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Grouping of all living beings with more or less complex organs, with which they move about and feed themselves; the body of knowledge about them.
reptiles

REPTILES

Cold-blooded vertebrates covered with scales (about 6,000 species) found mainly in warm countries; their four limbs are sometimes atrophied or absent.

snake

snake

Legless reptile with a very long cylindrical body and tail, moving by undulation; there are about 2,700 species.

morphology of a venomous snake: head anatomy of a venomous snake skeleton of a venomous snake: head
morphology of a venomous snake: head anatomy of a venomous snake skeleton of a venomous snake: head
turtle

turtle

Squat land or aquatic reptile with short legs and bearing a carapace into which it retracts; there are about 250 species.

morphology of a turtle anatomy of a turtle
morphology of a turtle anatomy of a turtle
examples of reptiles [1]

examples of reptiles [1]

Reptiles: cold-blooded vertebrates covered in scales (about 6,000 species) having limbs that are sometimes atrophied or absent.

examples of reptiles [2]

examples of reptiles [2]

Reptiles: cold-blooded vertebrates covered in scales (about 6,000 species) having limbs that are sometimes atrophied or absent.

examples of reptiles [3]

examples of reptiles [3]

Reptiles: cold-blooded vertebrates covered in scales (about 6,000 species) having limbs that are sometimes atrophied or absent.

examples of reptiles [4]

examples of reptiles [4]

Reptiles: cold-blooded vertebrates covered in scales (about 6,000 species) having limbs that are sometimes atrophied or absent.