ASDM Digital Library for Kids! - Fun Facts: Reptiles

Reptiles (Reptilia)

Reptiles are vertebrate animals that have scales covering their bodies, are cold-blooded, and reproduce by laying shelled eggs on land or by bearing their young alive.

English Name:
Collared LizardSpanish Name:
lagartija-de collar comúnScientific Name:
Crotaphytus collaris

Photographer:
Paul BerquistCopyright:
© 2000 Paul Berquist

English Name:
Desert TortoiseSpanish Name:
tortuga de los cerrosScientific Name:
Gopherus agassizii

Photographer:
Paul BerquistCopyright:
© 1985 Paul Berquist

English Name:
Gila MonsterSpanish Name:
escorpiónScientific Name:
Heloderma suspectum

Photographer:
T.R. Van DevenderCopyright:
© 1972 ASDM

English Name:
Regal Horned LizardSpanish Name:
camaleón, lagartija-cornuda realScientific Name:
Phrynosoma solare

Photographer:
Rhonda SpencerCopyright:
© 2006 Rhonda Spencer

English Name:
Tiger RattlesnakeSpanish Name:
cascabel tigre, cascabel, víbora-cascabel tigreScientific Name:
Crotalus tigris

English Name:
Western Diamondback RattlesnakeSpanish Name:
cascabelScientific Name:
Crotalus atrox

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