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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.
List of reptiles, overview of reptile orders and families. References This page was last edited on 1 April 2024, at 08:55 (UTC). Text is available ...
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.
Genus Batagur - including part of Kachuga. Genus Cuora - Asian box turtle. Genus Cyclemys. Genus Geoclemys - black pond turtle. Genus Geoemyda. Genus Hardella - brahminy river turtle. Genus Heosemys - formerly in Geoemyda. Genus Leucocephalon - Sulawesi forest turtle, formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys. Genus Malayemys.
Mounted skeletons of Tyrannosaurus (left) and Apatosaurus (right) at the AMNH. Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research.
Among the genus Naja, the longest member arguably may be the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), which can reportedly grow up to 3.2 m (10.5 ft). The King brown snake, reaching lengths of up to 3.3 m (11 ft) and weights of 8 kg (18 lb) or more, is the largest venomous snake in Australia. [64]
Baja blue rock lizard. Baja California collared lizard. Barbour's map turtle. Brown basilisk. Bezy's night lizard. Big Bend slider. Black swamp snake. Black-knobbed map turtle. Blackneck garter snake.
This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population (large breeding population, numerous specimens caught, invasive, etc.). Three out of the four orders of reptiles can be found in Florida, with the order Tuatara being absent. Though many sources have ...