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This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
Skin of a sand lizard, showing squamate reptiles iconic scales A white-headed dwarf gecko with shed tail. Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.
Squamata is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,000 species, [15]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2025. Group of animals including lepidosaurs, testudines, and archosaurs This article is about the animal class. For other uses, see Reptile (disambiguation). Reptiles Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Present Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Tuatara Saltwater crocodile Common box turtle ...
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This list of largest reptiles takes into consideration both body length and mass of large reptile species, including average ranges and maximum records.The crocodilians reaching a length of 4 m (13 ft) and a mass of 500 kg (1,100 lb) or more.
A Hispaniolan ditch frog.. Amphibians in the U.S.V.I. include several species of frogs and toads, including the Virgin Islands coqui, Cuban tree frog, giant neotropical toad, common coquí, red-eyed coqui, Whistling coqui, Puerto Rican crested toad, Hispaniolan ditch frog and the yellow mottled coqui, which is only found in the United States Virgin Islands.
Geckos. Pacific slender-toed gecko (Nactus pelagicus); Oceanic gecko (Gehyra oceanica); Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris); Stump-toed gecko (Gehyra mutilatus); House gecko Hemidactylus frenatus