squamata
Lizards and snakes
A Latin term meaning "scaly ones," occasionally encountered in English texts discussing reptile classification.
The word refers to the scaled condition characteristic of lizards and snakes.
In scientific contexts, the capitalized form is standard. (Capitalized Squamata is the taxonomic order.)
keratin
Structural hair protein
- overlappingCovering part of another
- scutesHorny epidermal plates
- sheddingLosing outer covering
epidermis · imbricate · dermal · granular · keeled · smooth · tuberculate · cycloid · texture · pattern
reptilian orders
squamataCrocodilia
Semiaquatic reptile order
turtles · tortoises · crocodilians · alligators · crocodiles