Lepidosauria

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Lepidosauria Conservation status: Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Lepidosauria
Orders
Sphenodontia Squamata Eosuchia Conservation status: Fossil

The Lepidosauria are a subclass of reptiles comprising the orders :

• Squamata
• Sphenodontia or Rhynchocephalia
• Eosuchia Conservation status: Fossil

Lepidosaurians are the most successful of modern reptiles. They comprise all the reptiles with overlapping scales such as the tuataras, amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes.

External links

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Lepidosauria.htmlnl:Lepidosauria

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