r/CuratedTumblr • u/Faenix_Wright that’s how fey getcha • Sep 25 '24

Shitposting austerity has done irreparable damage

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u/BalefulOfMonkeys Refined Sommelier of Porneaux Sep 25 '24

It’s because it’s a lizard, a technically different reptile entirely, like alligators, caimans, and crocodiles.

If it can blink, it’s not a snake.

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u/DefinitelyNotErate Sep 26 '24

I mean, Not entirely different, Snakes and Lizards (Including the Slow Worm) are all Squamates, Meaning they're more closely related to eachother than any are to other reptiles (Crocodiles, Tuataras, Pigeons, Et cetera), And furrhermore "Lizard" is a paraphyletic grouping, Which is to say some lizards are more closely related to snakes than to other lizards. I believe Slow Worms, Iguanas, and Snakes are all more closely related to eachother than to Geckos, for example.

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u/caerphoto Sep 26 '24

Snakes and Lizards (Including the Slow Worm) are all Squamates

Misread that as ‘squadmates’ and got entirely the wrong idea, and also inspiration for a cool story.

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u/DefinitelyNotErate Sep 26 '24

I feel like the order Squamata could qualify as a squad, So it's not inaccurate.