Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises.

The common lizard, smooth snake and slow worm can also be found living in the UK and reptiles are found living all over the world. The Komodo dragon is the heaviest lizard on earth. It lives on land.

A new species of ancient reptile has been named after spending more than 200 million years buried in the ground. Threordatoth ...

all this should help to keep these hard-shelled creatures happy and healthy. It’s worth noting: Iguanas can be expensive. But ...

Amphibians and reptiles are together called herpetofauna, or “herps” for short. All herps are “cold-blooded,” which means they lack an internal thermostat. Instead they must regulate body heat through ...