PPT-RePtiles Common Characteristics

Fully adapted for life on land All Amniotes produce Amniotic Eggs Dry Scaly Skin Ectothermic More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Cloaca Except for snakes Reptiles have Paired limbs most ending in 5 clawed toes . Their thigh bones are almost parallel to the ground They walk and run with a sidetoside motion Dinosaurs on the other hand stand with their legs positioned directly under their bodies A hole in the hip socket permits this upright stance This posture What is a Reptile?. Reptiles have a well-developed skull, a backbone and tail, four limbs.. Snakes will be limbless and turtles have hard shells that are fused with their vertebrae.. All reptiles have dry, scaly skin, lungs, and eggs on land.. Amphibian diversity. Anura. (. frogs, ~4000 sp.); . Caudata. (salamanders, ~450 sp.); . Gymnophiona. (caecilians, ~175 sp.). Skin. permeable. respiration. mucous glands. poison glands. biphasic . lifestyle. Maya, Courtney, and Jae-. L. ynn. Characteristics. Reptiles are cold-blooded, vertebrates with scales covering their skin. . They are considered as tetrapod's (with four legs or leg-like appendages) even though legs are absent in some animals, like snakes. . Vocabulary. Scaly. : . covered in scales.. Extinct. : . (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.. Flee. : . Run away from a place or situation of danger.. Elongated. : . Phylum: . Chordata. . Subphylum:Vertebrata. Order. Testudines. Rhynchocephailia. Squamata. Crocodilia. Common . example. Turtles and tortoises. Tuataras-found only in New Zealand. Lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Which of the following traits is shared by all vertebrates, at least in some developmental stages, except the lampreys?. notochord. vertebrae. cartilaginous skeleton. cranium (head). mouth with jaws. BY ZOLLIE. Flying reptiles are called pterosaurs.. There were at least 130 species.. Quetzalcoatlus. and Pterodactyls are flying. . reptiles.. Queatzalcoatlus. were the largest flying reptiles. Its head was the size of a car.. Click Here!. Can any of you . name. these three reptiles?. Objective: Today we are going to learn how to describe three basic characteristics of reptiles. . Click to Check out REPTILES!. Menu. Crocodiles. Shore Birds:. Also known as Waders. Feed on abundance of marine life in the intertidal zone. Size varies from as small as a sparrow to larger than a chicken. Group includes oyster catchers, tattlers, curlews, godwits, turnstones, sandpipers, jacanas, surfbird, phalaropes and inland species such as woodcocks. Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Chapter 26 Reptiles and Birds Reptiles Skin is smooth and dry, covered in scales Helps prevent the evaporation of water from its body. First vertebrates with adaptations that enabled them to survive on land only. Summary: . Educators will lead observation and discussion about the different types (orders) of reptiles and what they have in . common . and also what makes them . different from each other. . Discussion can lead to . These were the first class of organisms to adapt to life on land. They are believed to have evolved from the amphibians millions of years ago. There are about 10000 different species of reptiles on earth. They are cold-blooded animals belonging to the phylum Chordata of Animal kingdom.