Lizard
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| - | # A (usually) [[terrestrial]] [[amphibian]], resembling a [[lizard]]; [[taxonomic]] order [[Urodela]] | + | |
| - | # ''mythology'' A [[creature]] much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in [[fire]], hence the [[elemental]] [[being]] of [[fire]]. | + | '''Lizards''' are a widespread group of [[Squamata|squamate]] [[reptile]]s, with more than 5600 [[species]], ranging across all continents except [[Antarctica]], as well as most oceanic island chains. The group, traditionally recognized as the suborder '''Lacertilia''', is defined as all extant members of the [[Lepidosauria]] (reptiles with overlapping scales) that are neither [[Sphenodontia|sphenodonts]] (i.e., [[tuatara]]) nor [[snakes]] – they form an [[evolutionary grade]]. |
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| + | *[[The Lounge Lizards]] | ||
| + | *[[The Flying Lizards]] | ||
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Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with more than 5600 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group, traditionally recognized as the suborder Lacertilia, is defined as all extant members of the Lepidosauria (reptiles with overlapping scales) that are neither sphenodonts (i.e., tuatara) nor snakes – they form an evolutionary grade.
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