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Vor einem Tag · Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development. Living reptiles comprise four orders: Testudines ( turtles ), Crocodilia ( crocodilians ), Squamata ( lizards and snakes ), and Rhynchocephalia (the tuatara ).
9. Mai 2024 · Learn about reptiles, the class of air-breathing vertebrates with scales, amniotic eggs, and internal fertilization. Explore the diversity, evolution, and ecology of living and extinct reptiles, such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles.
Vor 2 Tagen · Squamata ( / skwæˈmeɪtə /, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12162 Species, [2] it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish.
Vor 2 Tagen · Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia , which includes the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. Males can grow up to a weight of 1,000–1,500 kg (2,200–3,300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding 6.3 m (21 ft). Females are much smaller and rarely surpass 3 m (9.8 ft).
