Lacertilia - Scinciformata

Question 1

Scincidae

Answer 1

Nine subfamilies
Shiny, overlapping scales
Well-developed limbs or limbless
Rearranging taxonomy
Some viviparous
Subfamily Sphenomorphinae: biliverdin (bile pigment), adhesive toepads

Question 2

Xantusiidae

Answer 2

Night lizards
Limbed with long tails
Diurnal and crepuscular
Secretive
One species eats figs
Viviparous and sometimes parthenogenetic (good short term bad long term)

Question 3

Gerrhosauridae

Answer 3

Large rectangular scales
Limbs mostly well-developed
Most live in hot and arid environments, one is semi-aquatic
Insectivorous or herbivorous
Oviparous

Question 4

Cordylidae

Answer 4

Keeled, overlapping scales
Diurnal and desert adapted (except one)
Most have well-developed limbs
Mostly viviparous