BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM ANIMALS
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Amphibians
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Reptiles
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Birds
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Mammals
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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: -They include snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, and crocodiles.
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: -Summary. There are more than 8, 200 living species of reptiles, and they are placed in four orders: Crocodilia, which includes crocodiles and alligators; Spheno don tia, or tuataras; Squamata, which includes lizards and snakes; and Testudines, such as turtles and tortoises.