Is the flying lizard the only relative of iguanas and monitors to live in North America?

Is the flying lizard the only relative of iguanas and monitors to live in North America?

• A. True.
• B. False.
• C. There is not enough information.
• D. False; the flying lizard is not the only relative.

Answer: (D)

Think about how iguanas and monitors sit within a larger group of lizards called Iguania. The flying lizards belong to Draco, which is related to iguanas and monitors, but they live in Asia, not North America. North America has other iguanian lizards, such as the green anole native to the southeastern United States, and green iguanas that exist in Florida as established populations. So the flying lizard is not the sole relative of iguanas and monitors on the continent. The statement is false because multiple iguanian relatives reside in North America.