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Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in marine or brackish environments. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2008 )
Marine reptiles are reptiles which have become secondarily adapted for an aquatic or semiaquatic life in a marine environment. Only about 100 of the 12,000 extant reptile species and subspecies are classed as marine reptiles, including marine iguanas , sea snakes , sea turtles and saltwater crocodiles .
Pages in category "Marine reptiles" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Marine reptile; A.
The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is also among the largest iguanas in the world, [78] and the largest reptile on Galapagos Islands after the Galapagos land iguana, not including turtles reaching a maximum total length of 1.4 m (4.59 ft), a SVL of from 12 till 56 cm (from 4.72 till 22 in) [82] [83] and a mass of from 1 to 12 kg (2.2 ...
Like other marine reptiles, sea turtles rely on a specialized gland to rid the body of excess salt, because reptilian kidneys cannot produce urine with a higher ion concentration than sea water. [51] All species of sea turtles have a lachrymal gland in the orbital cavity, capable of producing tears with a higher salt concentration than sea ...
Sea snake Temporal range: Oligocene – Recent Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) on a Costa Rica beach Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Superfamily: Elapoidea Family: Elapidae Groups included Hydrophiinae Laticaudinae Range of sea snakes shown in lime ...
Pages in category "Prehistoric marine reptiles" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders , historically combined with that of modern amphibians , is called herpetology .