ReptilesReptilia
DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS:
Vertebrates
Endothermic- depend on warmth from sunlight to become warm and active
Skin covered in scales or scutes
Most young hatch from eggs (about 20 percent of snakes and lizards give live birth)
Reptiles can be found in all types of habitats except polar ice and tundra.
Crocodilia (crocodiles, gavials, caimans, and alligators) : 23 species
Sphenodontia (tuataras from New Zealand) : 2 species
Squamata (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards): over 9,000 species
Testudines (turtles, terrapins and tortoises): over 300 species
Vertebrates
Endothermic- depend on warmth from sunlight to become warm and active
Skin covered in scales or scutes
Most young hatch from eggs (about 20 percent of snakes and lizards give live birth)
Reptiles can be found in all types of habitats except polar ice and tundra.
Crocodilia (crocodiles, gavials, caimans, and alligators) : 23 species
Sphenodontia (tuataras from New Zealand) : 2 species
Squamata (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards): over 9,000 species
Testudines (turtles, terrapins and tortoises): over 300 species
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