A gila monster is a reptile.
It’s a Reptile
It’s a Reptile
Suppose you found some hard-shelled eggs lying on the ground. And suppose that some little scaly skinned creatures hatched out of them. What kind of animal would they be?They could only be reptiles.Fish have a scaly skin—but fish eggs do not have hard shells. And most fish lay their eggs in water, not on land.Bird eggs have hard shells, and are always laid on land—but birds don’t have a scaly skin.Only reptiles have a scaly skin and lay hard-shelled eggs on land. That’s one way to tell an animal is a reptile.Alligators, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles and tuataras are reptiles.
A green sea turtle is a reptile.
This reptile is a python.
This reptile
This is a looking page. Look at this turtle. The turtle’s head looks as if an artist had painted stripes and spots on it. That’s why this kind of turtle is called a painted turtle. The turtle’s…
Meet the reptiles
You can always tell a turtle by its shell. A box turtle has a high, round shell that it can close up like a box. A map turtle has a wide, flat shell with bumpy edges. A soft-shelled turtle’s shell…
Scaly babies and mothers
A large American alligator crawls into some thorny bushes. She pulls up bushes with her mouth. She stamps her feet. Soon, she has macle a wide, clear place. She makes a pile of mud and plants. She…
New skins for old
A shiny garter snake wiggles through the grass. Its wrinkled old skin hangs from the tip of its tail. The snake comes to some rocks. It slides between them. The old skin catches on one of the rocks….
