Lepidosaurs Temporal range: Triassic – Recent
A Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Subclass:	Diapsida
Infraclass:	Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder:	Lepidosauria
Orders
Squamata Lizards Snakes Sphenodontia

The Lepidosauria (Greek for scaled lizards) are reptiles with overlapping scales. They include the tuataras, lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians.

Lepidosauria is a superorder of Sauropsida. It includes the orders :

• Squamata
• Sphenodontia / Rhynchocephalia