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ShareReptiles (also called 'herps') are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane.
Reptiles were defined as the set of animals that includes crocodiles, alligators, tuatara, lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians and turtles, grouped together as the class Reptilia.
For more information about the topic Reptile, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Tuatara — The tuatara is a reptile, the only surviving member of Rhynchocephalia, or Sphenodontia/Sphenodontida. The tuatara has been classified as an ... > read more
Alligator — An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two living alligator species: the American Alligator ... > read more
Vertebrate — Vertebrates are members of the subphylum Vertebrata (within the phylum Chordata), specifically, those chordates with backbones or spinal columns. ... > read more
Lizard — Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata. They are usually four-legged, with external ear openings and movable eyelids. Some lizard species called ... > read more
Turtle — Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the crown group Chelonia), most of whose body is shielded by a special ... > read more
Alligatoridae — Alligators and caimans are reptiles closely related to the crocodiles and forming the family Alligatoridae. In Central and South America alligators ... > read more
Ball python — The Ball Python, also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa. Its name ... > read more
Gila monster — The Gila monster is a species of lizard that was once thought to be one of only two species of venomous lizards. (The other is the Mexican beaded ... > read more
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