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Recent Examples of reptiles
Giant tortoises are the longest-living reptiles The world’s oldest living land animal, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise, celebrates his unofficial 192nd birthday this December 4.
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Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Wetlands also support wildlife such as aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles and insects; a decline in biodiversity can cause large losses for the region’s thriving outdoor recreation, tourism, hunting and fishing industries.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
These new tests would allow wildlife officials to quickly know where pythons or other destructive reptiles, such as Argentine tegu lizards, are showing up, and then focus efforts to remove them.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
There are 500 or so invasive species in Florida, 50 of which are reptiles.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Threordatoth chasmatos would have been small reptiles with bony spikes on their heads and bony armor on the body.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
The teeth of Threordatoth chasmatos distinguish it from other procolophonids, a group of small, extinct reptiles.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Insights into Triassic ecosystems Dr Marc Jones, fossil reptiles curator at the Natural History Museum, noted that these species lived when Solar irradiance was significantly lower than today but atmospheric CO2 was greater.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Iguanas are cold-blooded reptiles that need external heat sources to regulate their core body temperature.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Wetlands also support wildlife such as aquatic animals, amphibians, reptiles and insects; a decline in biodiversity can cause large losses for the region’s thriving outdoor recreation, tourism, hunting and fishing industries.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
These new tests would allow wildlife officials to quickly know where pythons or other destructive reptiles, such as Argentine tegu lizards, are showing up, and then focus efforts to remove them.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
There are 500 or so invasive species in Florida, 50 of which are reptiles.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Threordatoth chasmatos would have been small reptiles with bony spikes on their heads and bony armor on the body.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
The teeth of Threordatoth chasmatos distinguish it from other procolophonids, a group of small, extinct reptiles.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Insights into Triassic ecosystems Dr Marc Jones, fossil reptiles curator at the Natural History Museum, noted that these species lived when Solar irradiance was significantly lower than today but atmospheric CO2 was greater.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Iguanas are cold-blooded reptiles that need external heat sources to regulate their core body temperature.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reptiles
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Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals — raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes — which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment, the agency said.Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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The ants then swarmed the toads, killing half of them almost instantly.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Instead, these poisonous toads proved deadly to the native species that tried to prey on them.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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How much were humans to blame for driving these beasts to extinction?Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the past, researchers have pinned culpability on the rapidly warming climate, arguing that Pleistocene beasts were unable to adapt as the world climbed out of an ice age.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Reptiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reptiles. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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