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Reptiles

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Reptiles Categories.

	Alligators and Crocodiles - Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order Loricata.
	Dinosaurs - General name for two extinct orders of reptiles from the Mesozoic era: Saurischia and Ornithischia.
	Lizards
	Snakes
	Turtles

Reptiles Definitions and Terms

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