Reptiles

Reptiles

Any of various cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia,that have an external covering of scales or horny plates and breathe by means of lungs.

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vivarium

Animals; Reptiles

An enclosure for raising animals that replicate their natural environment.

viviparous

Animals; Reptiles

Reproducing by giving birth to live young.

voracious

Animals; Reptiles

If your reptile or amphibian has a voracious appetite, that means that it readily consumes its food in a greedy fashion.

warm blooded

Animals; Reptiles

An animal that maintains its body temperature at a relatively constant level by physiological means regardless of the temperature of the environment (also called Endotherm ).

cold blooded

Animals; Reptiles

An animal that cannot regulate its own body temperature, rather it's regulated by the environment, so they often bask for heat, burrow, and hibernate. Reptiles are cold-blooded animals.

colubrid

Animals; Reptiles

Any of numerous, widely distributed, chiefly nonvenomous snakes of the family Colubridae, which includes the king snakes, garter snakes, and water snakes.