Phrynosomatidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Scotokaryota
Cladus: Podiata
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neoreptilia
Cladus: Parapleurota
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Genera: Callisaurus - Cophosaurus - Holbrookia - Petrosaurus - Phrynosoma - Sator - Sceloporus - Uma - Urosaurus - Uta

Name

Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger, 1843
References

Phrynosomatidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: North American Spiny Lizards
日本語: ツノトカゲ科
polski: Frynosomowate
The Phrynosomatidae are a diverse family of lizards, sometimes classified as a subfamily (Phrynosomatinae), found from Panama to the extreme south of Canada. Many members of the group are adapted to life in hot, sandy deserts, although the spiny lizards prefer rocky deserts or even relatively moist forest edges, and the short-horned lizard lives in prairie or sagebrush environments. The group includes both egg-laying and viviparous species, with the latter being more common in species living at high elevations.[2]
Genera

The Phrynosomatidae are organised into 9 genera in this family.

The earless taxa (Cophosaurus and Holbrookia) are sister genera.

Family Phrynosomatidae

Callisaurus Blainville, 1835 – zebra-tailed lizards
Cophosaurus Troschel, 1852 – greater earless lizards
Holbrookia Girard, 1851 – earless lizards
Petrosaurus Boulenger, 1885 – California rock lizards
Phrynosoma Wiegmann, 1828 – horned lizards
Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828 – spiny lizards (Sceloporus genus is also known as Sator[3])
Uma Baird, 1859 – fringe-toed lizards
Urosaurus Hallowell, 1854 – tree and brush lizards
Uta Baird & Girard, 1852 – side-blotched lizards

References

Wikispecies.
Bauer, Aaron M. (1998). Cogger, H.G.; Zweifel, R.G. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 142–144. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
Reeder, Tod W.; Wiens, John J. (1996). "Evolution of the Lizard Family Phrynosomatidae as Inferred from Diverse Types of Data". Herpetological Monographs. 10: 43–84. doi:10.2307/1466980. ISSN 0733-1347.