knob-scaled lizard

reptile
Also known as: Xenosauridae

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annotated classification

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    Family Xenosauridae (knob-scaled lizards) Shape of interclavicle bone and presence of tubercles in the osteoderms distinguishes the family. Late Cretaceous from North America. Presently, 2 genera, 1 in Mexico (Xenosaurus) with about 6 species and 1 in China (Shinisaurus) with 1 species. Superfamily Varanoidea Family Helodermatidae

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