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A white-headed dwarf gecko with shed tail. Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 September 2024. Group of animals including lepidosaurs, testudines, and archosaurs This article is about the animal class. For other uses, see Reptile (disambiguation). Reptiles Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Present Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Tuatara Saltwater crocodile Common box turtle ...
A Mesozoic reptile is believed to have been the largest flying animal that ever existed: the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi, from North America during the late Cretaceous. This species is believed to have weighed up to 126 kg (278 lb), measured 7.9 m (26 ft) in total length (including a neck length of over 3 m (9.8 ft)) and measured up to ...
List of crocodilians. Crocodilia is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, which includes true crocodiles, the alligators, and caimans; as well as the gharial and false gharial. A member of this order is called a crocodilian, or colloquially a crocodile. The 9 genera and 28 species of Crocodilia are split into 3 subfamilies ...
Colubrids (Colubridae) Glossy snake (Arizona elegans) Variable sandsnake (Sonora stramineus) Western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis) Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) Sonoran shovel-nosed snake (Sonora palarostris) North American racer (Coluber constrictor) Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) Striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus)
A reptile can be described as all of the following: Lifeform. Animal. Chordate. Vertebrate. Amniote; Ectotherm; Types of reptiles. List of reptiles. List of largest reptiles. List of largest extant lizards; Lists of reptiles by region; List of U.S. state reptiles; Marine reptile. List of marine reptiles; Reptile classifications. List of reptile ...