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What does Lacertilia mean?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Lacertilia is a paraphyletic grouping of squamates commonly referred to as "lizards". The group is paraphyletic because it comprises all members of the clades Iguania and Scleroglossa, but excludes Serpentes.

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