Reptilia

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taxonomic class vertebrate class

Reptilia is a major vertebrate class comprising reptiles such as turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles, typically characterized by scaly skin and laying shelled eggs on land.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sauropsida 2
Reptiles 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf taxonomic class ⓘ
vertebrate class ⓘ
bodyTemperatureRegulation behavioral thermoregulation ⓘ
characteristic clawed digits in most species ⓘ
dry skin ⓘ
internal fertilization ⓘ
keratinized scales ⓘ
lungs for respiration ⓘ
mostly terrestrial reproduction ⓘ
shelled eggs ⓘ
circulatorySystem double circulation ⓘ
commonName reptiles ⓘ
containsExtantGroups Crocodilia ⓘ
surface form: Crocodylia

Rhynchocephalia ⓘ
Squamata ⓘ
Testudines ⓘ
developmentType direct development ⓘ
diet carnivorous in many species ⓘ
herbivorous in some species ⓘ
omnivorous in some species ⓘ
eggType amniotic egg ⓘ
excretion uric acid as main nitrogenous waste in many species ⓘ
habitat freshwater environments ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ
terrestrial environments ⓘ
heartStructure four-chambered heart in crocodilians ⓘ
three-chambered heart in most groups ⓘ
historicalGroup sauropsids ⓘ
includes crocodilians ⓘ
lizards ⓘ
snakes ⓘ
tuataras ⓘ
turtles ⓘ
jawType strong jaws with teeth in most species ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalStage absent ⓘ
limbCondition limb reduction or absence in snakes and some lizards ⓘ
well-developed limbs in many species ⓘ
metabolism poikilothermic ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductionMode includes viviparous species ⓘ
oviparous in most species ⓘ
reproductiveAdaptation leathery or calcareous egg shells ⓘ
respiration pulmonary respiration throughout life ⓘ
sensorySystem well-developed vision in most species ⓘ
skeletonType bony skeleton ⓘ
skinCovering epidermal scales ⓘ
scutes in many species ⓘ
subphylum Vertebrata ⓘ
thermoregulation ectothermic ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aldabrachelys → class → Reptilia ⓘ
American alligator → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Burmese python → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Chersina → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Cryptodira → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Dermochelys coriacea → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Gila monster → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Kinixys → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Manouria → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Manouria tortoises → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Stigmochelys → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Stigmochelys → class → Reptilia ⓘ
subject surface form: Stigmochelys pardalis
Testudinoidea → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Tyrannosauridae → class → Reptilia ⓘ
Heart → foundInTaxon → Reptilia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reptiles
Aves → hasSubgroup → Reptilia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sauropsida
this entity surface form: Sauropsida
Vertebrata → includesTaxon → Reptilia ⓘ