Paraphyletic group of squamate reptiles, no longer recognised as a valid suborder

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Five types of lizard, including the large spotted ground lizard and brown lizard. Engraving, ca. 1778.

A beekeeper attempting to keep lizards away from his hives; a hand emerging from the clouds. Woodcut, 1502.

Indian bloodsucker lizard (also known as the 'Garden tree lizard'). Watercolour by Bhawani Das, Zayn al-Din or Ram Das, 1777/1782.

A lizard with a greek name. Etching.

An Australian monitor lizard on a branch. Reproduction of a photograph.

A small lizard with flattened tail. Coloured etching.

A Brazilian sassafras tree (Aniba species) and a Petunia plant in an exotic landscape with snakes, lizards and tribal people. Etching, c. 1671.

Papilloma on skin of a Green Lizard

Common lizard lacerta vivipara family: Lacertidae : Dindevan.

A tuatara and gull sitting on top of a burrow which they share. Wood engraving.

A lizard. Coloured etching.

Three types of lizard and a crocodile. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Spécifique simple, aisé et de peu de dépense, nouvellement découvert dans le royaume de Guatimala ... pour l'entiere et sûre guérison du mal horrible du chancre, de la lepre, et généralement de tout ce qui a rapport aux maladies vénériennes ... / Traduit de l'espagnol en françois, par François Grasset.

Die Knochen und Muskeln der Extremitaten bei den schlangenähnlichen Sauriern : vergleichend-anatomische Abhandlung / von Max Fürbringer.

Catalogue of the specimens of lizards. In the collection of the British museum.

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Lizards

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Images referencing Lizards

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Three types of lizard and a crocodile. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Die Knochen und Muskeln der Extremitaten bei den schlangenähnlichen Sauriern : vergleichend-anatomische Abhandlung / von Max Fürbringer.

Common lizard lacerta vivipara family: Lacertidae : Dindevan.

Catalogue of the specimens of lizards. In the collection of the British museum.

Lizards

Images from the collections

Images referencing Lizards

Works from the collections

Three types of lizard and a crocodile. Engraving, ca. 1778.

Die Knochen und Muskeln der Extremitaten bei den schlangenähnlichen Sauriern : vergleichend-anatomische Abhandlung / von Max Fürbringer.

Common lizard lacerta vivipara family: Lacertidae : Dindevan.

Catalogue of the specimens of lizards. In the collection of the British museum.

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