NAME OF REPTILE DESCRIPTION FALSE GHARIAL THE FALSE GHARIAL IS DARK REDDISH-BROWN ABOVE WITH DARK BROWN OR BLACK SPOTS AND CROSS-BANDS ON THE BACK AND
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· Reptiles are the leftovers of the age of dinosaurs
· They are continuously evolving.
· They are cold blooded
· Unlike Mammals and birds they can not regulate body temperate.
· When it is hot they go inside the shelter to avoid heat and extreme coldness
· Reptiles scales provide proteins called keratin.
· All reptiles breathe using lungs.
· Reptiles have several bones in there jaws where as mammals have a single jawbone.
· There skin is dry and have no glands.
· There skin is covered in scales.
· Reptiles live in deserts, forests, freshwater wetlands , mangroves and open ocean.
· They breathe air, and lay shelled eggs ( except for vipers and constrictors )
· Reptiles are Oviparous ( egg laying animals )
· Reptiles are divided into four categories
1. Crocodilian ( Crocodiles Gavials, Caiman and Alligators ) 23 species
2. Sphenodontia ( Tuataras from New Zealand ) 2 species
3. Squamata ( Lizard, Snakes, Worm lizards ) about 7,900 species
4. Testudines ( Turtles, Terrapins, Tortoises ) About 300 species
NAME OF REPTILE DESCRIPTION FALSE GHARIAL THE FALSE GHARIAL IS DARK REDDISH-BROWN ABOVE WITH DARK BROWN OR BLACK SPOTS AND CROSS-BANDS ON THE BACK AND
Read moreNAME OF ANIMAL DESCRIPTION INDIAN GHARIAL The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gaviidae and
Read moreNAME OF ANIMAL DESCRIPTION REPTILE REPTILES ARE A GROUP OF COLD-BLOODED VERTEBRATES WITH DRY, SCALY SKIN AND BACKBONES. THEY INCLUDE SNAKES, LIZARDS, TURTLES, AND CROCODILIANS.
Read moreNAME OF REPTILE DESCRIPTION MEASUREMENT MALE FEMALE HEAD TO BODY LENGTH SHOULDER HEIGHT HEIGHT TAIL LENGTH WEIGHT CHARACTERISTICS
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Read morePhysical Description This has a characteristic long snout. The only other animal which is closer to this is the false gharial which actually belongs to
Read moreMeasurement Male Female Weight Length Height Other Characteristics Description Color/Body Habitat Food Status Reason for Status Gestation Longivity Physical Description
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