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Western skinks breed in late May and early June with random mates. After birth, the female shows a degree of care for the eggs by protecting them and providing additional heat by basking.

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Corn snakes’ breeding season begins right after they shed their skin, which happens in early to mid spring.

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Several of the members of the order Squamata breed around the same time period, spring-summer. This is likely due to the sun and temperatures being adequate for basking, allowing them to spend less energy regulating their body temperatures and more energy finding a mate.

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Crocodiles and lizards are both tetrapods, with pelvises and 4 legs that allow them to turn and be flexible in many different directions, allowing them to be adept at hunting/moving quickly.

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In a study of the lower classifications Scincomorpha and Iguanina, the number of repetitive DNA units varied from one or several dozens in Iguanina to several hundred in Scincomorpha. The amount of chromosomes found in species in Squamata vary greatly, most within the range of 34 to 74.

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The clade Toxicofera encompasses all venomous reptiles and some non-venomous, a group that has evolved separately from the rest of the order Squamata. These organisms have evolved venom glands in the upper or lower jaw that allow those organisms to be better predators, using their venom to paralyze, poison, or otherwise incapacitate their prey. Venom genes in this clade create large multigene families, and are coded to form different proteins, resulting in different levels of toxicity and physiological effects in the venom.

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This phylogenetic tree shows how the different lower classifications of the order Squamata are related to each other and how there are distinct sub-groups within the order.

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Many of the organisms in the order Squamata begin life as the same way: a long, thin, creature that resembles a tadpole with a larger head. Only after roughly three weeks do they begin to look dissimilar enough to distinguish them from one another. The similarities in the skull can still be seen even after many members mature.

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Eocene, 45 myo

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Cretaceous, 115 myo

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Miocene, 20 myo

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Cretaceous, 65 myo

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Cretaceous, 83 myo

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high degree of flexibility between the bones of the back of the skull, allowing relative movements between them

teeth set into the side of the inner surfaces of the jaws, and periodically replaced

range in size from ~3cm to several meters long

loss of gastralia (ventral belly ribs)

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(Varanus komodoensis)

found only on 5 small Indonesian islands

average length of 2.6 m and an average weight of 40-70 kg

have sharp, curved claws and around 60 curved, serrated teeth with 4-5 replacement teeth at each position

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(Pantherophis guttatas)

common throughout U.S. and Brazil

have a body length of 61–182 cm

usually live around 6–8 years in the wild, but in captivity can live to an age of 23 years or more

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(Plestiodon skiltonianus)

found all throughout northwestern North America

small, smooth, round-scaled lizards with short limbs

averages about 100-210 mm in length, broad brown stripe along their backs