Taxonomic Class

Reptiles Encyclopedia

Air-breathing vertebrates with special skin made up of scales or bony plates. Showing 154 species cataloged in this class.

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ReptiliaLC

African Fat-Tailed Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Often 10–15 years in responsible captive care; wild longevity is poorly measured

ReptiliaLC

Agama Lizard

Agama agama

Diet: Mostly insects and other arthropods
Wild lifespan: No reliable range-wide estimate

ReptiliaLC

Albino (Amelanistic) Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus

Diet: Whole appropriately sized rodents in captivity; wild-type corn snakes prey mainly on small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Not applicable to a captive-selected morph as a separate wild population

ReptiliaVU

Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Diet: Primarily herbivorous grazer and browser
Wild lifespan: Commonly more than 100 years and potentially around 150 years

ReptiliaAnimal group

Alligator

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Varies by species

ReptiliaEX

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Unknown from available fossils

ReptiliaLC

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Diet: Carnivore and opportunistic predator
Wild lifespan: Often 30–50 years in the wild

ReptiliaLC

Amethystine Python

Simalia amethistina

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: No dependable species-wide field estimate

ReptiliaAnimal group

Anaconda

Eunectes

Diet: Carnivorous
Wild lifespan: Species-specific; reliable wild lifespan data are limited

ReptiliaNE

Arabian Cobra

Naja arabica

Diet: Predator of rodents, birds, lizards, frogs and other snakes
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified for this species

ReptiliaLC

Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Crotalus cerberus

Diet: Venomous ambush predator
Wild lifespan: Potentially two decades or more in the wild; exact maximum is uncertain

ReptiliaLC

Arizona Coral Snake

Micruroides euryxanthus

Diet: Specialized predator of small reptiles and snakes
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly documented; likely several years or more

ReptiliaNT

Armadillo Girdled Lizard

Ouroborus cataphractus

Diet: Specialized insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly quantified; cordylids can be long-lived for their size

ReptiliaNT

Armadillo Lizard

Ouroborus cataphractus

Diet: Specialized insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly quantified; cordylids can be long-lived for their size

ReptiliaCR

Aruba Island Rattlesnake

Crotalus unicolor

Diet: Ambush predator of small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is uncertain; managed rattlesnakes may live well over a decade

ReptiliaLC

Asian Vine Snake

Ahaetulla prasina

Diet: Visual hunter of small arboreal vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly documented; managed individuals may live roughly 8–12 years

ReptiliaLC

Asp

Vipera aspis

Diet: Small mammals, lizards, birds and other small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Not reliably quantified across all populations

ReptiliaAnimal group

Australian Gecko

Gekkota of Australia

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Wild longevity is poorly known for many species; captive records cannot represent the whole group

ReptiliaLC

Baird's Rat Snake

Pantherophis bairdi

Diet: Constricting predator of small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Wild lifespan is uncertain; managed rat snakes may live 15–20 years or more

ReptiliaAnimal group

Basilisk Lizard

Basiliscus

Diet: Omnivore with a strong animal-food component
Wild lifespan: Species-specific; commonly several years, with longer records under managed care