Squamata

kingdom | Animalia (animals) phylum | Chordata (chordates) class | Reptilia (reptiles) order | Squamata (lizards and snakes)

lifespan | (3 to 30) years maximum recorded lifespan | 111 years length | (0.052 to 17) feet maximum recorded length | 26 feet

maximum recorded weight | 500 lb (pounds) (human: 1400 lb)

eggs per clutch | (1 to 100) eggs

(typical values, except where otherwise noted)

Agamidae (agamas) | Amphisbaenia | Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards) | ... | (total: 33)

Crocodylia (caimans, crocodiles and alligators) | Rhynchocephalia (tuataras) | Testudines (tortoises, turtles and terrapins)

Squamata (Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles; most members of which are commonly known as lizards, with the group also including snakes. With over 11, 991 species, it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Squamates are distinguished by their skins, which bear horny scales or shields, and must periodically engage ...