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order squamatanoundiapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards

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order squamatanoundiapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
lepidosauriaThe (from Greek meaning scaled lizards) a subclass or superorder of reptiles, containing the orders Squamata and Rhynchocephalia.
amphisbaeniaAmphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species.
iguanomorphaIguania is an infraorder of squamate reptiles that includes iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and New World lizards like anoles and phrynosomatids.
lizardnounAny reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or part of Mosasauria — typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, four limbs and a long tail, although some species are legless.
worm lizardnounAny of many small limbless burrowing tropical squamate reptiles, of the family Amphisbaenidae or of the superfamily or suborder Amphisbaenia, that resemble worms.
reptilenoun(informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc.
reptile scaleReptile skin is covered with scutes or scales which, along with many other characteristics, distinguish reptiles from animals of other classes.
crocodiliaCrocodylia is an order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles known as crocodilians.
scincoidiannoun(zoology, dated) skink
toxicofera(Greek for "those who bear toxins") a proposed clade of scaled reptiles (squamates) that includes the Serpentes (snakes), Anguimorpha (monitor lizards, beaded lizards, and alligator lizards) and Iguania (iguanas, agamas, and chameleons).
basiliscus(died 476/477) Eastern Roman emperor from 9 January 475 to August 476.
lepidosauromorpha(in PhyloCode known as Pan-Lepidosauria) a group of reptiles comprising all diapsids closer to lizards than to archosaurs (which include crocodiles and birds).
archosauromorpha(Greek for "ruling lizard forms") a clade of diapsid reptiles containing all reptiles more closely related to archosaurs (such as crocodilians and dinosaurs, including birds) rather than lepidosaurs (such as tuataras, lizards, and snakes).
crocodilenounAny of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
alligatoroidnounAny crocodilian of the superfamily Alligatoroidea, which includes a number of extinct genera as well as the family Alligatoridae (alligators and caimans).
phrynosomatidaea diverse family of lizards, sometimes classified as a subfamily (Phrynosomatinae), found from Panama to the extreme south of Canada.
pangolinnounAny of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.
plesiosaurnounAny of the order †Plesiosauria of extinct marine reptiles, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
mosasaurnounA large extinct marine reptile in the family †Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considered to belong to Squamata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.

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