Daily Curiosityby Erudico

Animals · Question

Which of these animals is NOT a lizard?

Answer

Tuatara

The story behind the answer

Tuatara is not a lizard; it’s the sole living member of the order Rhynchocephalia, a sister lineage to lizards and snakes (order Squamata). By contrast, Komodo dragons (monitor lizards),

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