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Lepidosauria (amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes, and tuataras)

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Illustrating tail regeneration: A) autotomic split in the vertebra; B) vertebra splits and the tail is shed; C) a shorter tail is generated with a cartilage rod rather than bone.

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University of Michigan Museum of Zoology National Science Foundation Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed September 05, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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