Lizards

Question 1

Dibamidae

Answer 1

Mexico, SE Asia

Fossorial

Question 2

Eublepharidae

Answer 2

North America, Central America, Africa, Asia
Gecko
Have eyelids, lack toe pads

Question 3

Pygopodidae

Answer 3

Australia, New Guinea
Gecko
Limbless- semi-fossorial sand burrowers (mainly)

Question 4

Diplodactylidae/ Carphodactylidae

Answer 4

Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia
Geckos
Largest known

Question 5

Gekkonidae

Answer 5

Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Guinea, SA?

Geckos

Question 6

Sphaerodactylidae

Answer 6

Central/South America, Africa, Asia

Gecko

Question 7

Phyllodactylidae

Answer 7

Central/ South America, Africa, MiddleEast, Europe

Gecko

Question 8

Scincidae

Answer 8

North, Central, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, islands
Diverse
Most terrestrial- many limbless

Question 9

Xantusiidae

Answer 9

SW US, Mexico, Central America

Scincoformata

Question 10

Cordylidae

Answer 10

Southeast Africa
Scincoformata
Lots of scales
Some limb reduction species

Question 11

Gerrhosauridae

Answer 11

Southern Africa
Scincoformata
Some limb reduction

Question 12

Teiidae

Answer 12

North-South America
Every habitat
Terrestrial- foragers

Question 13

Gymnophthalmidae

Answer 13

Central South America
Microteiids- salamander niche
Many with limb reduction

Question 14

Lacertidae

Answer 14

Africa, Europe, Asia

Old World Teiids

Question 15

Bipedidae

Answer 15

Baja, Mexica
Amphisbaenia
Fossorial, front limbs for scratch digging

Question 16

Rhineuridae

Answer 16

Florida
Amphisbaenia
Fossorial
Face ear drums

Question 17

Trogonophidae

Answer 17

Africa, Middle East- small populations
Amphisbaenia
Fossorial- oscillatory digging, anchor/triangle digging

Question 18

Amphisbaenidae, Blanidae, Cadeidae

Answer 18

Caribbean, SA, Africa, Spain, Middle East

Fossorial, rounded/keeled/spatulate

Question 19

Anguidae

Answer 19

North-South America, Europe, Asia, N. Africa

Alligator and legless

Question 20

Anniellidae

Answer 20

SW CA and Baja

Fossorial sand swimmers

Question 21

Xerosauridae

Answer 21

Mexico
Knob-scaled lizards
Saxicolous crevice dwellers

Question 22

Shinisauridae

Answer 22

East Asia

Semiaquatic, crocodilian looking

Question 23

Helodermatidae

Answer 23

SW US through Mexico

Venomous

Question 24

Lanthanotidae

Answer 24

SE Asia

Seimaquatic, crocodile

Question 25

Varanidae

Answer 25

Africa, Asia, Australia Terrestrial- study body, kinetic skull Tongue only used for chemoreception

Question 26

Corytophanidae

Answer 26

``` Mexico to NW South America Iguania Large arboreal, with parietal crests Cataleptic freezing Water walkers ```

Question 27

Crotaphytidae

Answer 27

South US to Mexico Iguania Bipedal, pugnacious

Question 28

Hoplocercidae

Answer 28

South America Iguania Spiny tail terrestrial

Question 29

Iguanidae

Answer 29

South US to South America, Fiji/Tonga Iguania Terrestrial herbivores- some arboreal

Question 30

Phrynosomatidae

Answer 30

Canada-Central America Iguania Ecomorphs, insectivores

Question 31

Tropiduridae

Answer 31

South America Iguania Invaded Galapagos twice

Question 32

Leicephalidae

Answer 32

Caribbean Iguania Terrestrial arid-adapted Curly tailed

Question 33

Liolaemidae

Answer 33

South America Iguania Many ecomorphs Small herbivores at high elevations!

Question 34

Dactyloidae

Answer 34

South US- South America Iguania Arboreal- Anolis

Question 35

Polychrotidae

Answer 35

Central and South America Iguania Behave similar to chameleons

Question 36

Leiosauridae

Answer 36

South America | Iguania

Question 37

Opluridae

Answer 37

``` Madagascar Iguania Only pleurodont iguanians in Old World Vivid breeding colors, territorial Terrestrial ```

Question 38

Agamidae

Answer 38

Africa, Asia, Australia Iguania So diverse! All but limbless

Question 39

Chamaeleonidae

Answer 39

Africa, Madagascar, India | Iguania