Lepidosauria
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Lepidosauria is a major reptile clade that includes lizards, snakes, and tuataras, characterized by overlapping scales and periodic skin shedding.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lepidosauria canonical | 4 |
| Lepidosauromorpha | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ vertebrate group ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | scales ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
determinant growth of long bones
ⓘ
fracture planes in tail vertebrae ⓘ overlapping scales ⓘ periodic skin shedding ⓘ transverse cloacal slit ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Gekkota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iguania NERFINISHED ⓘ Scincomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpentes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphenodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantSmallReptilesIn | many modern terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Permian ⓘ |
| foundOn | all continents except Antarctica (for many groups) ⓘ |
| hasExtantOrder |
Rhynchocephalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | yes ⓘ |
| hasScientificNameAuthorship | Haeckel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherTaxonOf |
amphisbaenian
ⓘ
lizard ⓘ snake ⓘ tuatara ⓘ |
| includes |
Rhynchocephalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCommonNameGroup |
amphisbaenians
ⓘ
lizards ⓘ snakes ⓘ tuataras ⓘ |
| includesFossilGroups | numerous extinct squamate lineages ⓘ |
| jawType | diapsid skull ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| moreCommonFrom | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| partOf | Sauropsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
mostly oviparous
ⓘ
some viviparous lineages ⓘ |
| scaleType | keratinized epidermal scales ⓘ |
| sisterGroupOf | Archosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skinSheddingMode | ecdysis ⓘ |
| subclass | Lepidosauromorpha ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | ectothermic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
herpetology
ⓘ
vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lepidosauromorpha