Squamates are a monophyletic group that is a sister group to the tuatara. The squamates and tuatara together are a sister group to crocodiles and birds, ... en.wikipedia.org
n. pl. 1. (Zool.) A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins. ... www.thefreedictionary.com
most squamates are oviparous - lay shelled, fertilized eggs from which the young hatches; some species are ovoviviparous - eggs hatch inside of mother, ... users.tamuk.edu
Squamates are a diverse group of legged and legless lizards, including snakes. ... the smallest living squamate, the Virgin Islands Dwarf Sphaerodactylus, ... www.amnh.org
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