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    Snake

    Scientific name

    Squamata

    Taxonomy

    kingdom | Animalia (animals)
phylum | Chordata (chordates)
class | Reptilia (reptiles)
order | Squamata (lizards and snakes)

    Biological properties

    lifespan | (3 to 30) years
maximum recorded lifespan | 111 years
length | (0.052 to 17) feet
maximum recorded length | 26 feet

    maximum recorded weight | 500 lb (pounds) (human: 1400 lb)

    eggs per clutch | (1 to 100) eggs

    (typical values, except where otherwise noted)

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    Other members of class Reptilia

    Crocodylia (caimans, crocodiles and alligators) | Rhynchocephalia (tuataras) | Testudines (tortoises, turtles and terrapins)

    Members of order Squamata

    Agamidae (agamas) | Amphisbaenia | Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards) | ... | (total: 33)

    Taxonomic network

    Taxonomic network

    Wikipedia summary

    Squamata (Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12, 162 species, it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Squamates are distinguished by their skins, which bear horny scales or shields, and must periodically engage in molting. They also possess movable quadrate bones, making possible movement ...

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