found: Frost, D.R. A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of iguanian lizards (Reptilia:Squamata), 1989:p. 41-43 (Polychridae. Content: Anisolepis (including Aptycholaemus), Anolis, Chamaeolis, Chamaelinorops, Diplolaemus, Enyalius, Leiosaurus (including Aperopristis), Phenacosaurus, Polychrus, "Pristidactylus", Urostrophus. "Polychridae corresponds in content to the 'anoloids' of Etheridge and Williams (1985) and Etheridge and de Queiroz (1988).")
found: De Queiroz, K. Iguania [CF], c1996:title screen (Polychridae)
found: Conant, R. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians, 1991:p. 89 (anoles and their relatives, family Polychridae)
found: Phone call to Herpetology Dept., Calif. Acad. of Sci., 7-12-96(CAS recognizes all the new families proposed by Frost and Etheridge in 1989 with the exception of the merger of Agamidae into Chamaeleonidae)
found: EMBL Reptile Database WWW page, Nov. 13, 1998(Polychrotidae)
found: Phone call to Ron Crombie, Smithsonian, Nov. 13, 1998(Polychrotidae is preferred over Polychridae)
found: Phone call to Carl Lieb Univ. of Texas at El Paso, Nov. 13, 1998(Polychrotidae is preferred form of name)