| Sunday, June 8, 2008 |
| Reptile Facts - 3 |
There are about 250 species of turtles, 25 species of crocodilians,
3000 species of lizards, 130 species of amphibians, and 5,500 species of snakes.
Reptiles are cold-blooded or as scientists say ectothermic.
Most reptiles are carnivores, and eat whole prey or insects. Some insects though are herbivores and eat green plants.
Dinosaurs were not reptiles, in fact the they were thought to have evolved into birds. Many reptiles were thought to be warm-blooded the opposite of reptiles.
The longest snake was a reticulated python that was 32 feet and 9 and 1/2 inches.
The largest crocodile is 23 feet long.
The smallest species of crocodile is the dwarf caiman, the males rarely exceed 5 feet.
The snake responsible for the most deaths to humans is the carpet viper.
The worlds fastest lizard is the spiny-tailed iguana at 21.7 mph.
The smallest lizard in the world is the gecko of the Virgin Islands, at 0.70 inches.
The world most venomous snake is probable the species of sea snake called Hydrophis belcheri
The largest lizard is the komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands. |
posted by Reptile Fellow @ 12:22 AM  |
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