Lepidosauria Lepidosauria

Lepidosauria - Definition and Overview

Lepidosauria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Lepidosauria
Orders

Sphenodontia
Squamata
Eosuchia Conservation status: Fossil

The Lepidosauria are a subclass of reptiles comprising the orders :

Lepidosaurians are the most successful of modern reptiles. They comprise all the reptiles with overlapping scales such as the tuataras, amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes.

External links

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Lepidosauria.html

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