SQUAMATA
(snakes and lizards)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ANGUIDAE
slowworms
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 11 images 3 ident. refs
COLUBRIDAE
grass and smooth snakes
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 14 images 3 ident. refs
LACERTIDAE
lizards
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 29 images 11 ident. refs
VIPERIDAE
adders
Family 1 subtaxa 8 images 3 ident. refs
Vipera
a genus of reptiles
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 8 images 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderSQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

SQUAMATA (snakes and lizards) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
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