Meaning of autarchoglossan | Babel Free

Definitions

A squamate of the clade Autarchoglossa.

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“Scientists have made our work a bit easier by dividing living lizards into two major groups: the ascalabotans and the autarchoglossans.”

“Assemblages in mainland habitats that consist of species in different families and other higher order clades (e.g., those containing iguanians, gekkotans, and autarchoglossans) are much more complex.”

“Autarchoglossan families, if anything, have shifted away from ants (at least adult ants) and tend, with one exception, to eat fairly large prey.”

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