CATALOGUE 



Of 



LIZARDS. 



Older LACERTILIA 



(^continued). 



Suborder 1. LACERTILIA VERA 



(continued). 



Fam. G. IGUANID^. 



Iguaniens, part., Cuvier, Hvgne Anim. ii. 1817. 



Ascalabotfe, part., Merrem^ Tent. Syst. Amph. 1820. 



Pnenstoidea, Agamoidea, part., Fitzinr/er, Ncue Classif. Rept. 



1820. 

 Iguanida?, Graij, Phil. Mag. (2) ii. 1827. 

 PacliYglossfe, part., Wagler, Syd. Ainph. 18.'^.0. 

 Dendrobataj prosphyodontes and Humivagfe prosphyodontes, 



Wiegmaim, Herp. Me.v. 1834. 

 Iguaniens pleurodontes, Dumh-il Sf Bihron, Erj). Gen. iv. 1837. 

 Corythophanae, Ilypsilophi, Ptycliosauri, Polycliri, Dactyloju, Dra- 



couturfe, Ileterotropides, Steirolt>pides, Dorypliori, Phrynosoniata, 



Fitzinger, Syst. Rept. 1843. 

 Iguanidpe, Gray., Cat. Liz. 1845. 

 Anolida3, Iguanidoe, Cope, I'roc. Ac. Philacl. 18G4. 

 Iguanidac, Rouletigei; Ann. ^- Mag. N. H. (5) xiv. 1884. 



The Lizards of this family resemble very closely, iu external as 

 •well as internal characters, those of the preceding, or Ac/canida', 

 from which they are distinguished by the pleurodont dentition. The 

 distinct hcterodontism, so frequent in the latter family, is exiiibited 



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