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"It's alive!
It's alive!"
All drama aside, this section of the site is devoted to all the living, or extant, branches of the reptilia. Here one will find information on today's living alligators & crocodiles, turtles & tortoises, snakes & lizards, tuataras and the enigmatic amphisbaenians. Just click on the links below to be taken to the reptile group of your choice.
| Crocodylia |
Those toothy denizens of the waterways |
| Lacertilia |
From chasing insects up walls to tackling deer; find lizards of all shapes and sizes here. |
| Serpentes |
Both feared and worshipped, few animals strike the curiosity of man more than the snakes. |
| Amphisbaenia |
The 3rd and most cryptic "suborder" of squamates, find out the real story of these "worm lizards."
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| Chelonia |
Possibly the most unique of the reptiles, with one of the longest evolutionary histories. See just how much variety one can pull out of these shells. |
| Rhynchocephalia |
Long name, short species count. The tuatara is the only surviving member of this once great order. See what makes them so unique. |
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