Definition of Iguanians. Meaning of Iguanians. Synonyms of Iguanians

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Definition of Iguanians

Iguanian
Iguanian I*gua"ni*an, a. (Zo["o]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.

Meaning of Iguanians from wikipedia

- the interrelationships of extinct and living iguanians: The extinct Arretosauridae (Paleogene iguanians from Central Asia) are alternatively classified...
- prehension. Iguanians are the only lineage within the Squamata that display this trait, meaning that it was gained independently in both iguanians and tuataras...
- study also found that geckos are the earliest crown group squamates, not iguanians. However, a 2021 study found the genus to be a lepidosaur of uncertain...
- closer to Var**** and Anguis than Scincus. These lizards, along with iguanians and snakes, constitute the proposed "venom clade" Toxicofera of all venomous...
- also have cloacal sacs and fixed eyelids. The Iguanians are another diverse group of lizards. All iguanians are fully limbed. Most species ambush their...
- this family. The "historical" classification recognized all New World iguanians, plus Brachylophus and the Madagascar oplurines, as informal groups and...
- Leiosauridae to be the sister taxa to the Opluridae, a unique family of iguanians endemic to Madagascar, and one of only two pleurodont lineages found outside...
- studies classify the Arretosauridae in Acrodonta with other Old World iguanians. Femoral pores present Interparietal scale small (distinctly smaller than...
- Agamidae is a family containing 64 genera, 582 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species...
- Liolaemus is a genus of iguanian lizards, containing many species, all of which are endemic to South America. Members of the genus Liolaemus form a dominant...