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Ganesh Jakka

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With over 6,000 species on every continent except Antarctica, lizards are members of the Lepidosauria superorder, the Lacertilia suborder. They are reptiles with overlapping scales that are neither tuataras nor snakes. Many lizards have highly acute color vision.

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With over 6,000 species on every continent except Antarctica, lizards are members of the Lepidosauria superorder, the Lacertilia suborder. They are reptiles with overlapping scales that are neither tuataras nor snakes. Many lizards have highly acute color vision.

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Lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with approximately over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard
Types of Lizards - Lizard Types

Welcome to our ever growing list of Lizard species. Here you can find every kind of lizard on our website. Keep in mind that our list of lizards are sorted by their "Common Names." You can see their binomial name in italic font in the description under the title.
http://www.lizardtypes.com/lizards/types-of-lizards/
Lizard - A-Z Animals

Lizard is a collective name for the different species of lizard that are found in the warmer climates around the world. The lizard is a reptile with scaly skin, and some species of lizard can shed their tails when the are in danger, but not all species of lizard are capable of doing this.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/lizard/
Lizards - Encyclopedia

Get information, facts, and pictures about lizard at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about lizard easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/lizard.aspx
Lizard - San Diego Zoo Animals

Lizards are part of a group of animals known as reptiles. They are most closely related to snakes. In fact, some lizards, called sheltopusiks, look like snakes because they have no legs!
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lizard
Lizard Classification - Animal-World

Guide to lizard taxonomy to help identify lizards, lizard classification and description for families and lizard species, with a list of all types of lizards.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/information/lizardclassfamilies.php
Lizard Facts and Information for Kids

Lizards are in the class called Reptilia (reptiles) and in the order Squamata - which also includes snakes. There are over 3,000 lizard species throughout the world and they are found all over the world except for polar regions. Most lizards live in trees or on the ground; only a few live in the water.
https://kidskonnect.com/animals/lizard/
Lizard Information - Animal Facts and Information

Lizard facts and information, relevant information about Lizards.
http://www.bioexpedition.com/lizards/lizard-information/
Fun Lizard Facts for Kids - Sciencekids

Check out our range of fun lizard facts for kids. Learn why chameleons change color, how big Komodo dragons can grow and much more.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/lizard.html
Lizards - The Basics

Lizards are found around the world. Lizards are a common reptile.
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/lizard/index3.htm
Types of Lizards - FactZoo

Types of lizards - iguanas, geckos, and many more cold-blooded lizards with spots, stripes, frills, dewlaps, scales and eyes wide open staring you down!
http://www.factzoo.com/reptiles/types-of-lizards.html

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Lizards Temporal range: Middle Jurassic – Holocene, 168–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Clockwise from top left: veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), rock monitor (Varanus albigularis), common blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides), Italian wall lizard (Podarcis sicula), giant leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus), and legless lizard (Anelytropsis papillosus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Order:	Squamata
Groups included
Anguimorpha Dibamidae Gekkota Iguanomorpha Lacertoidea Scincomorpha

Range of the lizards, all species.
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Serpentes Amphisbaenia (sometimes) † Mosasauroidea
Synonyms
Sauria Macartney, 1802

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with approximately over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard
Types of Lizards - Lizard Types

Welcome to our ever growing list of Lizard species. Here you can find every kind of lizard on our website. Keep in mind that our list of lizards are sorted by their "Common Names." You can see their binomial name in italic font in the description under the title.
http://www.lizardtypes.com/lizards/types-of-lizards/
Lizard - A-Z Animals

Lizard is a collective name for the different species of lizard that are found in the warmer climates around the world. The lizard is a reptile with scaly skin, and some species of lizard can shed their tails when the are in danger, but not all species of lizard are capable of doing this.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/lizard/
Lizards - Encyclopedia

Get information, facts, and pictures about lizard at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about lizard easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/lizard.aspx
Lizard - San Diego Zoo Animals

Lizards are part of a group of animals known as reptiles. They are most closely related to snakes. In fact, some lizards, called sheltopusiks, look like snakes because they have no legs!
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/lizard
Lizard Classification - Animal-World

Guide to lizard taxonomy to help identify lizards, lizard classification and description for families and lizard species, with a list of all types of lizards.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/information/lizardclassfamilies.php
Lizard Facts and Information for Kids

Lizards are in the class called Reptilia (reptiles) and in the order Squamata - which also includes snakes. There are over 3,000 lizard species throughout the world and they are found all over the world except for polar regions. Most lizards live in trees or on the ground; only a few live in the water.
https://kidskonnect.com/animals/lizard/
Lizard Information - Animal Facts and Information

Lizard facts and information, relevant information about Lizards.
http://www.bioexpedition.com/lizards/lizard-information/
Fun Lizard Facts for Kids - Sciencekids

Check out our range of fun lizard facts for kids. Learn why chameleons change color, how big Komodo dragons can grow and much more.
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/lizard.html
Lizards - The Basics

Lizards are found around the world. Lizards are a common reptile.
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/lizard/index3.htm
Types of Lizards - FactZoo

Types of lizards - iguanas, geckos, and many more cold-blooded lizards with spots, stripes, frills, dewlaps, scales and eyes wide open staring you down!
http://www.factzoo.com/reptiles/types-of-lizards.html

Lizards Temporal range: Middle Jurassic – Holocene, 168–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Clockwise from top left: veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), rock monitor (Varanus albigularis), common blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides), Italian wall lizard (Podarcis sicula), giant leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus), and legless lizard (Anelytropsis papillosus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Order:	Squamata
Groups included
Anguimorpha Dibamidae Gekkota Iguanomorpha Lacertoidea Scincomorpha

Range of the lizards, all species.
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa
Serpentes Amphisbaenia (sometimes) † Mosasauroidea
Synonyms
Sauria Macartney, 1802

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Lizards

With over 6,000 species on every continent except Antarctica, lizards are members of the Lepidosauria superorder, the Lacertilia suborder. They are reptiles with overlapping scales that are neither tuataras nor snakes. Many lizards have highly acute color vision.

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