Reptiles
Reptiles are a group of backboned animals that includes crocodilians, lizards, snakes and turtles. There are about 8,000 species of reptiles alive today. Early reptiles diverged from other amniotes between 320 and 310 million years ago during the late Carboniferous Period. The articles listed below provide information about the characteristics, classification and evolution of reptiles.
What Are Reptiles?
Reptiles are vertebrates that colonized terrestrial habitats more extensively than their amphibian ancestors. In this article, explore basic facts about reptiles including how they are classified, what they eat, where they live and the characteristics that make them different from other animal groups.
Facts About Reptiles
Learn interesting facts about reptiles and find out about the characteristics make them different from other animal groups, their life cycle and their evolutionary history.
Different Types of Reptiles
The different types of reptiles are classified into 4 groups including crocodilians, lizards, snakes and turtles. In this article, we'll explore reptiles classification in order to better understand the many different types of reptiles.
Reptile Pictures
Pictures of reptiles, including reptile photos such as anoles, giant ground geckos, chameleons, rattlesnakes, green turtles, Komodo dragons, eyelash vipers and more.
What Do Reptiles Eat?
Most reptiles are carnivores that feed on small invertebrates, mammals and other reptiles. A few reptiles are herbivores that feed on plant material as varied as grasses, fruits, shrubs and marine plants such as algae and kelp.