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Reptiles and Amphibians

Frogs, lizards, snakes, turtles and other cold-blooded animals.

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  • ReptileAnimal or term
    A cold-blooded animal with scaly skin, like a snake or lizard
  • AmphibianAnimal or term
    An animal that starts life in water and often lives on land as an adult
  • Cold-bloodedAnimal or term
    Body heat comes from the surroundings
  • FrogAnimal or term
    Smooth skin and long legs; starts as a tadpole
  • ToadAnimal or term
    Bumpy, drier skin and shorter legs than a frog
  • SalamanderAnimal or term
    A lizard-like amphibian with a tail
  • NewtAnimal or term
    A small salamander that often lives in water
  • AxolotlAnimal or term
    A salamander that keeps its feathery gills as an adult
  • CaecilianAnimal or term
    A legless amphibian that looks like a worm
  • TadpoleAnimal or term
    The baby of a frog, with gills and a tail
  • Metamorphosis (frog)Animal or term
    The change from tadpole to frog
  • BullfrogAnimal or term
    A big North American frog with a deep call
  • Tree frogAnimal or term
    A small climbing frog with sticky toe pads
  • Poison dart frogAnimal or term
    Bright, tiny frog; its colors warn of poison
  • SnakeAnimal or term
    A legless reptile that flicks its tongue to smell
  • PythonAnimal or term
    A big snake that squeezes its prey
  • CobraAnimal or term
    A snake that spreads a hood
  • RattlesnakeAnimal or term
    A snake with a rattle on its tail; best left alone
  • Garter snakeAnimal or term
    A common, harmless snake with stripes
  • King cobraAnimal or term
    The longest venomous snake
  • LizardAnimal or term
    A scaly reptile, usually with four legs
  • GeckoAnimal or term
    A lizard that climbs walls with sticky toes
  • IguanaAnimal or term
    A big plant-eating lizard
  • ChameleonAnimal or term
    Changes color and has independently moving eyes
  • Komodo dragonAnimal or term
    The biggest lizard
  • Bearded dragonAnimal or term
    A friendly pet lizard from Australia
  • SkinkAnimal or term
    A lizard with smooth shiny scales
  • AnoleAnimal or term
    A small lizard that can change from green to brown
  • TurtleAnimal or term
    A reptile with a shell; lives mostly in water
  • TortoiseAnimal or term
    A land turtle with sturdy legs
  • Snapping turtleAnimal or term
    A turtle with a strong bite
  • Sea turtleAnimal or term
    Swims thousands of miles; females return to beaches to lay eggs
  • Painted turtleAnimal or term
    A colorful pond turtle
  • Galapagos tortoiseAnimal or term
    The largest living tortoise
  • AlligatorAnimal or term
    A reptile with a wide, U-shaped snout
  • CrocodileAnimal or term
    A reptile with a longer V-shaped snout
  • CaimanAnimal or term
    A smaller relative of the alligator
  • GharialAnimal or term
    A crocodilian with a very long, narrow snout
  • TuataraAnimal or term
    A rare reptile of New Zealand that looks like a lizard
  • SheddingAnimal or term
    Snakes and lizards shed their old skin as they grow
  • HibernationAnimal or term
    Winter sleep
  • BrumationAnimal or term
    Reptile winter slowdown
  • EggAnimal or term
    Most reptiles lay leathery eggs on land
  • Amphibian eggsAnimal or term
    Laid in water, soft and jelly-covered
  • CamouflageAnimal or term
    Hiding by blending in
  • VenomAnimal or term
    Poison injected by a bite or sting
  • Forked tongueAnimal or term
    Helps snakes smell and sense the air
  • BaskingAnimal or term
    Lying in the sun to warm up
  • TerrariumAnimal or term
    A glass home for small reptiles or amphibians
  • HerpetologistAnimal or term
    A scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians
  • Tail droppingAnimal or term
    Some lizards can drop their tail to escape and regrow it

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