Toxicofera
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| Venomous snakes, such as the rattlesnake shown above, are the most well-known venomous squamates. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Superorder: | Lepidosauria |
| Order: | Squamata |
| (unranked): | Toxicofera |
Toxicofera (Greek or Latin for "those who toxins"), is a hypothetical clade which represents about 4600 species of extant scaled lizards. It encompasses all venomous reptile species, as well as numerous related non-venomous species.
