lepidosaur
Information about lepidosaur
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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
- Sauropterygia
- Nothosaur (extinct)
- Plesiosauria (extinct)
External links
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Lepidosauria.html
- Reptile taxonomy, Benton 2004
- Lepidosaur phylogeny
The Late Triassic (also known as Upper Triassic, or Keuper) is the third and final of three epochs of the Triassic period. It spans the time between 228 ± 2 Ma and 199.6 ± 0.6 Ma (million years ago).
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U. inornata
Binomial name
Uma inornata
Cope, 1895
The Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, Uma inornata, is a Californian species of lizard.
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Binomial name
Uma inornata
Cope, 1895
The Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, Uma inornata, is a Californian species of lizard.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Sauropsida*
Goodrich, 1916
Subclasses
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Goodrich, 1916
Subclasses
- Anapsida
- Diapsida
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
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Diapsida
Osborn, 1903
Groups
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Diapsids ("two arches") are a group of tetrapod animals that developed two holes (temporal fenestra) in each side of their skulls, about 300 million years ago during the late Carboniferous period.
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Osborn, 1903
Groups
See text
Diapsids ("two arches") are a group of tetrapod animals that developed two holes (temporal fenestra) in each side of their skulls, about 300 million years ago during the late Carboniferous period.
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Lepidosauromorpha
Benton, 1983
Orders
Lepidosauromorpha
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Benton, 1983
Orders
- Thalattosauriformes (extinct)
- Placodontia (extinct)
- Nothosauroidea (extinct)
- Plesiosauria (extinct)
- Eolacertilia (extinct)
- Sphenodontia
- Squamata
Lepidosauromorpha
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order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). The superorder is a rank between class and order. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Sphenodontia
Williston, 1925
Families
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Williston, 1925
Families
- Gephyrosauridae
- Pleurosauridae
- Sphenodontidae
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Squamata
Oppel, 1811
Suborders
see text
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Oppel, 1811
black: range of Squamata
Suborders
see text
- This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. For the Roman scale armour see: Lorica squamata.
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Sauropsida*
Goodrich, 1916
Subclasses
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Goodrich, 1916
Subclasses
- Anapsida
- Diapsida
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
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Sphenodon
Gray, 1831
Species
Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Sphenodon guntheri (Buller, 1877)
Sphenodon diversum
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Gray, 1831
black: range (North Island, New Zealand)
Species
Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Sphenodon guntheri (Buller, 1877)
Sphenodon diversum
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Lacertilia*
Günther, 1867
Families
Many, see text.
Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata, normally possessing four legs, external ear openings and movable eyelids.
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Günther, 1867
Families
Many, see text.
Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata, normally possessing four legs, external ear openings and movable eyelids.
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Serpentes
Linnaeus, 1758
Infraorders and Families
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Linnaeus, 1758
Infraorders and Families
- Alethinophidia - Nopcsa, 1923
- Acrochordidae- Bonaparte, 1831
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Amphisbaenia
Gray, 1844
The Amphisbaenia are a suborder of peculiar, usually legless squamates closely related to lizards and snakes, in spite of their resemblance to earthworms (many
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Gray, 1844
black: range of Amphisbaenia
The Amphisbaenia are a suborder of peculiar, usually legless squamates closely related to lizards and snakes, in spite of their resemblance to earthworms (many
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Sauropsida*
Goodrich, 1916
Subclasses
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Goodrich, 1916
Subclasses
- Anapsida
- Diapsida
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
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Squamata
Oppel, 1811
Suborders
see text
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Oppel, 1811
black: range of Squamata
Suborders
see text
- This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. For the Roman scale armour see: Lorica squamata.
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Sphenodontia
Williston, 1925
Families
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Williston, 1925
Families
- Gephyrosauridae
- Pleurosauridae
- Sphenodontidae
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Sphenodon
Gray, 1831
Species
Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Sphenodon guntheri (Buller, 1877)
Sphenodon diversum
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Gray, 1831
black: range (North Island, New Zealand)
Species
Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Sphenodon guntheri (Buller, 1877)
Sphenodon diversum
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Sauropterygia
Owen, 1860
Orders
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Owen, 1860
Orders
- ?Thalattosauriformes
- Placodontia
- Nothosauroidea
- Plesiosauria
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Nothosauria
Baur, 1889
Suborders
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Baur, 1889
Suborders
- Suborder Pachypleurosauria
- Pachypleurosauridae
- '''Suborder Nothosauria
- Simosauridae
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Plesiosauria
de Blainville, 1835
Suborders
Plesiosauroidea
Pliosauroidea
Plesiosauria (IPA /ˈplisiəˌsɔɹ/) (Greek: plesios meaning 'near to' and
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de Blainville, 1835
Suborders
Plesiosauroidea
Pliosauroidea
Plesiosauria (IPA /ˈplisiəˌsɔɹ/) (Greek: plesios meaning 'near to' and
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