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Order Squamata


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Reptilia
Subclass Diapsida
Infraclass Lepidosauriomorpha
Superorder Lepidosauria

Order Squamata

This group contains lepidosaurs in which one or both temporal bars are lost. The group contains lizards, amphibaenids and snakes. Latin: squama, scale. (Dorit et al, 1991)