Reptilesaretetrapodanimals in theclassReptilia,comprising today'sturtles,crocodilians,snakes,amphisbaenians,lizards,tuatara,and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptileorders,historically combined with that of modernamphibians,is calledherpetology.

Skin of asand lizard,showingsquamate reptilesiconicscales
Awhite-headed dwarf geckowith shed tail

The followinglist of reptileslists thevertebrateclass ofreptilesbyfamily,spanning twosubclasses.Reptilehere is taken in its traditional (paraphyletic) sense, and thusbirdsare not included (although birds are considered reptiles in thecladisticsense).

OrderSphenodontia– tuatara

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OrderSquamata– scaled reptiles

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SuperorderCrocodylomorpha

See also

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References

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  1. ^abPereira, Anieli G.; Sterli, Juliana; Moreira, Filipe R.R.; Schrago, Carlos G. (August 2017). "Multilocus phylogeny and statistical biogeography clarify the evolutionary history of major lineages of turtles".Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.113:59–66.doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.008.hdl:11336/41137.
  2. ^Frost, Darrel R.; Etheridge, Richard; Janies, Daniel; Titus, Tom A. (June 2001)."Total Evidence, Sequence Alignment, Evolution of Polychrotid Lizards, and a Reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania)".American Museum Novitates.3343:1–39.doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)343<0001:TESAEO>2.0.CO;2.
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