Class
Reptilia
Reptilia is the scientific class of reptiles: snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises, crocodilians and the tuatara, all with dry, scaly skin.
All 23 animals in the library, from the agama lizard to the viper. Most of them live in Asia and Africa.
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Agama Lizard
Agama agama
Lives 8-15 years
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Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea
Lives over 100 years; possibly 200
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Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis and Alligator sinensis
Lives 30-50 years in the wild
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Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Lives about 10 years in the wild; up to 30 in captivity
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Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Lives 20-30 years; over 40 in captivity
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Chameleon
Chamaeleonidae (family, about 200 species)
Lives 2-7 years; larger species up to 10
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Cobra
Naja (Indian cobra: Naja naja)
Lives about 20 years in the wild
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Crocodile
Crocodylidae (family, about 14-16 species)
Lives 30-70 years, depending on species
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Frilled Lizard
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Lives 10-20 years in captivity; less in the wild
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Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus
Lives 50-60 years
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Gila Monster
Heloderma suspectum
Lives 20-30 years in the wild; over 35 in captivity
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House Lizard
Hemidactylus frenatus
Lives about 5 years; longer indoors
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Iguana
Iguanidae (family); figures from the green iguana, Iguana iguana
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
Lives about 20 years
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Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Lives about 30 years
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Python
Pythonidae (family, about 40 species)
Lives 15-30 years; over 40 in captivity
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Rattlesnake
Crotalus and Sistrurus (two genera, about 30-50 species)
Lives 15-20 years or more in the wild
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Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin (diamondback); terrapin is a common name, not a taxonomic group
Lives 25-40 years
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Tortoise
Testudinidae (Galapagos giants: Chelonoidis)
Lives 50-100 years; giants over 150
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Tuatara
Sphenodon punctatus
Lives 60-100 years; a century is not unusual
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Turtle
Testudines (order, about 360 species)
Lives 20-100 years, depending on species
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Uromastyx
Uromastyx (genus, about 15 species)
Lives over 25 years; reports approaching 60
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Viper
Viperidae (family, more than 300 species)
Lifespan: Varies widely by species
No animals match those filters.