Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Trionychidae Genus: Lissemys Species: L. punctata Specimen Description The skull has vomer-prefrontal struts, the postorbital arch narrower than the horizontal diameter of the orbit, a closed fenestra postotica (broad ascending strut of pterygoid sutured to opisthotic), and a short maxillary...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Geoemydidae Genus: Melanochelys Species: M. trijuga Specimen Description The turtle’s Skelton is unique as it’s had a dome shaped shell over the body, an adaptation that protects it from predators. The carapace and plastron each arose from two types of bone, dermal bones that form in...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Clade: Parareptilia Order: Mesosauria Family: Mesosauridae Genus: Mesosaurus Description Mesosaurus is an extinct reptile which lived approximately 300 million years ago during the Early Permian Period. Mesosaurus is one of the first reptiles to return to an aquatic lifestyle. The nostrils are on top of...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Pythonidae Genus: Python Species: P. molurus Specimen Description The Indian rock python skeleton consists of a 20 foot long. It has over 650 ribs and over 700 vertebrae. There is a tiny pair of rear legs are present adjacent to...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Description Lizard (suborder Sauria), any of more than 5,500 species of reptiles belonging in the order Squamata. Lizards are scaly-skinned reptiles that are usually distinguished from snakes by the possession of legs, movable eyelids, and external ear openings. However, some traditional (that is, non-snake)...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Species: V. bengalensis Specimen Description The head of Xenopus laevis is wedge-shaped and smaller than the body. It has a unique morphology because it lacks a tongue and a visible ear. It has two small eyes found...
