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
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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 Squamata
Filter Results5 entries
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 Squamata (Wikipedia)
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