Amphibians and reptiles
Amphibians
Amphibians are animals that can live both on land and in water. Amphibians can include:
Frog
an amphibian with moist skin that uses its
long hind legs to leap. Young form of a frog or toad is called a tadpole.
Newt
a small amphibian that is similar to a lizard
Salamander
an amphibian that looks like a lizard
Toad
an amphibian with dry skin that is similar to
frog
Difference between frog and toad
Frog
|
Toad
|
Moist skin
|
Dry skin
|
Long hind legs for
leaping
|
Short hind legs for
walking
|
Lives in the water
|
Lives on land
|
Slim body
|
Stout body
|
Reptiles
Reptiles are cold-blooded animals that lay eggs.
Reptiles can include:
Alligator
a type of crocodile with a very large jaw,
that lives only in the United States and Chine
Caiman
a mid-small sized alligator that is found
Central and South America
Crocodile
a large reptile with a thick skin that lives
in fresh water, lakes or river in hot
countries.
Difference between alligator and crocodile
Animal
|
Size
|
Jaw
|
Alligator
|
Smaller
|
U-shaped
|
Crocodile
|
Larger
|
V-shaped
|
Snakes
Snakes are
long thin reptiles with no legs. Snakes
can include:
Adder
a small poisonous snake that is found Europe
Anaconda
a large non-venomous South America snake that
uses its strong body to squeeze its victim to death
Asp
a small poisonous snake that is found in
Africa, Europe and Asia. Asp was a symbol of royalty in Egypt.
Boa constrictor
a large non-venomous South America snake that
uses its strong body to squeeze its victim to death. They are not as long as
anacondas.
Bushmaster
a large poisonous snake that is found in
Central and South America
Cobra
a poisonous Asian or African snake that can
spread its neck skin (hood)
Copperhead
a poisonous brownish snake that is found in
North America
Cottonmouth
a poisonous snake that spend much of its time
in water. It is also called a black
water viper.
Mamba
a black or green poisonous snake that is found
in Africa
Pit viper
a viper that has a heat sensing pit on its
head
Python
a large snake that kills its victim by
squeezing it
Rattlesnake
a poisonous snake that makes a noise by
shaking its tail as a warning
Serpent
a synonym for snake, especially a large one
Sidewinder
a poisonous desert snake that lives in North
America and moves sideways along the ground. It is also called a horned
rattlesnake.
Viper
a small poisonous snake
Lizards
Lizards are reptiles with four short legs and a long
tail. Small lizards lose their tails in danger. Lizards can include:
Chameleon
a lizard that has ability to change skin
colours
Gecko
a small lizard without eyelids that live in
hot countries
Iguana
a large lizard that has a row of spines along
its back
Komodo dragon
the largest lizard that is found in Indonesia
Monitor
a large lizard that is found in Australia,
Africa and Asia. The largest species of monitor is Komodo dragon.
Skink
a lizard that has no legs
Turtle and tortoise
Tortoise
a reptile with a hard, bony shell that lives
on land
Turtle
a reptile with a hard, bony shell that lives in
the water
Terrapin
a small turtle that lives in warm water
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