How to spot reptiles
Reptiles have dry, scaly skin like this snake.
They have lungs, they are Animals that cannot control their body temperature by themselves. They need to lie in the sun's ray to stay warm or the shade to cool down. All reptiles are cold-blooded. and lay eggs.
Watch: Learn some more about reptiles
Discover how reptiles were dinosaurs.
Reptiles look a lot like dinosaurs.
In fact, dinosaurs were reptiles.
Not all reptiles have four legs and look like a dinosaur.
Some have no legs, like these snakes.
And aren't slimy, but have dry scaly skin.
Some give birth to live young.
But mostly they lay eggs.
Reptiles are cold blooded.
This means they can't keep warm without help.
But also means they can get too hot.
So reptiles like crocodiles, hang out by water to cool down.
Some are 'squeezers', some are 'biters’ and some are a little bit different.
But something they all have in common, is that they all have lungs and breathe air.
Watch: Reptiles around the world
Find out about the reptiles in the UK and others found around the world.
Toads are amphibians and not reptiles!
- They live in water and on land.
- They don't have scaly skin.
- They lay their eggs in water which are covered in jelly not a shell.
- Toads change during their lifetime during a process called Some animals such as frogs and butterflies go through physical changes to become adults..
Activities
See what you have learnt about reptiles by trying these activities.
Activity 1: Finding the reptiles
Activity 2: Quiz
Activity 3: Odd one out
Which of these is the odd one out in your opinion? Explain your answer to a friend.
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