Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Specimen Description Most of the monitor lizards have “U” shaped skull. The frontal region is compressed. The two large orbits on the sides. The skull of the lizard is often mobile, with flexible jaws, they can widen...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Caretta Species: C. caretta Specimen Description The head of the loggerhead is relatively large, wide posteriorly, and the snout tapers anterior to the orbits. The parietal notches (wide U-shaped emarginations formed by the posterior borders of the squamosal,...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylidae Genus: Crocodylus Specimen Description Crocodiles have huge compressed skull. The orbits are placed on the dorsal side of the skull, so that it’s eye stays above the water surface. The skull is narrow at the anterior region, and become...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylidae Genus: Crocodylus Specimen Description Crocodiles are polyphyodont (a polyphyodont is any animal whose teeth are continually replaced during its entire life time). They are able to replace each of their 80 teeth up to 50 times in their 35-...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylidae Genus: Crocodylus Specimen Description Crocodiles are larger, have V-shaped jaw. Each crocodile jaw carries 24 sharp teeth meant to grasp and crush, not to chew, some of their teeth can be seen even when the jaw is fully closed....
