INTEGBI 175LF Lecture 21: 21 - Squamate Phylogeny
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24 sp other g in e mex taxon to all other sqvamnks range. Fossils : jurassic no put . girdle eyes overlain w/ sales. Defensive means : caudal autonomy of toe pads in some sp . secondary terrestrially + usually oviparous. , 123g , t. tk sp intersexual kvr comma desi loss. Ewl subdigital lamellae some arboreal nocturnal insectivores. Ancestral state = rainforests evolved for arid. New guinea (isp . ) nearly limbless - have pelvic girdle flaps used in courtship long anatomic tails. Eat : semi - foetid sand bvrrwm tialis : diurnal prd . of lizards (skin kd. Aust + a diplo . ) sp . (diplo. ) /grass , tutht kinetic skull eat arthropods several yarn w/ modified tails (ex : adhesive secretions. Rhawdadylvs : end . to now caledonia. Hoplodadyhsdduwti : largest known largest extant gekos. 216 sp . includes smallest geko , big + round eyes , pointy snout. Tarentdla : 31 sp . sp ,