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Squamata

Reptile Orders

The largest order of reptiles, defined by overlapping horny scales and a skull with movably articulated jaw bones that, in snakes especially, allow the mouth to open far wider than the head. Squamata includes lizards and snakes.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Squamata 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Triassic 4
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
11,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Reptilia, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Brown Anole, Species
Source Wikidata: Brown Anole
Checkerboard worm lizard, Species
Source Checkerboard worm lizard (Wikidata)
Green Anole, Species
Source Wikidata: Green Anole
Iberian Worm Lizard, Species
Source Wikidata: Iberian Worm Lizard
Knight Anole, Species
Source Knight Anole (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ122422, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
  • Taxonomic Rank: Order
  • Scientific Name: Squamata
  • Member Species/Taxa Count: 11,000
View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Squamata
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 12251
View the Source
4. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record for Squamata
Paleobiology Databasetaxon record fields nam, fea (first appearance max age in Ma)
Quote, taxon record fields nam, fea (first appearance max age in Ma)
"nam": "Squamata", "att": "(Oppel 1811)", "par": "txn:36322", "rid": "ref:12910", "ext": "1", "noc": 9797, "fea": 247, "fla": 245.19
View the Source
Wikidata: Squamata
Wikidata Q122422, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Iberian Worm Lizard
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Iberian Worm Lizard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Green Anole
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Green Anole, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Brown Anole
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brown Anole, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Knight Anole (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Knight Anole, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Checkerboard worm lizard (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Checkerboard worm lizard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Squamata (Wikipedia)
In Group: Lepidosaur Reptile Orders, Wikipedia article leadView the Source
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