scientific names of animals and reptile
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Reptiles are animals(under Kingdom Metazoa):
Reptilia
class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the do
minant land animals
Reptiles are part of the domain Eukarya, which includes all organisms that have cells with a nucleus. They are included in the kingdom Animalia, with other organisms that are multicellular, ingest food, and have cells that lack cell walls. Further classification places them in the phylum Chordata. Chordates have a nerve cord running along the lengths of their backs (e.g., our spinal cord). As chordates with backbones, they are placed in the subphylum Vertebrata. Reptiles form the class Reptilia.
There are four existing orders of reptiles, including turtles, crocodiles and alligators, lizards and snakes, and tuataras. Dr. Hanken focused on comparisons between members in the class that includes lizards and snakes, showing evidence that snakes evolved from lizards. Recent advances in classification methods have determined that birds arose from a group of dinosaurs — as a result, they will likely be re-classified as an order within the reptiles.
Order Distinguishing Features
Testudines Turtles. 250+ species. Body encased in shell made of bone with backbone fused to shell; sharp, horny jaw without teeth; land turtles (tortoises) and sea turtles.
Crocodylia Crocodiles, alligators, and gharials. 22 species. Four-chambered heart (other reptiles have three-chambered hearts); extended jaw with teeth in sockets; five digits on forelimbs and four on hindlimbs.
Squamata Lizards (Suborder Sauria) and snakes (Suborder Serpentes). 3,750+ species and 3,000+ species respectively. Skin with horny scales that is periodically shed; teeth in sockets; lizards have five digits on fore- and hindlimbs; snakes are limbless; snakes have hinged jaws.
Rhyncocephalia Tuatara. 1 species. Wedge-like skull; socketless teeth; primitive eyes under skin of forehead. Sole survivor of ancient branch of reptiles.
Mammals
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia