ODS Curriculum - Short Stations - Reptiles & Amphibians page finished. Information about live specimens contained in the station.
Though both tetrapod (four-footed, mostly) and exothermic (cold-blooded), reptiles and amphibians form two distinct groups with defining characteristics. This station contains live specimens. Particular care must be exercised when handling live specimens.
Reptiles have smooth, dry, scaly skin. Baby reptiles are born from eggs with leathery shells, and can be oviparous (eggs are laid, and then babies hatch from the egg) or viviparous (eggs form internally and hatch internally, and then emerge from the mother as if there were no eggs at all). Baby reptiles are born resembling the body plan of their parents.
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Reptiles have smooth, dry, scaly skin. Baby reptiles are born from eggs with leathery shells, and can be oviparous (eggs are laid, and then babies hatch from the egg) or viviparous (eggs form internally and hatch internally, and then emerge from the mother as if there were no eggs at all). Baby reptiles are born resembling the body plan of their parents.
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