Major Orders and examples: Squamata - Lizards and Snakes Testudines - Turtles and Tortoises Crocodilia - Crocodiles, Alligators, and Caimans Sphenodonta - Tuatara (only species alive and can only be found in New Zealand)
Habitat: Reptiles are found worldwide in both terrestrial and aquatic environments Number of Species: over 7,900 Type of symmetry: Bilateral Type of skeleton: Ossified endoskeleton (internal bone structure)
Interesting Fact : Alternative classifications place birds (Class Aves) into the Class Reptilia.
This little guy is common here in North Carolina. Commonly known as the box turtle the correct name is Terrapene carolina. Picture: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/james_harding/terrapene.jpg/view.html
Sources: http://animals.about.com/od/reptiles/p/reptiles.htm http://www.sidwell.edu/us/science/vlb5/Labs/Classification_Lab/Eukarya/Animalia/ http://www.cbs.umn.edu/class/spring2000/biol/2012/phyglnc.htm http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-207285
http://animals.about.com/od/reptiles/p/reptiles.htm
http://www.sidwell.edu/us/science/vlb5/Labs/Classification_Lab/Eukarya/Animalia/
http://www.cbs.umn.edu/class/spring2000/biol/2012/phyglnc.htm
http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-207285
