We do no know exactly what kind of lizard snakes evolved from, but scientists think it was related to monitor lizards.
Some snakes and a few species of lizard do.
It is believed that snakes evolved from lizards. Lizards are an existing group of reptiles, of course, so did not 'evolve into' anything else--they are still here. While mammals and birds evolved from reptiles, they did not evolve from lizards.
Snakes have 74. The amount of Chromosomes may vary with different species of snakes.
Most lizards have four legs, but there are a number of species of legless lizards, which are a separate clade from snakes.
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Mexican bearded lizard is a lizard species. Another species is the monitor lizard.
There are over 520 species of lizards in Australia. They include various species of monitor lizard which are known as goannas, including the perentie; blue tongue lizard; bearded dragon; frill neck lizard; numerous skinks; stumpy tail lizaards; thorny devils; eastern water dragons; native and non-native geckoes; and legless lizards (which are quite different from snakes).
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"Scoliodentosaurophobia" is a specific fear of lizards. "Herpetaphobia" is a fear of reptiles, but more accurately snakes and lizards. I love snakes but have never touched a lizard in my life.Herpetophobia is the fear of lizards and snakes.
Legless or Glass Lizard.
Alaska has no snake species, in fact it has no reptile species at all. Hawaii has no native land dwelling reptile species, including snakes, but it has a well established, (likely) introduced snake species, the Island Blind Snake. There is also a sea snake. Hawaii also has several introduced lizard species. As far as snakes in the contiguous US, I would guess that Maine or another Northern New England state has the fewest species. Wyoming also has relatively few.
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