This document lists and describes characteristics of reptiles. It notes that reptiles are vertebrates that are either oviparous (egg-laying) or ovoviviparous (egg-retaining), breathe through lungs, have dry skin covered in scales or plates, and are cold-blooded. Reptiles can have four legs, no legs, or fins and live on land or in water. Examples mentioned include snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and alligators.

2. MOUTH
NOSTRILSTAIL
LEGS
EYES
SCALES
HEAD
TOES
CLAWS
CREST*

3. NOSTRILS
FANGS
TEETH
TAIL
MOUTH
EYES
TONGUE
SCALES
HEAD
BODY

4. MOUTH
PLASTRON
(SHELL)
CLAWS /
NAILS
EYES
NOSTRILS
NECK
HEAD
CARAPACE
(SHELL)
SCUTE
LEGS
SCALES

5. MOUTH
FLIPPER (FIN)
TAIL
EYES
NOSTRILS
NECK
HEADCARAPACE (SHELL)
SCUTE
SCALES
BEAK

6. MOUTH
FANGS
(TEETH)
NOSTRILS
TAIL
LEGS
EYES
SCALES
HEAD
PLATES
(LARGE SCALES)
TOES/CLA
WS

7. THEY ARE VERTEBRATE. MOST
OF THEM LAY EGGS
(OVIPAROUS), BUT SOME ARE
VIVIPAROUS (OVOVIVIPAROUS).
THEY BREATHE
THROUGH LUNGS.
• THEY’VE GOT 4 LEGS OR NO
LEGS.
• THEY’VE GOT DRY SKIN.
• THEY’VE GOT SCALES OR
PLATES (BIG), A TAIL,…
THEY’VE GOT
COLD BLOOD. THEY LIVE ON LAND
AND IN WATER.

9. THEY ARE BORN FROM AN EGG, BUT IT CAN BREAK IT INSIDE
THE MOTHER’S STOMACH (WOMB) JUST BEFORE GIVING
BIRTH OR RIGHT AFTER IT. SOME SNAKES AND LIZARDS ARE
BORN THIS WAY, AS WELL AS SOME SHARKS.
SLOW WORMSSKINKADDER

10. TORTOISE
LIZARD
SEA TURTLE
SNAKE
CHAMELEON

11. IGUANA
CROCODILE
ALLIGATOR
BEARDED DRAGON
MONITOR
LIZARD