According to Lowe and Wright's proposal, which genus retained South American whiptail taxa after the split?
Answer
Cnemidophorus
Scientific classification of whiptails underwent revision, most notably concerning the separation of North American species into the genus *Aspidoscelis* from their previous classification. This proposal, attributed to Lowe and Wright, served to create a monophyletic genus grouping for the North American clade, many of which reproduce clonally. Consequently, the taxa representing the South American whiptails were retained under the original genus name, *Cnemidophorus*. The family name, Teiidae, encompasses all these genera.
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