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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Keel

Animals; Reptiles

A ridge down the centre of a scale. Very sharp keeling may make an animal appear quite rough. In general, an animal with keeled scales will appear less shiny and lustrous than one with unkeeled ...

In reptiles, this is when the eggs hatch while still inside the female, and the young soon emerge alive. The young do not obtain nutrients from their mother while in the reproductive tract, as is the ...

Plastron

Animals; Reptiles

The shell covering the underside (bottom) of a turtle or other animal

Popping

Animals; Reptiles

Term used for the technique used when sexing a snakes and reptiles.

Bunostegos

Animals; Reptiles

An extinct, cow-sized animal with hard knobs on its nose and forehead. Its full scientific name is "Bunostegos akokanensis" and was named by paleontologists Christian A. Sidor, David C. Blackburn, ...

Koreaceratops

Animals; Reptiles

The Koreaceratops fossil was discovered in South Korea, in a rock block along the Tando dam. Described to have been around 5 to 6 feet long and between 60 to 100 pounds with a parrot-like face and ...