Reptiles

• Cold-blooded or ectotherms.
• Terrestrial animals
• Have dry and scaly skin.
• Primarily breathe through
their lungs for respiration
(except for turtles)
• Use their leg and feet for
locomotion.
• Some are born alive and
some are hatched from eggs.
 Crocodiles and Alligator
• Largest living reptiles.
• Have long snout, powerful
jaws with large teeth and
long, muscular tails.
Crocodile
Alligator
 Turtles
• Encased by a protective
shell.
• Carapace – upper shell
• Plastron – lower shell
Turtles
Sea Turtles
Tortoise
 Snakes
• Have dry scaly skin that
shed periodically.
• Some have venoms.
Snake
Phyton
 Lizards
• Four-legged reptiles
• Have movable eyelids
• Skin is covered with
scales.
Chameleon
Gecko
Anole
Economic Importance of Reptiles

• Serve as food.
• Snake’s venom is used in
medicine.
• Have their great economic impact
in some temperature and many
tropical forests.
• Used as pets.
Evaluation
These are four-
legged reptiles.
 These reptiles
are encased in a
protective shell.
These reptiles
have dry scaly
skin that shed
periodically.
This reptile has
a rounded
snout.
 This type of
reptile has long
snout.