Rhynchocephalia
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Rhynchocephalia is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living species, the tuatara of New Zealand. Despite its current lack of diversity, during the Mesozoic rhynchocephalians were
Henry at Invercargill
Vadasaurus herzogi holotype
Skeleton of the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Skull of the tuatara in oblique view
Squamata
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Squamata is the largest order of reptiles; most members are commonly known as lizards, with the group also including snakes. With over 11,991 species, it is also the second-largest order of extant ver
Rhynchocephalia
…Jurassic. Most rhynchocephalians belong to the suborder Sphenodontia ('wedge-teeth'). Their closest living relatives are lizards and snakes in the order Squamata, with the two orders being grouped together in the superorder Lepidosauria. Rhynchocephalians are distinguished from squamates by a number of traits…
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The holotype of Slavoia darevskii, a fossil squamate
Trachylepis maculilabris skinks mating
The Japanese striped snake has been studied in sexual selection.