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Debra J. Housel

Teacher Created Materials

5301 Oceanus Drive

Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1030

http://www.tcmpub.com

ISBN 978-1-4333-3659-1

2012 Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

Reprinted 2013

Image Credits

Cover Sebastian Duda/Shutterstock; worldswildlifewonders/Shutterstock; p.4 EcoPrint/

Shutterstock; p.4-5 back: Eric Issele/Shutterstock; p.4-5 inset: Eric Issele/Shutterstock;

p.5 dedek/Shutterstock; p.6 Cameramannz/Shutterstock; p.6 inset: Eric Issele/Shutterstock;

p.6-9, 18-19 back: Eric Issele/Shutterstock; p.7 Lucian Coman/Shutterstock; p.8 Tom McHugh/

Photo Researchers; p.9 Hans Petschinger/Photo Library; p.10 mmedia/Big Stock Photo; p.10-11

back: Gladskikh Tatiana/Shutterstock; p.11 top: Trevor kelly/Shutterstock; p.11 bottom: Philippe

Henry/Photo Library; p.12 John Warburton-Lee Photography/Alamy; p.12-13 back: Eric Issele/

Shutterstock; p.13 top: iphotoworld/iStockphoto; p.13 bottom: Tony Allen/Photo Library; p.14 top:

MonicaOttino/Shutterstock; p.14 bottom: kkaplin/Shutterstock; p.15 Cathy Keifer/Shutterstock;

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Brown/Shutterstock; p.17 top: Natali Glado/Shutterstock; p.17 inset: vespots/Shutterstock; p.17

bottom: Elizabeth Spencer/Shutterstock; p.18 Minden Pictures RM/Getty Images; p.19 top: sarah2/

Shutterstock; p.19 left: Paul Broadbent/Shutterstock; p.19 right: LesPalenik/Shutterstock; p.20

inset top: Pan Xunbin/Shutterstock; p.20 inset center: Davit Buachidze/Shutterstock; p.20 inset

bottom: Educational Images LTD/Custom Medical Stock Photo CMSP Biology/Newscom; p.20

bottom: Kyodo/Newscom; p.20-21 Eric Issele/Shutterstock; p.21 top: Joel Sartore/Getty Images;

p.22-23 back: Dr. Morley Read/Shutterstock; p.23 inset: Cathy Keifer/Shutterstock; p.23 Rick Neese;

p.24 worldswildlifewonders/Shutterstock; p.24-25 Eric Issele/Shutterstock; p.25 Chris Mattison/

Alamy; p.26 left: worldswildlifewonders/Shutterstock; p.26 right: alslutsky/Shutterstock; p.26 back:

G-ZStudio/Shutterstock; back cover: vespot/ Shutterstock

Based on writing from TIME For Kids.

TIME For Kids and the TIME For Kids logo are registered trademarks of TIME Inc.

Used under license.

Consultants

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.

Kent State University

Bill Houska, D.V.M.

James K. Morrisey, D.V.M.

Publishing Credits

Dona Herweck Rice, Editor-in-Chief

Robin Erickson, Production Director

Lee Aucoin, Creative Director

Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Editorial Director

Jamey Acosta, Editor

Heidi Kellenberger, Editor

Lexa Hoang, Designer

Leslie Palmer, Designer

Stephanie Reid, Photo Editor

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Synched Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-840-1 (e-book)

Table of Contents

What Is a Reptile? ............................................

Kinds of Reptiles ...............................................

Reptile Life Spans ..........................................

What Is an Amphibian? ................................. 18

Kinds of Amphibians .....................................

Glossary ............................................................ 27

Index ................................................................. 28

What Is a Reptile?

Have you seen a snake or a lizard lying

in the sun? Why do they do that? They are

reptiles, and they need the heat that comes from

the sun.

Reptiles need heat from their environments

to maintain their body temperatures. Unlike

you, reptiles are cold-blooded animals.

There are more than 6,500 kinds of

reptiles. Tortoises are one of them.

leopard tortoise

You have hair and smooth skin. Reptiles

have neither. Their bodies are covered with

dry scales. But just like you, reptiles have ve

senses and a backbone. They are vertebrates

(VUR-tuh-breyts) like humans.

agama lizard

python

Vertebrates

Vertebrates are animals

with backbones or spines.

Kinds of Reptiles

There are four reptile groups.

The rst group includes lizards and reptiles.

Lizards live in warm places. Most lizards avoid

water, but marine iguanas swim in the sea. Snakes

have spines that bend and twist to let them move.

They also have sharp teeth, and some have fangs.

From the desert to the sea, snakes are found in

many different environments.

Crocodilians have short, stubby limbs. Both

crocodiles and alligators live in and near warm water.

Tuataras only live on islands

off the coast of New Zealand.

Third Eye

The tuatara has a third

eye on top of its head!

The eye can only see

light and dark.

Turtles and tortoises have shells. When one

gets attacked, it pulls its head, limbs, and tail inside.

Unless the predator can crack its shell, the turtle

or tortoise stays safe. Tortoises usually live on

land. Turtles live in or near water. They are good

swimmers. Some even live in the sea.

Tuataras (too-uh-TAHR-uhs) are the

fourth reptile group. They look like lizards, but

they are more closely related to dinosaurs than any

other reptiles.

The desert tortoise

lives where it is hot

and dry.

Be Careful!

Some people keep reptiles as

pets. If you touch reptiles,

always wash your hands

afterward. They may have

salmonella (sal-muh-NEL-uh)

on their scales. Salmonella

is a germ. It doesnt hurt the

reptiles, but it could make you

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