SKIN RESISTANCE TO EVAPORATIVE WATER LOSS IN REPTILES:A PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTIVE MECHANISM TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS OR A PHYLETICALLY DICTATED TRAIT?

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