ReptilesBy: Ms. Squire

IntroductionImagine a small forest

full of giant trees and gentle rain, hearing the muffled roars and squeaks. You notice a strange leaf and a strange sound, except it’s not a leaf, it’s a snake. Reptiles are all over the world and the descendants of the prehistoric dinosaurs. People usually see them as a pest or a pain-inflicter, but they are not just that...

Types of ReptilesSnake-python, viper, cobra, and

etc.

Turtle-box turtle, snapping turtle, and etc.

Lizard-bearded dragon, chameleon, iguana, and etc.

Dinosaur-t-rex, spinosaurus, raptor, and etc.

Crocodile

Alligator

Gecko-common, tropical, and etc.

Skink-blue tongue, blue tail, five-line, and etc.

TraitsVertebrates (have backbone)

Completely covered in scales

Cold-blooded

Produce shelled eggs or live young (rarely live young)

Fertilize eggs internally

Each have at least one lung

Behaviors

Heat-seeking (after meal to help digest)

Security-seeking (hide in burrow/go on tall object)

Noise-making (mating/self defense)

Conclusion

From the previous slides, you can see that reptiles aren’t just creatures that were supposed to be dead hundreds of years ago. They actually are quite diverse, intelligent animals. What reptiles are and do is the same as some fish, mammals, and even birds.

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