Reptilia

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladi: Eureptilia – †Parareptilia
Subclasses: Aves – Lepidosauria
Ordines (48 + †32): Accipitriformes – Aegotheliformes – Anseriformes – Apodiformes – Apterygiformes – Bucerotiformes – Caprimulgiformes – Cariamiformes – Casuariiformes – Charadriiformes – Ciconiiformes – Coliiformes – Columbiformes – Coraciiformes – Crocodilia – Cuculiformes – Eurypygiformes – Falconiformes – Galliformes – Gaviiformes – Gruiformes – Leptosomiformes – Mesitornithiformes – Musophagiformes – Nyctibiiformes – Opisthocomiformes – Otidiformes – Passeriformes – Pelecaniformes – Phaethontiformes – Phoenicopteriformes – Piciformes – Podargiformes – Podicipediformes – Procellariiformes – Psittaciformes – Pterocliformes – Rheiformes – Rhynchocephalia – Sphenisciformes – Squamata – Steatornithiformes – Strigiformes – Struthioniformes – Suliformes – Testudines – Tinamiformes – Trogoniformes – †Chaoyangornithiformes – †Choristodera – †Confuciusornithiformes – †Diatrymiformes – †Dinornithiformes – †Eoenanthiornithiformes – †Euornithiformes – †Gansuiformes – †Gastornithiformes – †Hesperornithiformes – †Ichthyornithiformes – †Ichthyosauria – †Jeholornithiformes – †Liaoxiornithiformes – †Lithornithiformes – †Longipterygiformes – †Mesosauria – †Odontopterygiformes – †Omnivoropterygiformes – †Palaeocursornithiformes – †Patagopterygiformes – †Phytosauria – †Plesiosauria – †Protoaviformes – †Protorosauria – †Pterosauria – †Rhynchosauria – †Sandcoleiformes – †Thalattosauria – †Yandangithiformes – †Yanornithiformes – †Younginiformes
Familiae incertae sedis: †Eopachypterygidae – †Kuszholiidae
Genera incertae sedis: †Eonessa – †Manu – †Revueltosaurus

Name

Reptilia Laurenti, 1768

Classifications

Main page: Reptilia (classifications).

References

• Benton, M.J. 2004. Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd ed. Blackwell Science Ltd University of Bristol taxonomic hierarchy of the vertebrates
• Carroll, R.L. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, WH Freeman & Co.
• Cogălniceanu, D., Rozylowicz, L., Székely, P., Samoilă, C., Stănescu, F., Tudor, M., Székely, D. & Iosif, R. 2013. Diversity and distribution of reptiles in Romania. ZooKeys 341: 49–76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.341.5502 Reference page. 
• Cruz-Elizalde, R., Ramírez-Bautista, A., Hernández-Salinas, U., Berriozabal-Islas, C. & Wilson, L.D. 2019. An updated checklist of the herpetofauna of Querétaro, Mexico: species richness, diversity, and conservation status. Zootaxa 4638(2): 273–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4638.2.7 Reference page. 
• Davis, D.R. & LaDuc, T.J. 2018. Amphibians and reptiles of C. E. Miller Ranch and the Sierra Vieja, Chihuahuan Desert, Texas, USA. ZooKeys 735: 97–130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.735.22200. Reference page. 
• Davis, D.R. & LaDuc, T.J. 2018. Corrigenda: Davis DR, LaDuc TJ (2018) Amphibians and reptiles of C. E. Miller Ranch and the Sierra Vieja, Chihuahuan Desert, Texas, USA. ZooKeys 735:97–130. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.735.22200. ZooKeys 744: 149–149. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.744.25059. Reference page. 
• Flores-Villela, O., Reynoso, V.H. & Magaña-Cota, G. 2010. More notes on Alfredo Dugès’ names for Mexican reptilian taxa. Zootaxa 2600: 66–68. Preview
• Ibrahim, N., Sereno, P.C., Varricchio, D.J., Martill, D.M., Dutheil, D.B., Unwin, D.M., Baidder, L., Larsson, H.C.E., Zouhri, S. & Kaoukaya, A. 2020. Geology and paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous Kem Kem Group of eastern Morocco. ZooKeys 928: 1–216. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.928.47517 Reference page. 
• Kaiser, H. et al. 2011. The herpetofauna of Timor-Leste: a first report. ZooKeys 109: 19–86. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.109.1439
• Krysko, K.L. et al. 2011. Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages. Zootaxa 3028: 1–64. Preview (PDF).
• Krysko, K.L. et al. 2012. Taxonomic corrections of certain verified non-indigenous reptiles from Florida reported by Krysko et al. (2011). Zootaxa 3199: 66–68. Preview (PDF).
• Marques, M.P., Parrinha, D., Lopes-Lima, M., Tiutenko, A., Bauer, A.M. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2024. An island in a sea of sand: a first checklist of the herpetofauna of the Serra da Neve inselberg, southwestern Angola. ZooKeys 1201: 167–217. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1201.120750 Reference page. 
• McCranie, J.R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931(3): 352–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2 Reference page. 
• Miranda, J.P., Costa, J.C.L. & Rocha, C.F.D. 2012. Reptiles from Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. ZooKeys 246: 51–68. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.246.2593 Reference page. 
• Palacios-Aguilar, R. & Flores-Villela, O. 2018. An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Guerrero, Mexico. Zootaxa 4422(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4422.1.1 Reference page. 
• Pauly, G.B., Hillis, D.M. & Cannatella, D.C. 2009. Taxonomic freedom and the role of official lists of species names. Herpetologica, 65: 115–128. DOI: 10.1655/08-031R1.1
• Razzetti, E. et al. 2011: Annotated checklist and distribution of the Socotran Archipelago Herpetofauna (Reptilia). Zootaxa, 2826: 1–44. Preview
• Rivas, G.A. et al. 2012: Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64. Preview (PDF).
• Savage, J.M. & Bolaños, F. 2009. A checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: additions and nomenclatural revisions. Zootaxa 2005: 1–23. Abstract & excerpt (PDF).
• Speybroeck, J., Beukema, W. & Crochet, P.A. 2010. A tentative species list of the European herpetofauna (Amphibia and Reptilia) — an update. Zootaxa 2492: 1–27. Preview (PDF).
• Uetz, P. 2010. The original descriptions of reptiles. Zootaxa 2334: 59–68. Preview (PDF). PDF.
• Uetz, P., Cherikh, S., Shea, G., Ineich, I., Campbell, P.D., Doronin, I.V., Rosado, J., Wynn, A.H., Tighe, K.A., McDiarmid, R.W., Lee, J.L., Köhler, G., Ellis, R.J., Doughty, P., Raxworthy, C.J., Scheinberg, L.A., Resetar, A., Sabaj Pérez, M.A., Schneider, G., Franzen, M., Glaw, F., Böhme, W., Schweiger, S., Gemel, R., Couper, P., Amey, A.P., Dondorp, E., Ofer, G., Meiri, S. & Wallach, V. 2019. A global catalog of primary reptile type specimens. Zootaxa 4695(5): 438–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4695.5.2 Reference page. 
• Uetz, P. et al. 1995-2012. The Reptile Database. Online.
• Young, C.C. & Dong, Z-M. 1972. On the aquatic reptiles of the Triassic in China. Memoir of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Palaeoanthropology 9: 11–34.

Additional references

• Ceríaco, L.M.P., Marques, M.P. & Bauer, A.M. 2018. Miscellanea Herpetologica Sanctithomae, with a provisional checklist of the terrestrial herpetofauna of São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobon islands. Zootaxa 4387(1): 91–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.1.4 Reference page. 
• Ceríaco, L.M.P., Marques, M.P., de Sousa, A.C.A., Veríssimo, J., Beja, P. & Ferreira, S. 2023. Illustrated keys and a DNA barcode reference library of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles (Amphibia, Reptilia) of São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea, West Africa). Zookeys 1168: 41–75. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1168.101334 Reference page. 
• Fatihah-Syafiq, M., Badli-Sham, B.H., Fahmi-Ahmad, M., Aqmal-Naser, M., Rizal, S.A., Azmi, M.S.A., Grismer, L.L. & Ahmad, A.B. 2020. Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of Bidong Island, Peninsular Malaysia, South China Sea. ZooKeys, 985: 143–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.985.54737 Reference page. 
• Flores-Villela, O., Ríos-Muñoz, C.A., Magaña-Cota, G.E. & Quezadas-Tapia, N.L. 2016. Alfredo Dugès’ type specimens of amphibians and reptiles revisited. Zootaxa 4092(1): 33–54. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.2.Reference page. 
• de Freitas, M.A., Vieira, R.S., Entiauspe-Neto, O.M., Sousa, S.O. e, Farias, T., Sousa, A.G. & de Moura, G.J.B. 2017. Herpetofauna of the Northwest Amazon forest in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, with remarks on the Gurupi Biological Reserve. Zookeys, 643: 141–155. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.643.8215. Reference page. 
• Díaz de la Vega-Pérez, A.H., Jiménez-Arcos, V.H., Centenero-Alcalá, E., Méndez-de la Cruz, F.R. & Ngo, A. 2019. Diversity and conservation of amphibians and reptiles of a protected and heavily disturbed forest of central Mexico. Zookeys, 830: 111–125. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.830.31490 Reference page. 
• Gray, R. & Strine, C.T. 2017. Herpetofaunal assemblages of a lowland broadleaf forest, an overgrown orchard forest and a lime orchard in Stann Creek, Belize. ZooKeys 707: 131–165. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.707.14029. Reference page. 
• Lee, K-H., Chen, T-H., Shang, G., Clulow, S., Yang, Y-J. & Lin, S-M. 2019. A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan. Zookeys, 829: 85–130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.829.27535 Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A. & Smith, G.R. 2016. Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states. ZooKeys 593: 117–137. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.593.8484. Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A. & Smith, G.R. 2020. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sinaloa, Mexico with a conservation status summary and comparisons with neighboring states. ZooKeys, 931: 85–114. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.931.50922 Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A., Smith, G. & Cruz, A. 2016. Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. ZooKeys 594: 123–141. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.594.8289. Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A., Smith, G.R., Woolrich-Piña, G.A. & Cruz, A. 2017. Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states. ZooKeys 658: 105–130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.658.10665. Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A., Smith, G.R., Gadsden-Esparza, H., Valdez-Lares, R. & Woolrich-Piña, G.A. 2018. Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Durango, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states. ZooKeys 748: 65–87. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.748.22768. Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A., Smith, G.R. & Rorabaugh, J.C. 2019. A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora, Mexico, with updated species lists. Zookeys, 829: 131–160. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.829.32146 Reference page. 
• Lemos-Espinal, J.A., Smith, G.R. & Woolrich-Piña, G.A. 2018. Amphibians and reptiles of the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states. ZooKeys 753: 83–106. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.753.21094. Reference page. 
• Ceron de la Luz, N.M., Lemos-Espinal, J.A. & Smith, G.R. 2016. A diversity and conservation inventory of the Herpetofauna of the Cuautlapan Valley, Veracruz, Mexico. Zootaxa 4205(2): 127–142. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.2.2. Reference page. 
• Moraes, L.J.C.L., Almeida, A.P., Fraga, R., Zamora, R.R., Pirani, R.M., Silva, A.A.A., Carvalho, V.T., Gordo, M. & Werneck, F.P. 2017. Integrative overview of the herpetofauna from Serra da Mocidade, a granitic mountain range in Northern Brazil. ZooKeys 715: 103—159. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.715.20288 Reference page. 
• Ortiz-Yusty, C.E., Daza, J.M., Paez, V.P. & Bock, B.C. 2015. The collection of the Herpetological Museum of the University of Antioquia (northwestern Colombia). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e1325. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e1325 Reference page. 
• Rödel, M-O. & Glos, J. 2019. Herpetological surveys in two proposed protected areas in Liberia, West Africa. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 95: 15–35. DOI: 10.3897/zse.95.31726 Reference page. 
• Sanguila, M.B., Cobb, K.A., Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2016. The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands. ZooKeys 624: 1–132. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.624.9814 . Reference page. 
• San-Martín-Órdenes, J., Muñoz-Léal, S., Garin, C.F. & González-Acuña, D. 2019. A systematic review of parasites and micropredators of non-avian reptiles (Reptilia=Sauropsida) in Chile. Zootaxa 4543(3): 301–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.1 Reference page. 
• Suraprasit, K., Jaeger, J.J., Chaimanee, Y., Chavasseau, O., Yamee, C., Tian, P. & Panha, S. 2016. The Middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from Khok Sung (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand): biochronological and paleobiogeographical implications. ZooKeys 613: 1–157. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.613.8309 Reference page. 
• Uetz, P. & Stylianou, A. 2018. The original descriptions of reptiles and their subspecies. Zootaxa 4375(2): 257–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.5. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• azərbaycanca: Sürünənlər
• Boarisch: Kriachviecher, Reptilien
• беларуская: Паўзуны
• বাংলা: সরীসৃপ
• català: Rèptils
• čeština: Plazi
• dansk: Krybdyr
• Deutsch: Reptilien
• Ελληνικά: Ερπετά
• English: Reptiles
• español: Reptiles
• suomi: Matelijat
• Nordfriisk: Krepdiarten
• français: Reptiles
• galego: Réptiles
• Hawaiʻi: Mo‘ohana
• עברית: זוחלים
• magyar: hüllők
• հայերեն: Սողուններ
• íslenska: Skriðdýr
• italiano: Rettili
• 日本語: 爬虫綱
• ქართული: ქვეწარმავლები
• 한국어: 파충강
• lietuvių: Ropliai
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: တွားသွားသတ္တဝါ
• Nederlands: Reptielen
• norsk: Krypdyr
• ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ସରିସୃପ
• polski: Gady
• português: Réptil
• română: Reptile
• русский: Пресмыкающиеся, Рептилии
• slovenčina: Plazy
• slovenščina: Plazilci
• shqip: Zvarranikët, Rreptilët
• svenska: Kräldjur
• ไทย: สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน
• Tagalog: Bayabag
• Türkçe: Sürüngenler
• українська: Плазуни
• Tiếng Việt: Động vật bò sát
• 中文: 爬蟲類

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