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  Tuatara

  The tuatara is a reptile, the only surviving member of Rhynchocephalia, or Sphenodontia/Sphenodontida. The tuatara has been classified as an endangered species since 1895. Tuatara, like many native ... > more
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  Snake

  Snakes, also known as ophidians, are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. All snakes are carnivorous. Some snakes have a venomous bite which they ... > more
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  Salmonellosis

  Salmonellosis is an infection with Salmonella bacteria. Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 6 to 72 hours after infection. In most cases, the illness ... > more
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  Frog

  Frog is the common name for amphibians in the order Anura. Adult frogs are characterised by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits, protruding eyes and the absence of a tail. Most frogs have a ... > more
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  Salamander

  Salamander is the common name applied to approximately 500 amphibian vertebrates with slender bodies, short legs, and long tails. The moist skin of the amphibians limits them to habitats either near ... > more
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  Alligator

  An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two living alligator species: the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the Chinese Alligator ... > more
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  Chameleon

  Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best known lizard families. They are famous for their ability to change their color, and also because of their elongated ... > more
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  Egg (biology)

  In most birds and reptiles, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. It nourishes and protects the embryo. Oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs, with little or no other ... > more
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  Crotalinae

  Pit vipers, like the pitless vipers, are highly venomous; the western diamondback rattlesnake is responsible for the majority of snakebite deaths in North ... > more
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  Slug

  Slugs are gastropods without shells or with very small shells (which are often internal), in contrast with snails from which they share a common ancestor, and have a prominent ... > more

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