Definition of Squamate. Meaning of Squamate. Synonyms of Squamate

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Definition of Squamate

Squamate
Squamate Squa"mate, Squamated Squa"ma*ted, a. [L. squamatus.] Same as Squamose.

Meaning of Squamate from wikipedia

- second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Squamates are distinguished by their skins, which bear horny scales or shields,...
- The squamate antbird (Myrmoderus squamosus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic...
- all-female po****tions reproduce without the involvement of males, are found in squamate reptiles (snakes and lizards). There are about 50 species of lizard and...
- hemi**** (pl.: hemipenes) is one of a pair of intromittent organs of male squamates (snakes and lizards). Hemipenes are usually held inverted within the body...
- Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encomp****ing over 7,000 species, ranging...
- events expose po****tions to unfavourable temperatures or humidities. In squamate reptiles in particular, there is a correlation between high altitudes or...
- Mosasauria is a clade of aquatic and semiaquatic squamates that lived during the Cretaceous period. Fossils belonging to the group have been found in...
- a clade), containing all descendants of the last common ancestor of squamates and rhynchocephalians. Lepidosaurs can be distinguished from other reptiles...
- for "those who bear toxins") is a proposed clade of scaled reptiles (squamates) that includes the Serpentes (snakes), Anguimorpha (monitor lizards, beaded...
- Iguania is an infraorder of squamate reptiles that includes iguanas, chameleons, agamids, and New World lizards like anoles and phrynosomatids. Using morphological...