Lepidosauria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids LepidosaursTemporal range: Triassic – Recent
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A Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Subclass: | Diapsida |
Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
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The Lepidosauria (Greek for scaled lizards) are reptiles with overlapping scales. They include the tuataras, lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians.
Lepidosauria is a superorder of Sauropsida. It includes the orders :
Images for kids
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Boots made from snake skin, the three closest from diamondback rattlers

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