PPT-Reptiles What is a Reptile?

Reptiles have a welldeveloped 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. Rethinking Reptile Reptile and amphibian lighting from a natural-history perspective. R FREEGIFT by Shane Bagnall While some geckos are diurnal, like this Madagascar giant day gecko, many nocturnal ge Ron Chakrabarty. Mark . Juhn. Daniel Montgomery. Andrew Tung. Amphibians. Family . Amphibia. Amphibians – General/Unique Characteristics. Moist, glandular skin with no scales. Feet lack claws and are often webbed. Science Unit . 6. th. Grade. Jeffrey . Miele. Objectives. Students will able to classify different animals. Students will understand the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates. Students will be able to list three types of invertebrates and vertebrates. 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.. By . Jacob. American Alligator. The Alligator is a reptile and is 20 feet long. Alligators live in the moist wet damp swamp. Alligators never ever get rid of their babies. In Florida they declared the Alligator their state reptile. The color of an Alligator is gray, green, and sometimes brown. Alligators eat fish and other small animals. Alligators are close to crocodiles. Alligators teeth can be seen up and down and the crocodiles teeth can only seen up .. Reptiles. First to move to land. Then some came back to water . 4 orders:. Snakes & Lizards. Crocodiles, etc. Tuataras. Turtles and tortoises . Reptiles. Adapated to life on land:. Lungs. Skin--hard, prevents dessication, some have slimy coating. Being safe at school, home and on holidays. About Snakes & Other Reptiles. Snakes . and other reptiles . . are not something to be feared, but . rather creatures . to be respected as . . fascinating . 2. Amniotic eggs have . membranes that protect the embryo from . desiccation, cushion the embryo, help with gas exchange, and store waste material.. 3. The amniotic eggs of reptiles and birds also have leathery or hard shells that protect the developing embryo, and a yolk that supplies food to them.. Ectothermic. What type of circulatory system do reptiles have. Closed. Most reptiles . are. Carnivores. Herbivores. Isomores. omnivore. A. . Carni. v. ores. Tuatara numbers are decreasing as a result of its habitat being destroyed . History of Reptiles. Reptiles arose from amphibians. Earliest fossils 359 . m.y.a. Small, four – legged vertebrates w/small teeth. Pangaea. Drier climate. Mass extinction during Paleozoic era. Diversified to fill niches left by extinct species. 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 . Who are they. ?. Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Keratin . is a protein. that binds to a lipid(fat). to form a water repellent. layer that keeps water . inside the animal from. reaching its skin.. A vertebrate that has a thin,. 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 . 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 .