Lacertilia - Lacertoidea Flashcards
1
Q
Teiidae
A
Long, whip-like tail
Active at high temps
Active predators (some herbivorous)\
1/3 hybrid origin parthenogens
2
Q
Alopoglossidae
A
Shade lizards
1 genus (Alopoglossus)
Sister to Teiidae
Closed canopy forests
Little known
3
Q
Gymnophthalmidae
A
Microteiids
Small
Well-developed but small limbs (two genera have reduced or lost)
Mostly diurnal
All oviparous
4
Q
Lacertidae
A
Sister to amphisbaenians
Limbed with long tails
One genus parachutes from trees
Insectivorous
Oviparous
