Reptile

A lizard, a type of reptile

Reptiles are tetrapods belonging to arguably the class Reptilia. This cold-blooded class of animals, typically identified by being covered in scales.

The most typical reptile is probably the lizard, of which there are many kinds. More specialized reptiles include snakes (which lack legs), tortoises (which are protected by a thick shell), and crocodiles (which have bony plates under their scales). Also, dinosaurs (including birds) are reptiles, though they are warm-blooded, have vertical posture, and are usually covered in feathers, not scales.

Reptile is the naming term of all members of the Reptilia clade of tetrapods and can be identified by their dragons, often having reptilian features.

Though reptiles are rather ancient, first appearing in the Carboniferous, they are not the oldest vertebrates on Earth - they're preceded by fish and amphibians and are about as old as synapsids.

Reptiles in mainstream culture

Reptiles are most often seen in computer games, but cartoon appearances (especially Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) are also well-known.

• Kaa from Jungle Book
• Riptor from Killer Instinct
• Reptile from Mortal Kombat
• Aeon Calcos (Lizard Man) from Soul Calibur
• Ninja Turtles from TMNT
• Leon Polwalski from Star Fox Series
• Gex from the Gex Series
• Sir Hiss from Robin Hood
• The Lizard from Spider-Man

Reptiles and furry

Spitfire, a fictional character in Extinctioners

Probably second only to mammals, reptiles (also known as scalies) are quite a common sight in the furry fandom.

Artists

Known reptile artist include:

• Chris Sawyer
• Macroceli
• Fossil
• Kaa Bakensobek
• Marc Schirmeister
• TheDinosaurMann
• Alex Spastic

See also

• Reptile on Wikipedia
• Reptilian (term)
• Reptile characters

External links

• Reptile search results in DeviantArt
• Reptile search results in Fur Affinity