The Lepidosauria are reptiles with overlapping scales. They include the tuataras, lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians. Lepidosaurians are the most successful of modern reptiles.

Lepidosauria is a superorder of Sauropsida and comprises the orders :

• Squamata - scaled reptiles (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians)
• Sphenodontia or Rhynchocephalia - tuatara

External links

• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Lepidosauria.html
• Reptile taxonomy, Benton 2004
• Lepidosaur phylogeny

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