Question

Order Squamata consists of
(a) Bats
(b) Turtles and pangolin
(c) Crocodiles
(d) Snakes and lizards

Answer 1

Hint: Ectothermic organisms in which skin is rough and dry covered with shields, horny scales, and claws. One of the unique features is the presence of 10 pairs of cranial nerves while others have 12 pairs.

Complete answer:
Assembly of one or more related families included in the category order. All the scaled reptiles belong to the order Squamata. They are distinguished by the presence of horny scales or shields on the skin. Snakes and lizards belong to the order Squamata. Besides scalded skin, they are also characterized by the presence of movable quadrate bones that help to open their mouth very wide. This feature helps to accommodate large prey. This feature is mostly observed in snakes.

Additional Information: - Taxonomic hierarchy includes seven categories namely kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
- Assembly of one or more related families is in the category order.
- One or more related genera forms a family and a group of related species forms a genus and the similar organisms that share a common gene pool are in the category species.
-Reptiles are grouped into four orders namely Chelonia(chelone, Testudo, Trionyx), Rhynchocephalia(Sphenodon), Crocodilia(Crocodylus palustris, Gavialis gangeticus), and Squamata.
- The assemblage of different families that includes snakes, lizards, and amphisbaenians belongs to the order Squamata. It is considered the largest order of reptiles. It contains both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes.
So, the correct answer is 'snakes and lizards'

Note: After piriform fish, Squamata is the second largest order of living vertebrates.
Naja naja and king cobra are examples of poisonous snakes and rat snakes, grass snakes are examples of non-poisonous snakes.
Other examples of the order are Felidae and Canidae are included in the order Carnivora along with Hyaenidae(hyenas), Ursidae(bears), etc.