Scleroglossa
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Scleroglossa is a major clade of squamate reptiles that includes most lizards and snakes, characterized by specialized tongue and feeding adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scleroglossa canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
squamate clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
emphasis on jaw-based prey capture
ⓘ
often protrusible tongues used mainly for chemoreception ⓘ specialized feeding adaptations ⓘ specialized tongue morphology ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Iguania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
jaw prehension of prey
ⓘ
tongue-based chemoreception dominance ⓘ |
| hasHigherTaxon | Lepidosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
geckos
ⓘ
monitor lizards ⓘ skinks ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| hasPhylogeneticStatus | monophyletic ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
diverse cranial kinesis patterns
ⓘ
frequent tongue flicking behavior ⓘ often reduced reliance on visual prey capture compared to Iguania ⓘ well-developed vomeronasal chemosensory system ⓘ |
| includes |
aquatic squamates
ⓘ
arboreal squamates ⓘ fossorial squamates ⓘ terrestrial squamates ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Anguimorpha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gekkota NERFINISHED ⓘ Lacertoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Scincomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpentes NERFINISHED ⓘ most lizards ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Squamata ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
evolutionary biologists
ⓘ
herpetologists ⓘ |
| subclass | Lepidosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin |
Mesozoic era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
at least Jurassic period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
herpetology
ⓘ
phylogenetic systematics ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
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