Lizards do have a backbone because they are vertebrates.
All reptiles are vertebrates. Vertebrates are characterized as animals that have vertebrae, or a backbone.
Are iguanas a vertebrate or invertebrate?
From far away, a group can look like one long snake. For this reason, sea snakes... Iguanas are reptiles that belong to a large family of lizards. They are often seen sunning themselves on branches overhanging water.
Do lizards have backbone?
Reptiles have a backbone. They are vertebrate animals just like mammals and birds. ... Most reptiles do not protect their eggs or young. Crocodilians, some snakes, and a few lizard species do protect their eggs and to some extent their young.
