CLASSIFICATION OF  REPTILES


SUBCLASS  Anapsida
ORDER Testudines (Testudinata)
SUBORDER Cryptodira
SUPERFAMILY Testudinoidea
FAMILY   Chelydridae
SUBFAMILY  Chelydrinae
SUBFAMILY  Platysterninae
FAMILY   Emydidae
SUBFAMILY  Batagurinae
SUBFAMILY  Emydinae
FAMILY   Testudinidae
SUPERFAMILY Trionychoidea
FAMILY   Dermatemydidae
FAMILY   Kinosternidae
SUBFAMILY  Kinosterninae
SUBFAMILY  Staurotypinae
FAMILY   Carettochelyidae
FAMILY   Trionychidae
SUBFAMILY  Lissemyinae
SUBFAMILY  Trionychinae
SUPERFAMILY Chelonioidea
FAMILY   Cheloniidae
SUBFAMILY  Carettinae
SUBFAMILY  Cheloniinae
FAMILY   Dermochelyidae
SUBORDER Pleurodira
FAMILY   Pelomedusidae
FAMILY   Chelidae
SUBCLASS Lepidosauria
ORDER  Rhynchocephalia
FAMILY   Sphenodontidae
ORDER  Squamata
SUBORDER  Amphisbaenidae
FAMILY   Trogonophidae
SUBORDER Sauria (Lacertilia)
INFRAORDER Gekkota
FAMILY   Gekkonidae
SUBFAMILY  Diplodactylinae
SUBFAMILY  Eublepharinae
SUBFAMILY  Gekkoninae
SUBFAMILY  Sphaerodactylinae
FAMILY   Pygopodidae
FAMILY   Xantusiidae
SUBFAMILY  Cricosaurinae
SUBFAMILY  Xantusiinae
INFRAORDER Iguania
FAMILY   Agamidae
FAMILY   Chamaeleonidae
FAMILY   Iguanidae
CLASS REPTILIA Continued 2.
INFRAORDER Anguinomorpha
SUPERFAMILY Anguinomorpha
FAMILY   Anguinidae
SUBFAMILY  Anguininae
SUBFAMILY  Annellinae
SUBFAMILY  Diploglossinae
SUBFAMILY  Gerrhonotinae
FAMILY   Xenosauridae
SUBFAMILY  Shinisaurinae
SUBFAMILY  Xenosaurinae
SUPERFAMILY Varanoidae
FAMILY   Helodermatidae
FAMILY   Lanthanotidae
FAMILY   Varanidae
INFRAORDER Dibamia
FAMILY   Dibamia
INFRAORDER Scincomorpha
FAMILY   Cordylidae
SUBFAMILY  Cordylinae
SUBFAMILY  Zonurinae
FAMILY   Lacrtidae
FAMILY   Scincidae
SUBFAMILY  Acontinae
SUBFAMILY  Feylininae
SUBFAMILY  Lygosominae
FAMILY   Teiidae
SUBFAMILY  Gymnophthalminae
SUBFAMILY  Teiinae
SUBORDER Serpents (Ophidia)
INFRAORDER Scolecophidia
FAMILY   Anomalepidae
FAMILY   Leptotyphlopidae
FAMILY   Typhlopidae
INFRAORDER Henophidia
FAMILY   Acrochordidae
FAMILY   Aniliidae
FAMILY   Boidae
SUBFAMILY  Boinae
SUBFAMILY  Bolyerinae
SUBFAMILY  Erycinae
SUBFAMILY  Pythoninae
SUBFAMILY  Tropidophiinae
FAMILY   Uropeltidae
FAMILY   Xenopeltidae
INFRAORDER Caenophidia
FAMILY   Colubridae
SUBFAMILY  Colubrinae
SUBFAMILY  Natricinae
SUBFAMILY  Homalopsinae
SUBFAMILY  Lycodontinae
SUBFAMILY  Xenodontinae
FAMILY   Elapidae
SUBFAMILY  Elapinae
SUBFAMILY  Hydrophiinae
SUBFAMILY  Laticaudinae
CLASS REPTILIA Continued 3.
FAMILY   Viperidae
SUBFAMILY  Azemiopinae
SUBFAMILY  Crotalinae
SUBFAMILY  Viperinae
SUBCLASS Archosauria
ORDER Crocodylia
FAMILY   Crocodylidae
SUBFAMILY  Alligatorinae
SUBFAMILY  Crocodylinae
SUBFAMILY  Tomistominae
FAMILY   Gavialidae

ORDER.
CHELONIA.
TURTLES. TORTOISES. TERRAPINS. 220 SPECIES.
ORDER
CROCDILIA
CROCODILES. ALLIGATORS. GAVIALS. 21SPECIES
ORDER.
RHYNCHOCEPHALIA.
TUATARA.                   1 SPECIES.
ORDER.
SQUAMATA.
SUBORDER.
SAURIA.
LIZARDS.                   2,800 SPECIES/
SUBORDER.
SERPENTS.
 SNAKES.                   2,700 SPECIES.
SUBORDER Cryptodira.= MODERN TURTLES.
FAMILY Testudinidae.= TRUE TORTOISES.
FAMILY Cheloniidae.= MARINE TURTLES.
FAMILY Sphenodontidae.= TUATARA
INFRAORDER Gekkota.= GECKOS.
INFRAORDER Iguania.= IGUANIDS.
INFRAORDER Anguinormpha.= LATRERAL FOLD LIZARDS.
INFRAORDER Dibamia.= WORM SHAPED BURROWING LIZARDS.
INFRAORDER Scincomorpha.= SKINKS
INFRAORDER Scolecophidia.= BLIND SNAKES. SLENDER BLIND SNAKE.
INFRAORDER Henophidia.= PRIMITIVE SNAKES. PYTHONS. BOA'S. PIPESNAKE. SHIELD TAILED. SUNBEAM SNAKE. ACROCHORDIDS.
INFRAORDER Caenophidia.= ADVANCED SNAKES. COLUBRID SNAKES. HOGNOSED SNAKE.
WATER SNAKE. SMOOTH SNAKE. KING SNAKE. MILK SNAKE. RAT SNAKE. DWARF SNAKE.
WOLF SNAKE. FILE SNAKE. MUD SNAKE. EGG-EATING SNAKE.TENTACLED SNAKE.
MANGROVE SNAKE. CAT EYE SNAKE. TWIG SNAKE. VINE SNAKE. FLYING SNAKE.
BOOMSLANG. COBRAS. MAMBAS. KRAITS.CORAL SNAKES. TIGER SNAKE. YELLOW SEA SNAKE. BEAKED SEASNAKE. ADDER OR VIPER. PUFF ADDER. RATTLESNAKE. FER-DE-LANCE. BUSHMASTER. COPPERHEAD. MOCCASIN. COTTONMOUTH.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF FOSSIL AND LIVING REPTILES IS STILL A TOPIC OF GREAT DISPUTE.

 
               
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