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Evolution of Parthenogenetic Species of Reptiles

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The recent reptiles include representatives of four orders: Testudinata (turtles and tortoises; ca. 335 species survive); Crocodilia (crocodiles and their allies; ca. two dozen species survive); Rhynchocephalia (only Sphenodon punotatus of New Zealand survives); and Squamata (lizards, amphisbaenids and snakes; ca. 5,700 species survive).

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Cole, C.J. (1975). Evolution of Parthenogenetic Species of Reptiles. In: Reinboth, R. (eds) Intersexuality in the Animal Kingdom. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66069-6_32

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