aquatic reptiles
Scaly water dwellers
Aquatic reptiles are reptiles that live primarily in water—sea turtles, crocodiles, marine iguanas, sea snakes, and certain freshwater species.
Unlike fish, they breathe air and must surface periodically.
The term distinguishes water-dwelling reptiles from their terrestrial relatives: Aquatic reptiles face different conservation challenges than land-based species.
- shellHard outer covering
- sea snakeAquatic venomous serpent
- webbed feetSkin-connected toes for swimming
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- tailRear animal appendage
freshwater turtles · scutes · marine iguana · plastron · dive · holding breath · American crocodile · basking · fossils · lurking · submerged · mangrove · river bank · cold-blooded · alligator · snapping turtle · eggs · riverbank
aquatic reptilesdesert reptiles
Scaled animals of arid regions
chameleons · geckos · iguanas · rattlesnakes · Gila monsters
aquatic reptilesfish
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
bony fish · marine mammals · freshwater fish · amphibians · aquatic mammals