Serpentes
E874173
Serpentes is the suborder of legless, elongated reptiles commonly known as snakes, encompassing a diverse group of carnivorous species found worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Serpentes canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
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taxonomic suborder ⓘ |
| characteristic |
Jacobson’s organ for chemoreception
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ability to swallow prey larger than head ⓘ amniote vertebrates ⓘ carnivorous diet ⓘ ecdysis (shedding of skin) ⓘ elongated body ⓘ forked tongue ⓘ highly flexible skull ⓘ internal fertilization ⓘ lack of external limbs ⓘ legless body ⓘ scaled skin ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| commonName | snakes ⓘ |
| contains |
Boidae
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Colubridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Dipsadidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Elapidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Homalopsidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamprophiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Natricidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Typhlopidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Viperidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
eggs
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invertebrates ⓘ vertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide except Antarctica ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | mesopredators and apex predators in many ecosystems ⓘ |
| evolutionaryOrigin | derived from lizard-like ancestors ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Cretaceous period ⓘ |
| habitat |
arboreal habitats
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fossorial habitats ⓘ freshwater habitats ⓘ marine habitats ⓘ terrestrial habitats ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
concertina locomotion
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lateral undulation ⓘ rectilinear locomotion ⓘ sidewinding ⓘ |
| order | Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
oviparous in many species
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ovoviviparous in some species ⓘ viviparous in some species ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | heat-sensing pits in some lineages ⓘ |
| superorder | Lepidosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venom | many species possess venom ⓘ |
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