (lizard)|agamas]])
** Family [[Chamaeleonidae]] ([[chameleon]]s)
* Infraorder [[Gekkota]]
** Family [[Gekkonidae]] ([[gecko]]s)
** Family [[Pygopodidae]] ([[legless lizard]]s)
** Family [[Dibamidae]] ([[blind lizard]]s)
* Infraorder [[Scincomorpha]]
** Family †[[Paramacellodidae]]
** Family †[[Slavoiidae]]
** Family [[Scincidae]] ([[skink]]s)
** Family [[Cordylidae]] ([[spinytail lizard]]s)
** Family [[Gerrhosauridae]] ([[plated lizard]]s)
** Family [[Xantusiidae]] ([[night lizard]]s)
** Family [[Lacertidae]] (wall lizards or true lizards)
** Family †[[Mongolochamopidae]]
** Family †[[Adamisauridae]]
** Family [[Teiidae]] ([[tegu]]s and whiptails)
** Family [[Gymnophthalmidae]] ([[spectacled lizard]]s)
* Infraorder [[Diploglossa]]
** Family [[Anguidae]] ([[glass lizard]]s)
** Family [[Anniellidae]] ([[American legless lizard]]s)
** Family [[Xenosauridae]] ([[knob-scaled lizard]]s)
* Infraorder [[Platynota]] ([[Varanoidea]])
** Family [[Varanidae]] (monitor lizards)
** Family [[Lanthanotidae]] (earless monitor lizards)
** Family [[Helodermatidae]] ([[Gila monster]]s and [[Mexican beaded lizard|beaded lizards]])
** Family †[[Mosasaur]]idae (marine lizards)
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'''Lizards''' are a widespread group of [[Squamata|squamate]] [[reptile]]s, with more than 5600 [[species]], ranging across all continents except [[Antarctica]], as well as most oceanic island chains. The group, traditionally recognized as the suborder '''Lacertilia''', is defined as all extant members of the [[Lepidosauria]] (reptiles with overlapping scales) that are neither [[Sphenodontia|sphenodonts]] (i.e., [[tuatara]]) nor [[snakes]] – they form an [[evolutionary grade]].
== Classification ==<!-- This section is linked from [[Lizard]] -->
'''Suborder Lacertilia (Sauria) – (lizards)
* Family †[[Bavarisauridae]]
* Family †[[Eichstaettisauridae]]
* Infraorder [[Iguania]]
** Family †[[Arretosauridae]]
** Family †[[Euposauridae]]
** Family [[Corytophanidae]] (casquehead lizards)
** Family [[Iguanidae]] ([[iguana]]s and [[spinytail iguanas]])
** Family [[Phrynosomatidae]] ([[Earless lizard|earless]], [[spiny lizard|spiny]], [[Urosaurus|tree]], [[side-blotched lizard|side-blotched]] and [[horned lizard|horned]] lizards)
** Family [[Polychrotidae]] ([[Anolis|anoles]])
*** Family [[Leiosauridae]] (see Polychrotinae)
** Family [[Tropiduridae]] (neotropical ground lizards)
*** Family [[Liolaemidae]] (see Tropidurinae)
*** Family [[Leiocephalidae]] (see Tropidurinae)
** Family [[Crotaphytidae]] ([[crotaphytus|collared]] and [[gambelia|leopard]] lizards)
** Family [[Opluridae]] (Madagascar iguanids)
** Family [[Hoplocercidae]] ([[Enyalioides|wood]] lizards, clubtails)
** Family †[[Priscagamidae]]
** Family †[[Isodontosauridae]]
** Family [[Agamidae]] ([[Agama (lizard)|agamas]])
** Family [[Chamaeleonidae]] ([[chameleon]]s)
* Infraorder [[Gekkota]]
** Family [[Gekkonidae]] ([[gecko]]s)
** Family [[Pygopodidae]] ([[legless lizard]]s)
** Family [[Dibamidae]] ([[blind lizard]]s)
* Infraorder [[Scincomorpha]]
** Family †[[Paramacellodidae]]
** Family †[[Slavoiidae]]
** Family [[Scincidae]] ([[skink]]s)
** Family [[Cordylidae]] ([[spinytail lizard]]s)
** Family [[Gerrhosauridae]] ([[plated lizard]]s)
** Family [[Xantusiidae]] ([[night lizard]]s)
** Family [[Lacertidae]] (wall lizards or true lizards)
** Family †[[Mongolochamopidae]]
** Family †[[Adamisauridae]]
** Family [[Teiidae]] ([[tegu]]s and whiptails)
** Family [[Gymnophthalmidae]] ([[spectacled lizard]]s)
* Infraorder [[Diploglossa]]
** Family [[Anguidae]] ([[glass lizard]]s)
** Family [[Anniellidae]] ([[American legless lizard]]s)
** Family [[Xenosauridae]] ([[knob-scaled lizard]]s)
* Infraorder [[Platynota]] ([[Varanoidea]])
** Family [[Varanidae]] (monitor lizards)
** Family [[Lanthanotidae]] (earless monitor lizards)
** Family [[Helodermatidae]] ([[Gila monster]]s and [[Mexican beaded lizard|beaded lizards]])
** Family †[[Mosasaur]]idae (marine lizards)
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