Teiidae: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus
Species
Scientific Name: Teiidae

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Teiidae

Teiidae is a family of lacertoidean lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both families comprise the Teiioidea. The Teiidae includes several parthenogenic species – a mode of clonal reproduction. Presently, the Teiidae consists of approximately 150 species in eighteen genera.

Teiidae in languages:

Czech: tejovití
Danish: Stortejuer
Dutch: Tejuhagedissen
English: Whiptails and Tegus
English: Caiman Lizards, Tegu Lizards
German: Schienenechsen
German: Tejus
Hebrew: טגואיים
Japanese: テユー科
Polish: Tejowate
Portuguese: Teiús e afins
Russian: Тейиды
Russian: Американские вараны

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