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John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Dec 18, 2015

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Page 1: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

John Whitmoyer

Page 2: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Means scaled reptiles.Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm

lizards.Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Page 3: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Characterized by a flexible jaw structure, and have scales or shields.

Smell with a special organ called the Jacobson’s organ.

Page 4: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Suborder is Lacertilia or Sauria.4,470 different species, only 2 are venomous.Have visible ears, which are holes in the side

of the head.

Page 5: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Heaviest lizard is the Indonesian Komodo Dragon

Longest lizard is the Crocodile MonitorSmallest lizard is the Jaragua Lizard

Page 6: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Suborder is Serpentes 2,920 different species, either venomous or non-

venomous.Believed to hear very low-pitched soundsHave a spectacle or clear scale over their eye.Some snakes have pit organs on their face.

Page 7: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Smallest snakes are in the Blind Snake families.

Largest snakes are Reticulated Pythons and Green Anacondas.

Page 8: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

Suborder is Amphisbaenia156 different species, most are fossorial.Scales are arranged in rings and separated

by grooves.Sizes can range from 3.1 to 32 inches.

Page 9: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.

The IUCN lists 243 species of Squamata either extinct or at the risk of becoming extinct.

14 extinct, 70 critically endangered, 159 endangered.

1 extinct and 4 endangered in the United States.

Page 10: John Whitmoyer. Means scaled reptiles. Composed of lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Has 96% of known living reptiles.