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NOAA146s National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources Michele T Sharer The mouth of a this turtle species looks like the beak of a hawk thus the name hawksbill was given to. With streamlined bodies and flipper like limbs they are graceful swimmers able to navigate across the oceans When they are active sea turtles must swim to the ocean surface to breathe every few minutes When they are resting they can remain un derwat are graceful saltwater reptiles, well adapted to life in their marine world. With streamlined bodies and flipper-like navigate across the oceans. When they are active, sea turtles must swim to the o 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.. Jessica Brown. Miila. Hall. Cold-blooded. Tetrapods. , four appendages. Considered as the first animals on land with the ability to live and multiply on land (amniotic egg). Amniotic egg- . a shelled, water-like sac that enables reptiles to complete their life cycles on dry land.. 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. Reptiles. Reptile Characteristics. Reptiles are . ectotherms. . with thick, dry, waterproof skin. They have scales to help reduce water loss and protect the reptile. . When reptiles are cold they will lay in the sun to warm up. When they are hot they will hide in the shade to cool down. . 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.. Justify the statement that “the amniotic egg provided solutions that made development apart from external watery environments possible.”. Compare amniote taxonomy before and after the application of cladistic methods.. 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 . 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 . 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 . 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.. 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.