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The reasons why squamates are a better group for the study of the selective forces responsible for the evolution of viviparity compared to mammals.
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The evolution of viviparity in different lineages of the lizard Sceloporus living in different temperature ranges is shown in the figure of the phylogenetic tree given below:
Introduction:
In mammals, viviparity evolved only once in the extant lineages about 100 million years ago. In the squamate reptiles, viviparity is believed to have evolved separately more than 100 times. A phylogenetic tree was constructed to study the evolution of a viviparous mode of reproduction from an oviparous mode, under different temperature ranges for the lizard Sceloporus.
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