Reptiles arose about 320 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. Reptiles, in the traditional sense of the term, are defined as animals that...

of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. Reptiles have been subject to several conflicting taxonomic definitions. In Linnaean taxonomy, reptiles are...

study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. The following list of reptiles lists...

male reptiles. In all reptiles and mammals the sperm storage region of the epididymis can objectively be identified as that distal extremity of the epididymis...

the early evolution of reptiles classified the Ichthyosauromorpha as basal archosauromorphs, forming a clade with the other marine reptile groups Thalattosauria...

relatives are squamates (lizards and snakes). Tuatara are of interest for studying the evolution of reptiles. Tuatara are greenish brown and grey, and measure...

List of reptiles List of largest reptiles List of largest extant lizards Lists of reptiles by region List of U.S. state reptiles Marine reptile List of marine...

problems in the ecology, evolution, physiology, behavior, taxonomy, or molecular biology of amphibians and reptiles. Amphibians or reptiles can be used as model...

Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles; most members of which are commonly known as lizards, with the group also including...

natural evolved grouping. For instance, descendants of the first reptiles include modern reptiles, mammals and birds; the agnathans have given rise to...

extinct stem-group relatives of modern reptiles and birds (which, as theropod dinosaurs, are nested within reptiles as more closely related to crocodilians...

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging...

examining the evolution of reproductive mode in squamate reptiles". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 324 (6):...

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes...

ancestor and radiation of species Evolution of reptiles – Origin and diversification of reptiles through geologic time Evolution of brachiopods – The origin...

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major...

Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/sɜːrˈpɛntiːz/). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates...

mammals are known to prey on reptiles, the major predator is other reptiles. Some reptiles eat reptile eggs, for example the diet of the Nile monitor includes...

allowing for a movable neck. The cleithrum disappeared early in the evolution of reptiles, and in amniotes is very small or absent. It has been argued based...

between the base of the clavicles, although this is not found in living amphibians. The cleithrum disappeared early in the evolution of reptiles, and is not...

increase in scrotal storage of sperm corresponds with epididymis evolution from reptiles to mammals. The mechanism by which sperm storage in the epididymis...

contribution to the jaw joint. Early in their evolution, diapsid reptiles evolved a lower temporal bar which was composed of the quadratojugal and jugal. The lower...

during evolution. The ossicles evolved from skull bones present in most tetrapods, including amphibians, sauropsids (which include extant reptiles and birds)...

Sauropterygia ("lizard flippers") is an extinct taxon of diverse, aquatic diapsid reptiles that developed from terrestrial ancestors soon after the end-Permian...

The reptiles of Great Britain include three native snakes and three native lizards. A number of sea turtles visit Great Britain's shores. There are also...

Marine reptiles are reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semiaquatic life in a marine environment. Only about 100 of the 12...

(reptiles) Subclass Anapsida ("proto-reptiles", possibly including turtles) Subclass Diapsida (majority of reptiles, progenitors of birds) Subclass Euryapsida (plesiosaurs...

In particular, Muñoz researches the influence of biomechanics and behavior on evolution in reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. In 2024, she was named...

The list of reptiles of Vermont includes all reptile species living in the US state of Vermont. The list does not include species found only in captivity...

Parareptilia ("near-reptiles") is an extinct clade of basal sauropsids ("reptiles"), typically considered the sister taxon to Eureptilia (the group that...