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Which one of the following is a matching set of the class and some of its main distinguishing features, classification, and examples?
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Reptiles are classified under division Gnathostomata and superclass Tetrapoda. The class name Reptilia refers to their creeping or crawling mode of locomotion (Latin, repere or reptum, to creep or crawl). They are mostly terrestrial animals and their body is covered by dry and cornified skin, epidermal scales, or scutes. They do not have external ear openings. Tympanum represents ear. Limbs, when present, are two pairs. The heart is usually three-chambered, but four-chambered in crocodiles. Reptiles are poikilotherms. Snakes and lizards shed their scales as skin cast. Sexes are separate. Fertilization is internal. They are oviparous and development is direct.
Examples:Chelone(Turtle),Testudo(Tortoise),Chameleon(Tree lizard),Calotes(Garden lizard),Crocodilus(Crocodile),Alligator(Alligator).Hemidactylus(Wall lizard), Poisonous snakes –Naja(Cobra),Bangarus(Krait),Vipera(Viper).
