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See text. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards sometimes known as spectacled lizards or microteiids. |
Echinosaura is a genus of lizards that are called the spined tegus. Their habitat is in a small area of the tropical rainforests of South America. The lizards are normally brown, with little 'spines' sticking out of its torso, head, and tail, putting them in a spectacled lizard category. They're in the family Gymnophthalmidae. Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards sometimes known as spectacled lizards or microteiids.