Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: African Spurred Tortoise
Meet the African spurred tortoise and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Green Anole
Meet the green anole and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Gila Monster
Meet the Gila monster and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Brown Anole (Cuban Anole)
Meet the Brown Anole and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: American Alligator
Meet the American alligator and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, and more.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Mourning Gecko
This Georgia Aquarium resource is about the Mourning Gecko. An all female species, the mourning gecko is parthenogenetic, meaning it can reproduce without males.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Reptiles
Presents fascinating facts and colorful photos of a variety of reptiles plus a map of the location where they can be found.
University of Guelph
Discover Canada's Aquatic Reptiles
Site provides users with information regarding the different aspects of reptiles inhabiting Canada. Offers links to references, snakes and lizards, turtles and reptile families.
Tramline
Tramline: Dinosaurs: A Prehistoric Adventure for Grades 2 5
Click "Start Fieldtrip," for a wonderful look at a subject that has been a constant amazement to children of all ages. This dinosaur learning module for grades 1-3 is a "Prehistoric adventure," discussing dinosaur fossils, the size of...
University of Florida
Cottonmouth Identification Key
An identification key for the Florida and eastern cottonmouth water moccasins.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Reptiles
Discover all you can about the various species of cold-blooded vertebrates, otherwise known as reptiles.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Dinosaur Dig
The San Diego Natural History Museum provides dinosaur lovers with plenty of information and fun facts with links to Finding Fossils and Dinosaur Bytes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Classification: Minnesota Vertebrates
This lesson serves as an introduction to classification. The students will place animals into its proper vertebrate group according to certain characteristics that the animals have in common.
abcteach
Abcteach: Animals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This link will place at your fingertips all kinds of resources for your science unit pertaining to animals such as birds, bugs, dinosaurs, endangered species, fish, mammals and reptiles.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: M. C. Escher
This resource provides a very informative biography as well as a gallery with 15 pictures of great Escher art.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Science Explorations: Uncover Lizards and Snakes
An exploration of squamates, or scaled reptiles. Take notes about lizards and snakes using the pdf "Squamate Chart" while viewing a slideshow, investigate the squamate anatomy and how squamates differ from other animals, such as insects...
Tree of Life Project
Reptiles: Synapsida
This site contains general information about the extinct link between reptiles and mammals. The Synapsida organisms are the link.
Other
International Reptile Conservation Foundation: Reptile Conservation Homepage
Information on the preservation of endangered reptiles and amphibians. Includes video, photos and species descriptions.
Other
K 3 Learning Pages: Reptiles and Amphibians
Come and discover more about reptiles and amphibians when you explore this awesome resource. This site is filled with useful links.
Other
Asp Viper
A series of color photos of the Asp Viper from Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. Link to related species photos.
Other
Kingsnake: Vipera Aspis
Distributed throughout Europe, the Vipera aspis, is a venomous snake that preys mostly on rodents and lizards. Distribution map of Italy, pictures, and dimensions are included.
Other
Evolution of Reptiles
This site gives information on the evolution of Reptiles and also the anatomy of a reptile. It features a timeline which shows the rise of different groups of reptiles in relation to each other.
Other
Fun Facts About Alligators
Did you know an alligator can't move its tongue? Or that when it's born it has an egg tooth to get out of its shell? Find out more fun and interesting facts about alligators including lots of amazing photographs!
Other
Venomous Reptiles: Care of Captive Bothrops Asper
An article on the care of captive Bothrops asper snakes. Sometimes referred to as the fer-de-lance or lancehead, this species requires specialized care due to the size of its large fangs and somewhat unpredictable behavior.