25 Fantastic Facts About Reptiles English Edition. The major groups of living reptiles are turtles snakes crocodilians tuatara lizards and amphisbaenians. Did you know many pet snakes live 20 years with some living as long as 40 years.
The world is inhabited by at least 250 species of turtles 25 species of crocodilians 5500 species of snakes and 3000 species of lizards. Their blood is not necessarily cold by itself. They lay eggs but dont look after the offsprings.
There are more than 8000 species of reptiles on the planet and the live on every continent except Antarctica where.
Most reptiles are carnivorous and eat insects other reptiles and small animals. The world is inhabited by at least 250 species of turtles 25 species of crocodilians 5500 species of snakes and 3000 species of lizards. The king Cobra can grow to the length of 55 m and is regarded as the largest poisonous snake in the world. The brain of a reptile is not more than 1 of its body mass.