REPTILIA CLASS, VERTEBRATA

*they are about 6000 species
*reptilia are creeping and burrowing cold blooded animals.
*they bear scales
*skin is dry, rough and without scales.
*respiration is by lungs.
*skull is monocondylic.
*except in snake there are two pair of pentadactyl limbs, each with 5 digits bearing claws.
*heart bear two auricles and partly divided ventricles
*kidneys are metanephric
*12 pairs of cranial nerves are present
*ear consists of three parts- internal, middle anr wxternal.
*snake do not possess ear.
*all reptiles are carnivorous/insectivorous, only tortoise feed entirely on vegetation.
*a typical cloaca is present.
*fertilization is internal
*e.g-Chelone(turtle), Testudo(tortoise), Chameleon(tree lizard),Naja(cobra),Bangarus(karait) etc

TESTUDO

CHELONE

NAJA