With more than 60 legged and legless lizards to explore, where should you start? This printable guide, available in both English and Spanish, will help you navigate the exhibit and recognize all the highlights.

How is a squamate's appearance shaped by the habitat where it lives? Test your investigation skills while you visit the Lizards & Snakes: Alive! exhibition.

Investigate one of the most successful vertebrates on Earth and find out why some species evolved to be without limbs. Then use what you've learned to create a squamate exhibit.

Did you know that a snake's skin includes see-through scales that cover its eyes. Or that chameleons have sticky tongues to pull in their prey? Examine squamates and their remarkable adaptations.

Introduce younger students to squamates and some of scaly lizards and snakes that are part of this group of animals. Then put their exhibit-designing skills to the test.

Did you know that squamates have a third eye? Or that the Gila Monster and the Bearded Lizard are the only two known venomous lizards? Discover more interesting facts about squamates.

What colors is a chuckwallas lizard? How does the pattern on a Gabon viper's skin compare to that on a Burmese python's? See for yourself with this squamate photo gallery.

How does a Veiled Chameleon's body resemble its environment? What colors are a Burmese Python's spots? Use what you know about squamates to bring these drawings to life.

Located in one of the most biologically rich environments in the U.S., this year-round field station is operated by the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Survey its research, resources, and local animals.

Think of a cladogram as the ultimate family tree. On it, you can see how all living things are related, including the single ancestor they all share. Learn more about Earth's Tree of Life.

Want to learn more about the legged and legless lizards known as squamates? You'll find everything from colorful field guides to tales of unusual behavior in this list of kid-friendly titles.

Search a database with more than 8,300 reptile species. Learn about amphibian biology and conservation. Review the evolutionary history of squamates. And find hands-on science activities.

What are squamata? Why is the term "cold-blooded" incorrect? And how does chemoreception work? Find out with this glossary—from "adaptation" to "vertebrate."