reptile
Sun-seeking crawler
Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates with scaly skin—snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and their kin.
Unlike amphibians, they don't need water to reproduce; unlike mammals and birds, they can't regulate their body temperature internally.
Calling a person a reptile suggests they're cold, treacherous, or morally repulsive: That reptile cheated his own mother.
Scaled reptile order
- tuataraLast rhynchocephalian species
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- tortoiseLand-dwelling shelled reptile
alligator · crocodile · gecko · iguana · chameleon · monitor · skink · python
Temperature set by surroundings
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
metabolism · vertebrate · tetrapod · keratin · molting · cloaca · forked-tongue · regeneration
Climbing lizard with toe pads
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- cretaceousLast Mesozoic period
archosaur · pterosaur · extinct · evolution · megafauna · ichthyosaur · plesiosaur · mosasaur
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- desertTo leave behind completely
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical · aquatic · burrow · substrate · humidity · enclosure · wetland · marsh
Surprise strike from concealment
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- huntingPursuing wild game
stalking · basking · burrowing · camouflage · territorial · solitary · nocturnal · diurnal
Cunning, limbless reptile
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- ouroborosSelf-consuming serpent emblem
naga · caduceus · temptation · Eden · sneaky · cunning · treacherous · slithering
squamata
Scaled reptile order
tortoise · alligator · crocodile · gecko · iguana · chameleon · monitor · skink · python · boa
ectothermic
Temperature set by surroundings
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- sheddingLosing outer covering
thermoregulation · metabolism · vertebrate · tetrapod · keratin · molting · cloaca · forked-tongue · regeneration · camouflage
gecko
Climbing lizard with toe pads
dinosaur
Extinct Mesozoic reptile
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
cretaceous · archosaur · pterosaur · extinct · evolution · megafauna · ichthyosaur · plesiosaur · mosasaur · ancestry
terrarium
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- vivariumEnclosure for living specimens
- desertTo leave behind completely
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
rainforest · tropical · aquatic · burrow · substrate · humidity · enclosure · wetland · marsh · riverbank
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
hunting · stalking · basking · burrowing · camouflage · territorial · solitary · nocturnal · diurnal · hibernation
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
ouroboros · naga · caduceus · temptation · Eden · sneaky · cunning · treacherous · slithering · forked-tongue
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- zoologymammals, amphibians, birds, insects, fish
- cold-bloodedlizard, snake, frog, fish, alligator
- R wordsrabbit, rain, rainbow, red, rice
- things with scalesfish, snake, lizard, dragon, crocodile
- poisonous reptilesScaled animals bearing toxins
- reptile houseZoo building for snakes
- desert reptilesScaled animals of arid regions
- extinct reptilesDead prehistoric scaled animals
- giant reptiles
- reptilian brainPrimal neural structure