reptile
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"However, equally as important as restoring the rare bog habitat, is ensuring reptile populations are protected."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Evans says the team that found it probably thought the fossil belonged to a marine reptile.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
After the crocodile ate a bird that had flown in, staff moved the reptile outside and used cinder blocks to weigh down the grate keeping it closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
There was also Drepanosaurus, a tree-dwelling reptile equipped with a large claw resembling that of a tree sloth, along with a smaller claw on its prehensile tail.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
If it takes a million years for a fish to become a reptile, has Man, in our few hundred, altered out of recognition?
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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The reptiles "love it in here," said Kate Thorne, who puts mats out for various species to shelter under.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Upton Heath is an internationally important area of heathland and home to all six of Britain's native reptiles, including the rare sand lizard and smooth snake.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
People working with Perez would collect the reptiles including Mexican box turtles and Mexican beaded lizards, at from an airport in Ciudad Juárez, then move them by car over the border to El Paso.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Today, the saltwater crocodile remains one of the most widely distributed reptiles on Earth.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
There was a smell of reptiles and animals.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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