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| | Lacertidae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Elongate lizards with conical heads on distinct necks, long and robust trunks, long moderately thick tails, and well-developed limbs (hind distinctly larger than fore). |
 | | Scalation is also fairly uniform with large head scales, granular scales dorsally on the neck and trunk, and enlarged abutting scales ventrally; a few genera (e.g., Algyroides, Ichnotropis, Takydromus) have large, often keeled dorsal scales. |
 | | Lacertid scalation and body forms are similar to those of the teiids, although lacertids are usually smaller (Zug et al. |
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