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Science.Zoology.Reptiles and Amphibians.
snake Order Squamata (Snakes and Lizards).
Subdivisions
Suborder Sauria (Lizards).
Suborder Serpentes (Snakes).
Newest Titles
Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Chameleons are distinguished from other lizards by three specific characteristics: its ability to change color, eyes set in turrets that can move independently of each other, and a highly extensible tongue which can be shot out at speed to a length greater than the chameleon's head and body.
Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) The most distinctive feature of this snake is the head, which has a dark stripe running dorsally from the snout to the back of the head, a dark triangle between the snout and eyes, and a continuation of that triangle behind each eye that slants downward towards the jaw.
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