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I figured I would ask here because I know we have alot of sharp people on our message-board. Anyway here goes. As you know Reptilia Class is broken down from here:
Subclass Lepidosauria
This class contains two Orders.
Order Rhynchocephalia
*The only living members are 2 species of Tautarus.
Order Squamata
*Lizards, snakes, and amphibians
Now I did not no about the Rhynchocephalia. So I searched for some info on the Tautarus species and came up with this:
The Maori name "tuatara" means "peaks on the back", and refers to the triangular folds of skin which form a conspicious crest along the back and tail of the male. The Latin name has been emended from the original "Sphaenodon" Gray 1831, and conserved by the Intl. Comm. Zool. Nomen. 1957, Opinion 455.
Now what I want to know is what makes Tuatara so special to be excluded from Order Squamata. Just curious.
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