Lepidosauria
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The Lepidosauria are reptiles with overlapping scales. They include the tuataras, lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians. Lepidosaurians are the most successful of modern reptiles.
Lepidosauria is a superorder of Sauropsida and comprises the orders :
- Squamata - scaled reptiles (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians)
- Sphenodontia or Rhynchocephalia - tuatara
[edit] External links
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Lepidosauria.html
- Reptile taxonomy, Benton 2004
- Lepidosaur phylogenyde:Schuppenechsen
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