Anguimorpha
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Anguimorpha is a diverse clade of mostly carnivorous lizards that includes groups such as monitor lizards, glass lizards, and alligator lizards, characterized by elongated bodies and often reduced or absent limbs.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
lizard clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristicDiet | mostly carnivorous ⓘ |
| containsFossilTaxa |
Glyptosaurinae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various extinct anguids ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Anguidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anguioidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Anniellidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Diploglossidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerrhonotinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Glyptosaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Helodermatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanthanotidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinisauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
especially diverse in Eurasia
ⓘ
especially diverse in North America ⓘ worldwide in temperate and tropical regions ⓘ |
| geologicTimeRange | Cretaceous to Recent ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
many species are limb-reduced or limbless
ⓘ
often heavily ossified skulls ⓘ often robust, elongated tails ⓘ well-developed cranial kinesis in some lineages ⓘ |
| hasVenomousMembers | true ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
Gila monsters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alligator lizards ⓘ beaded lizards ⓘ glass lizards ⓘ monitor lizards ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Lacertilia
ⓘ
Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | modern herpetology ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
oviparous in many species
ⓘ
viviparous in some species ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
lizards
ⓘ
scaled reptiles ⓘ |
| taxonRank | infraorder ⓘ |
| typicalBodyForm | elongated body ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
forest leaf litter
ⓘ
rocky environments ⓘ semi-arid and arid regions ⓘ terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| typicalLimbCondition |
absent limbs
ⓘ
reduced limbs ⓘ |
| usedIn | phylogenetic classification of lizards ⓘ |
| venomousLineages |
Helodermatidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
some Varanidae ⓘ |
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