Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
Reptiles, or members of the (Linnaean) class Reptilia, are air-breathing, generally "cold-blooded" (
scales or membrane called the orders are currently recognized:
* gavials, caimans, and alligators): 23 species
* Sphenodontia (tuataras from New Zealand): 2 species
* worm lizards): approximately 7,900 species
* Testudines (turtles and tortoises): approximately 300 species
The majority of reptile species are oviparous (egg-laying), although certain species of squamates are capable of giving live birth. This is achieved by either viviparity (birth of offspring without the development of calcified eggs). Many of the viviparous species feed their Sphaerodactylus ariasae, that grows to only 1.6 cm (0.6 in) to the saltwater crocodile,
Crocodylus... full article at Wikipedia
