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The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Dasami, and Gili Motang.
Reptiles of the Middle East (3 C, 88 P) P. Prehistoric reptiles by location (3 C) S. Snakes by location (7 C, 1 P) T. Turtles by location (2 C) This page was ...
The study of the traditional reptile orders, customarily in combination with the study of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. Reptiles have been subject to several conflicting taxonomic definitions. In Linnaean taxonomy, reptiles are gathered together under the class Reptilia (/ r ɛ p ˈ t ɪ l i ə / rep-TIL-ee-ə), which
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, [1] ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. [2]
Historically, hunting and habitat loss have severely affected American alligator populations throughout their range, and whether the species would survive was in doubt. In 1967, the American alligator was listed as an endangered species (under a law that was the precursor to the Endangered Species Act of 1973), since it was believed to be in ...
Reptiles of North America (12 C, 17 P) O. Reptiles of Oceania (10 C, 18 P) S. Reptiles of South America (21 C, 11 P) This page was last edited on 19 December 2022, at ...
Feeds on mammals, birds and reptiles. It is listed as Least Concern. Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) Sub-saharan Africa: A large and aggressive species with a broad snout, especially in older animals. It has a dark bronze coloration and darkens as the animal matures. Lives in a variety of freshwater habitats but is also found in brackish ...