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The Reptiles as Vertebrates Video

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Watch this video about The Reptiles as Vertebrates. Learn about Reptile Vertebrates and their characteristics as vertebrates and orders and subclasses

This title takes a closer look at the class reptilia, which include among others, turtles, snakes and lizards. Learn about the major characteristics of reptiles, such as the scales or thick leathery plates that cover their bodies, and some of the more unusual ones such as the heat detector in the head of some snakes.

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Groups of Reptiles. Learn about Reptiles. Learn about phylum Chordata and its subphylum Vertebrata, and why taxonomy is important to the study of animals.
Define the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Discover the three major characteristics of chordates.
Explain the differences between warm - and cold - blooded animals.
Learn the likely evolutionary link between birds and reptiles. Describe several orders and subclasses of class Mammalia.
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