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Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 Reptiles

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© John Pickering, 2006-2009 Elaphe obsoleta, head

Kinds

Amphisbaenia -- Amphisbaenians, Worm lizards Crocodylia Rhynchocephalia Sauria -- Lizards Serpentes -- Snakes Testudines -- Turtles, Tortoises

Identification

Lizards -- North America Snakes -- North America Turtles -- North America Crocodilians -- World

Phylogeny

Scientific Name -- Common Name Chordata -- chordates Reptilia -- reptiles Anapsida -- tortoises and turtles Diapsida -- birds, crocodiles, lizards, snakes and relatives Archosauria -- birds and crocodiles Aves -- birds Crocodilia -- caimans, crocodiles, and relatives Lepidosauria -- amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes, and tuataras Rhynchocephalia -- tuataras Squamata -- amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes

Photographs

Calphotos -- over 5,000 images of animals, primarily Californian species Herp-pix.org -- pictures of Amphibians and Reptiles

Links to other sites

AmphibiaWeb -- information on all taxonomically recognized amphibians Center for North American Herpetology American Museum of Natural History, Department of Herpetology Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herpetology Program South Carolina Reptiles and Amphibians Translations of scientific names, Ellin Beltz The European Molecular Biology Laboratory Reptile Database

Acknowledgements

Andrew Durso, Xavier Glaudas John Pickering University of Georgia, Athens

Updated: 2009-11-22 22:52:08 gmt

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