Class - Reptilia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Parvphylum: Osteichthyes
Megaclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Reptilia
Name derivation: "crawling"
- Order: Crocodylia
- Order: Rhynchocephalia
- Order: Squamata
- Order: Testudines
Family Count: 91
Genus Count: 1,260
Species Count: 12,162
Notes: Not recognised as a legitimate class on Catalogue of Life and by many taxonomists as Reptilia is a paraphyletic grouping, which includes Aves and Mammalia. Name kept for historical reasons.
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