NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The major groups of living reptiles-the turtles (order Testudines), tuatara (order Rhynchocephalia [Sphenodontida]), lizards and snakes (order Squamata ), and crocodiles (order Crocodylia, or Crocodilia)-account for over 8, 700 species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the examples of reptiles are lizards, Turtles, Snakes, Chameleons, Dinosaurs, Crocodiles, Scaled reptiles, Geckos, Skink, Sauria, Diapsid, Plesiosauria and also there are many other examples of reptiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reptiles are turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles. Unlike amphibians, reptiles breathe only through their lungs and have dry, scaly skin that prevents them from drying out.

Detailed explanation-4: -Are reptiles mammals? Reptiles are not mammals, but both reptiles and mammals are vertebrates.

Detailed explanation-5: -Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia (/rɛpˈtɪliə/ rep-TIL-ee-ə), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians (tuatara).