Lizard

Lizard Temporal range: Upper Triassic – present 202–0 mya
The tokay gecko, From East Timor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Tetrapod
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertilia Günther, 1867

Lizards are a group of reptiles. Together with snakes, they make up most of the order Squamata.

There are about 6,000 species,^[1] which live all over the world, except in cold climates. They range across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.^[2] One type, the marine iguana, lives in the sea. Size varies greatly, from Geckos of a few inches or cm to the Komodo dragon of 3 meters (9 feet) and 70 kg (150 pounds).

Some kinds of lizards are:

• Basilisk
• Gecko
• Iguana
• Monitor lizard
• Frill-necked Lizard
• Draco, flying lizard
• Slow-worm: a lizard without legs.

1. ↑ Reptile Database. Retrieved on 2012-04-22
2. ↑ Capula, Massimo; Behler 1989. Simon & Schuster's guide to reptiles and amphibians of the world. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-69098-1.