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.

Jul 9, 2024 · Squamates are members of the largest reptilian order, Squamata. Characterized by horny epidermal scales and periodic molting, it is also the second-largest order of living vertebrates consisting of lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians.

Squamata (scaled reptiles) is the most diverse order of extant reptiles, comprised of the lizards and snakes and characterized a flexible jaw structure (movable quadrate bones) and having scales or shields rather than shells or secondary palates.

Apr 29, 2013 · We present a new large-scale phylogeny of squamate reptiles that should be a valuable resource for future comparative studies. We also present a revised classification of squamates at the family and subfamily level to bring the taxonomy more in line with the new phylogenetic hypothesis.

Aug 16, 2019 · Squamates (Squamata) are the most diverse of all the reptile groups, with approximately 7400 living species. Squamates include lizards, snakes , and worm lizards. There are two characteristics that unite the squamates.

Squamates are the most diverse living clade of reptiles, including about 1,440 genera and 4,450 species of lizards plus 440 genera and 2,750 species of snakes. Although snakes are commonly considered to constitute their own group, they clearly have descended from lizards and are merely limbless lizards.

The Squamata, or the scaled reptiles, are the largest recent order of reptiles, comprising all lizards and snakes. With over 10,000 species, it is also the second-largest order of extant vertebrates, after the perciform fish, and roughly equal in number to the Saurischia (one of the two major groups of dinosaurs).

The Lepidosauria (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ d oʊ ˈ s ɔː r i ə /, from Greek meaning scaled lizards) is a subclass or superorder of reptiles, containing the orders Squamata and Rhynchocephalia. Squamata also includes lizards and snakes. [2]

Squamata is a reptile order that includes lizards and snakes. With nearly 8,000 individual species, Squamata is by far the largest reptile order. Due to the incredibly large variety of reptile species within the Squamata order, we will only feature the more common and popular species.

Sep 11, 2024 · Squamata ("scaled reptiles") is the order of reptiles which includes lizards and snakes. Their skins have overlapping horny scales. They also have movable quadrate bones, which make it possible to move the upper jaw relative to the braincase.