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.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Brown Anole
Source Checkerboard worm lizard (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Green Anole
Source Wikidata: Iberian Worm Lizard
Source Knight Anole (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ122422, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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