| − | '''Reptiles''' are an unclean, cold-blooded style of animal found throughout the world. Reptiles are wonderfully diverse in size, shape, color, and lifestyle. Reptiles are mysterious and often misunderstood - they are feared and revered. The reptiles, or 'Class Reptilia'', include [[turtle]]s, [[crocodile]]s, tuataras, [[lizard]]s and [[snake]]s. Reptiles are vertabrates, as they have an internal skeleton and, usually, a backbone. They are also amniotic tetrapods and their skin protects them from drying out and their toes have claws. | + | '''Reptiles''' are an unclean, cold-blooded style of animal found throughout the world. Reptiles are wonderfully diverse in size, shape, color, and lifestyle. Reptiles are mysterious and often misunderstood - they are feared and revered. The reptiles, or ''Class Reptilia'', include [[turtle]]s, [[crocodile]]s, tuataras, [[lizard]]s and [[snake]]s. Reptiles are vertabrates, as they have an internal skeleton and, usually, a backbone. They are also amniotic tetrapods and their skin protects them from drying out and their toes have claws. |
| | [[Fish]] have scales and lay [[egg]]s. But, unlike reptiles, all fish live in the [[water]] and breathe through gills. The scales of fish and reptiles look very different and are of different composition. Fish eggs are without a shell and are deposited in water. Fish are not reptiles. | | [[Fish]] have scales and lay [[egg]]s. But, unlike reptiles, all fish live in the [[water]] and breathe through gills. The scales of fish and reptiles look very different and are of different composition. Fish eggs are without a shell and are deposited in water. Fish are not reptiles. |