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Wood lizards

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Hoplocercidae
 
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
 
Phylum: Chordata
 
Class: Sauropsida
 
Order: Squamata
 
Suborder: Sauria
 
Family: Hoplocercidae
 

The hoplocercids are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. They are predominantly terrestrial, and some use their spiny tails to dig shallow retreats in the ground, although they do not build true burrows.

Classification

Family Hoplocercidae

  • Genus Enyalioides
    Genus Hoplocercus
    Genus Morunasaurus

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