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Squamata (/ s k w æ ˈ m eɪ t ə /, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12,162 species , [ 3 ] it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates , after the perciform fish .
Squamata also includes lizards and snakes. [2] Squamata contains over 9,000 species, making it by far the most species-rich and diverse order of non-avian reptiles in the present day. [3] Rhynchocephalia was a formerly widespread and diverse group of reptiles in the Mesozoic Era. [4]
Etymology. The word skink, which entered the English language around 1580–1590, ... (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Zootaxa 3288. External links
"Phylogenetics of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Tropidurinae): Direct Optimization, Descriptive Efficiency, and Sensitivity Analysis of Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21 (3): 352–371. (Microlophus koepckeorum, new combination). Mertens R (1956).
1 Etymology. 2 Distribution and habitat. 3 Reproduction. 4 ... and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50 ...
"Autoecology of neotropical lizard species Anotosaura vanzolinia (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in a Caatinga region, north-eastern Brazil". Herpetological Journal 28 (1): 19–26. Vanzolini PE (1976). "Two notes on Anotosaura (Sauria, Teiidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 30 (8): 119–122.
Ophidia / oʊ ˈ f ɪ d i ə / (also known as Pan-Serpentes [2]) is a group of squamate reptiles including modern snakes and reptiles more closely related to snakes than to other living groups of lizards.
Etymology. The specific name, ... "Systematic revision of Acanthodactylus busacki (Squamata: Lacertidae) with a description of a new species from Morocco".