Encyclopaedia of Reptiles (Modern Reptiles)

Reptiles and Their Evolution

Reptiles are the first vertebrate adapted for life in dry places on land. Some live near water or in water, but for the breeding purpose and egg laying they return to land. About 275 million years ago, in the early Carboniferous Period, primitive amphibians were produced and from them recent amphibians and fully terrestrial animals evolved.

The terrestrial stock gave rise to reptiles, birds, and mammals (amniotes). Amniotes are those animals whose embryos are enclosed by a fluid-filled sac called the amnion.

Reptilia and Its Species

Reptilia includes 7000 living species of lizards, snakes, tortoises, alligators, crocodiles, and tuatara.

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