REPTILES

Reptiles, as most commonly defined, are the animals in the class Reptilia, a paraphyletic grouping comprising all amniotes except synapsids and Aves. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates and rhynchocephalians.

Class: Reptilia; Laurenti, 1768

Phylum: Chordata

Kingdom: Animalia

Clade: Sauropsida

Habitat

Today, reptiles live in a wide range of habitats. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Many turtles live in the ocean, while others live in freshwater or on land. Lizards are all terrestrial, but their habitats may range from deserts to rainforests, and from underground burrows to the tops of trees.