The population of a number of native predatory reptiles has declined, such as the varanid lizards Varanus mertensi, V. mitchelli, and V. panoptes, the land snakes Pseudechis australis and Acanthophis antarcticus, and the crocodile species Crocodylus johnstoni ; in contrast, the population of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus gilberti — known to be a prey item of V. panoptes — has increased.

Pterosaurs (, from the Greek πτερόσαυρος, pterosauros, meaning " winged lizard ") were flying reptiles of the clade or order Pterosauria.

Aside from snakes, venom is found in a few other reptiles such as the Mexican beaded lizard and Gila monster, and may be present in a few species of monitor lizards.

William Conybeare named it Plesiosaurus ( near lizard ) because he thought it more like modern reptiles than the ichthyosaur had been, and he described it in the same 1821 paper he co-authored with Henry De la Beche on ichthyosaur anatomy.

The only land reptiles are a few species of lizard.

Other endemic species include two reptiles, a skink Haackgreerius miopus and a lizard Latastia cherchii and two birds, Ash's Lark ( Mirafra ashi ) and the Obbia Lark ( Spizocorys obbiensis ).

It is thought that the arrival of the aborigines to the archipelago led to the extinction of some big reptiles and insular mammals, for example, the giant lizard Gallotia goliath ( which managed to reach up to a meter in length ) and Canariomys bravoi, the giant rat of Tenerife.

Plesiosauroidea (; Greek: plēsios / πλησιος ' near ' or ' close to ' and sauros / σαυρος ' lizard ') is an extinct clade of carnivorous plesiosaur marine reptiles.

The medulla's status as part of the primordial reptilian brain is confirmed by its disproportionate size in modern reptiles such as the crocodile, alligator, and monitor lizard.

Ichthyosaurs ( Greek for " fish lizard "-ιχθυς or ichthys meaning " fish " and σαυρος or sauros meaning " lizard ") were giant marine reptiles that resembled dolphins in a textbook example of convergent evolution.

Two other reptiles, the common side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana, and the southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinatus, were at one time thought to be endemic, but an analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicates that both species were most likely introduced in recent times.

Sauropsida (" lizard faces ") is a group of amniotes that includes all existing reptiles and birds and their fossil ancestors, including the dinosaurs, the immediate ancestors of birds.

Its ancestry can be traced through reptiles, and some current species, such as the flying lizard, possibly show paths this evolution may have taken.

Venus is a vast swamp world dominated by hulking reptiles and lizard men.

This adaptation can be likened to certain terrestrial reptiles such as the glass lizard, which sacrifices its tail in order to evade predators.

These mountains and plateau have over 20 species of reptiles represented as lizard, skink, turtle and snake.

* Venom clade, also known as Toxicofera, a group of reptiles containing snakes and some lizard families

Common amphibians and reptiles include the California red-legged frog, Pacific tree frog, California newt Diablo Range garter snake, Western rattlesnake and San Francisco Alligator lizard.

This hawk mainly preys on small birds and mammals, but reptiles can be locally favored, including virtually any type of lizard.

Before their formal designation as state reptiles, Florida's alligator, Maryland's terrapin, and Texas's horned lizard were all mascots of a major in-state university.

Common reptiles include Western Pond Turtle, western fence lizard, Northern Alligator Lizard, Western Skink, Coast Horned Lizard, Pacific Gopher Snake, Western Kingsnake, Western Rattlesnake, Ringneck Snake, and Western Aquatic Garter Snake.

The Texas horned lizard ( Phrynosoma cornutum ) is one of about 14 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards.

A Brookesia micra chameleon — one of the Smallest organisms # Reptiles | smallest reptiles — on a match head.

The building is climate controlled, and displays reptiles from around the world including black-headed pythons, chameleon dragons, dugites, Fijian crested iguanas, frilled dragons, turtles, olive pythons, perenties, pygmy mulga goannas ( Monitor ), pygmy pythons, reticulated pythons, South-west carpet pythons, tiger snakes, Merten's water monitors, blue-tongued skinks, spiny-tailed lizards, and womas.

An endangered species of chameleon along with other reptiles and birds of immense variety can be found in the forest.

They are superficially similar to reptiles but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and no longer require water bodies in which to breed.

Cape Verde is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to a number of birds and reptiles and constitute a unique ecoregion in the World Wildlife Fund classification.

Wildlife diversity is very high ; there are 441 species of amphibians and reptiles, 838 species of birds, 232 species of mammals and 181 species of fresh water fish.

Costa Rica has high levels of endemism ; 81 species of amphibians and reptiles, 17 species of birds and 7 species of mammals are endemic to the country.

According to the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 209 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants are endangered.

Among the fossils it contains are sea urchins, belemnites, ammonites and sea reptiles such as Mosasaurus.

They survived through the K – T boundary and are currently the most successful and diverse group of living reptiles with more than 6, 000 extant species.

Conversely beetles are prey of various invertebrates and vertebrates including insects, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals.

There are no endemic species of plants, birds, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, or mammals on Diego Garcia or in the surrounding waters.

There are four reptiles and six cetaceans that are endangered and may or may not be found on or around Diego Garcia:.

Hellbenders are preyed upon by multiple different predators, including various fish and reptiles ( including both snakes and turtles ).

In other words all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata ( fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals ) are regarded as invertebrates.

Other types of animals, such as amphibians, reptiles, and most insects, are prohibited altogether.

Their long legs and curved canine teeth are adapted for hunting small mammals, birds, and reptiles, and their large feet and fused leg bones give them a physique well-suited for long-distance running, capable of maintaining speeds of for extended periods of time.

No reptiles or amphibians are kosher.

Most extant marine reptiles, except for some sea snakes, are oviparous and need to return to land to lay their eggs.

As of 1998, 239 plants, 16 birds and 39 amphibians / reptiles have been discovered that are endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.

However, mammals hail from the mammal-like reptiles and birds are descended from the dinosaurs ( a group of Diapsida ), both of which are classified as reptiles.