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2 giorni fa · Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both / krɒkəˈdɪliə /) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles known as crocodilians. They first appeared 94 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period ( Cenomanian stage) and are the closest living relatives of birds, as the two groups are the only known survivors of the Archosauria.
4 giorni fa · Squamata ( / skwæˈmeɪtə /, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12162 Species, [2] it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish.
2 giorni fa · Turtles, or testudines, are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts.
2 giorni fa · Biology. Behavior. Interactions with humans. See also. References. Further reading. External links. Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes ( / sɜːrˈpɛntiːz / ). [2] . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales.
2 giorni fa · For other uses, see Tuatara (disambiguation). The tuatara ( Sphenodon punctatus) is a species of reptile endemic to New Zealand. Despite its close resemblance to lizards, it is part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. [8] . The name tuatara is derived from the Māori language and means "peaks on the back". [9]
2 giorni fa · The largest dinosaurs, and the largest animals to ever live on land, were the plant-eating, long-necked Sauropoda. The tallest and heaviest sauropod known from a complete skeleton is a specimen of an immature Giraffatitan discovered in Tanzania between 1907 and 1912, now mounted in the Museum für Naturkunde of Berlin.
3 giorni fa · Credit: Wikipedia Chitra indica, commonly known as the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle, is a large and distinctive freshwater species. It is notable for its unique head shape and soft, leathery carapace, which distinguishes it from
