The Xenosauridae is a family of lizard

Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...

s native to Central America and China. Also known as knob-scaled lizards, they have rounded, bumpy scales and osteoderm

Osteoderm

Osteoderms are bony deposits forming scales, plates or other structures in the dermal layers of the skin. Osteoderms are found in many groups of extant and extinct reptiles, including lizards, various groups of dinosaurs , crocodilians, phytosaurs, aetosaurs, placodonts, and hupehsuchians...

s. Most species prefer moist or semi-aquatic habitats, although they are widespread within their native regions, with some even inhabiting semi-arid scrub environments. They are carnivorous or insectivorous, and give birth to live young.

Species

Despite their apparent similarities, the two genera inhabits widely separated parts of the world, and may not be closely related.

Family Xenosauridae

• Subfamily Shinisaurinae
  • Genus Shinisaurus
    • Shinisaurus crocodilurus - Chinese Crocodile Lizard
      Chinese crocodile lizard
      The Chinese crocodile lizard is a semi-aquatic lizard found only in cool forests in the Hunan, Guangxi Zhuang, and Guizhou provinces of China. The Chinese crocodile lizard spends much of its time in shallow water or in overhanging branches and vegetation, where it hunts its prey of fish, tadpoles,...
      
      
• Subfamily Xenosaurinae
  • Genus Xenosaurus
    Xenosaurus
    Xenosaurus is a lizard genus which belongs to the family of Xenosauridae.-Classification:Genus Xenosaurus*Xenosaurus grandis*Xenosaurus newmanorum*Xenosaurus penai*Xenosaurus phalaroantheron*Xenosaurus platyceps...
    
    
    • Xenosaurus grandis
      Xenosaurus grandis
      Xenosaurus grandis is a flat-bodied Mexican lizard that lives on the rainforest floor. Its skin is covered with granules and tubercles, and it primarily eats winged termites and ants....
      
      - Common Mexican knob-scaled lizard
    • Xenosaurus newmanorum
    • Xenosaurus penai
    • Xenosaurus phalaroantheron
    • Xenosaurus platyceps
    • Xenosaurus rectocollaris
      Xenosaurus rectocollaris
      Xenosaurus rectocollaris is a very flat-bodied Mexican lizard with its skin covered with granules and tubercles....