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Lacertilia

The lizards form a suborder (Suborder Lacertilia) of Order Squamata, Class Reptilia. Appropriate topics for this category include taxonomy, biology, ecology, lizards in their natural habitats, and biological/laboratory studies. This category is organized by taxonomic grouping. Websites for related scientific journals, societies, studies of lizards or herps, in general, etc., are listed in Science/Biology/Zoology/Chordates/Herpetology/ .

Appropriate topics for this category include lizard taxonomy, biology, ecology, lizards in their natural habitats, and biological/laboratory studies.

Websites dealing with lizards as pets or captive care of lizards should be submitted to Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/Lizards for review.

Websites that offer sale of lizards or food items/supplies for the captive care of lizards should be submitted to Shopping/Pets/Reptiles_and_Amphibians under the appropriate sub-category.

This category is for sites about lizards. Sites about the scientific study of herpetology, including journals, organizations, etc., are listed in /http://dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Zoology/Chordates/Herpetology/

Agamidae

Agamas, bearded dragons, forest dragons, etc.

Anguidae

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.

Anniellidae

American legless lizards.

Cordylidae

Family of mid-sized lizards that inhabit arid and semi-arid regions in Madagascar and eastern Africa.

Crotaphytidae

Family of desert-dwelling lizards native to the southwest USA and northern Mexico, the collared and leopard lizards.

Gekkonidae

This category lists information on biological/laboratory studies, natural habitats and misc. gecko information. Please submit any gecko sites that do not fit these requirements to http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles/Lizards/Geckos/

Please submit sites dealing with information on biological/laboratory studies, geckos in their natural habitats and misc. gecko information here for review.

Any sites dealing with information on all aspects of captive care and misc. gecko information should be submitted to Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles/Lizards/Geckos/ for review.

Any sites that offer geckos or food items/supplies for the captive care of geckos should be submitted to Shopping/Pets/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/ under the appropriate sub-category for review.

Helodermatidae

This category lists information on biological/laboratory studies, natural habitats and misc. Heloderma information. Please submit any Heloderma sites that do not fit these requirements to http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles/Lizards/

Please submit sites dealing with information on biological/laboratory studies, heloderma in their natural habitats and misc. heloderma information here.

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Any sites that offer heloderma or food items/supplies for the captive care of heloderma should be submitted to Shopping/Pets/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/ under the appropriate sub-category for review.

Iguanidae

This category lists information on biological/laboratory studies, natural habitats and misc. iguana information. Please submit any iguana sites that do not fit these requirements to http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles/Lizards/Iguanas -or to one of the proper subcats listed there.

Please submit sites dealing with information on biological/laboratory studies, iguanas in their natural habitats and misc. iguana information here for review or under the appropriate sub-category.

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Lacertidae

Family of wall lizards or true lizards, native to Europe, Africa and Asia.

Phrynosomatidae

Diverse family of lizards, found from Panama to the extreme south of Canada.

Polychrotidae

Polychridae.

Pygopodidae

Snake-like legless lizards, endemic to Australia and New Guinea.

Scincidae

Family of lizards, the skinks.

Teiidae

Teiidae is a family of lizards native to the Americas, commonly known as whiptails.

Varanidae

This category lists information on biological/laboratory studies, natural habitats and misc. monitor and tegu information. Please submit any monitor or tegu sites that do not fit these requirements to the proper subcat listed at - http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles/Lizards/

Please submit sites dealing with information on biological/laboratory studies, monitors or tegus in their natural habitats and misc. monitor or tegu information here for review or under the appropriate sub-category.

Any sites dealing with information on all aspects of captive care and misc. related monitor or tegu information should be submitted to Recreation/Pets/Herp/Reptiles/Lizards under the appropriate sub-category for review.

Any sites that offer monitors or tegus or food items/supplies for the captive care of monitors or tegus should be submitted to Shopping/Pets/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/ under the appropriate sub-category for review.

Xantusiidae

Family of viviparous lizards, the night lizards.