| Common Names - Lizard's-tail family | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Martinov | Total Number of genera - 4 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 7 |
| Plant forms - Herbs | |
| World Distribution - Native to eastern and southern Asia and North America. | |
| Comments - Accepted in APG II. More research needed to find if Saururaceae has any truly woody species. | |