{"id":4259,"date":"2020-10-21T10:51:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T14:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pawboost.com\/blog\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2023-09-25T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T16:18:23","slug":"5-fascinating-facts-about-reptiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pawboost.com\/blog\/5-fascinating-facts-about-reptiles\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fascinating Facts About Reptiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article is contributed by guest writer, Stacey W. (Editor at Reptile.Guide<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Fascinating Facts About Reptiles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Reptiles are fascinating creatures! They\nremind us of the dinosaurs that walked the Earth many centuries ago. In fact, they\u2019re\nsome of the longest-living animals on our planet. Compared to mammals and\nbirds, their biology and behavior are rather primitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because they\u2019re so different from us or any of\nour closely related mammalian cousins, reptiles aren\u2019t as well-understood by\nthe general public or even by biologists. That\u2019s why further studying by\npassionate scientists is so important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, biologists discover\nground-breaking new reptile facts every year. If you love reptiles, rest\nassured you’ll be on a lifelong journey of learning about their unique and\nsecretive lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get you started, here are five of the most\nfascinating facts about reptiles\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact #1: Reptiles have three different reproductive methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: Sipa via Pixabay<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When most people think about baby reptiles,\nthey imagine the little cuties greeting the world from a slit in an eggshell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, not all reptiles lay eggs. In fact, there are some snake species that give live birth<\/a>! You see, there are three different reproductive methods used by our cold-blooded pals: viviparity, oviparity, and ovoviviparity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oviparous reptiles lay eggs that then incubate\nand hatch in the external environment. The embryo absorbs the nutrients that\nthey need to grow from the yolk inside their egg, and the shell of the egg\n“breathes” to give them the required oxygen. All turtles and\ntortoises, most lizards, and about 70% of snake species lay eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viviparous reptiles nurture and grow their\noffspring inside their body, attached to a placenta that supplies oxygen and\nnutrients. Some boas, vipers, skinks, viviparous lizards, colubrids, and night\nlizards are viviparous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ovoviviparity is generally used to describe\nwhen the embryo derives most of its nutrients from an internally incubated egg\nrather than a placenta. Slow worms are a legless species of lizard that are\nconsidered ovoviviparous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference between viviparity and ovoviviparity in reptiles is not well-understood, since most reptilian embryos derive nutrients from both a yolk and a placenta-like structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact #2: Reptiles can\u2019t chew<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: kolibri5 via Pixabay<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a fact that\u2019s often observed but not\nnecessarily considered with much thought: most reptiles can\u2019t chew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some reptiles swallow their food whole, while\nothers use sharp teeth, beaks, and claws to rip and tear their sustenance into\nmanageable, bite-size species. But the fact of the matter is that you won\u2019t see\nmost reptiles exhibiting the typical up-and-down mouth movement associated with\nchewing in mammals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are other eccentric eating methods in\nreptiles, like egg-eating snakes, which evolved to have bony, teeth-like\nprotrusions along the inside of their spine. They will consume the egg, bend\ntheir body to crack the shell, and regurgitate the empty, crushed shell while\nthe nutritious egg yolk and white remain in the digestive system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cuban False Chameleons are specialized snail eaters.\nThey will scoop up an entire snail, shell and all, then use their tongue to\nmove the invertebrate around inside of their mouth to crush the snail\u2019s shell\nand ingest the nutritious insides before spitting the empty shell back out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One exception to this rule is the New\nZealand-native tuatara, a lizard-like creature that is the only living member\nof a distinct order known as Rhynchocephalia. They have three rows of teeth,\nwhich they use to masticate by slicing their food in their mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact #3: Reptiles have parthenogenic \u201cVirgin Mary\u201d births<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parthenogenesis<\/a> is the term used to describe the phenomenon of an embryo developing from an unfertilized egg. The common term for this type of reproduction is a “Virgin Mary\u201d birth, as it typically occurs in captively-kept females that were never introduced to a male of the same species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several known species that can\nreproduce parthenogenetically. Still, it’s difficult to study since many\ncaptive animals are purposefully bred, and it’s hard to determine whether a\ngravid female in the wild encountered a male or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brahminy blind snakes, whiptail lizards, and\nnight lizards are a few of the species that have been officially recorded to\nreproduce parthenogenically. Some of these species are even unisex, meaning\nthat only females exist, and thus they are obligately parthenogenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The science behind this extraordinary feat is difficult to explain, but the mother typically replicates her own DNA, producing an all-female clutch that is genetically identical to their maternal parent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact #4: Most reptiles are venomous<\/em>, not poisonous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: Wild0ne via Pixabay<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that snake poisonous?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth of the matter is, no, most snakes aren\u2019t <\/strong>poisonous. Neither are most\nreptiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many snakes are venomous<\/em>.<\/strong> Poison is a toxin that must be ingested, and venom\nis a toxin that must be injected, directly or indirectly, into the bloodstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a select few snake species that are\npoisonous and thus harmless – unless you eat them. Falling under this category\nis the vastly common garter snake. They store the poison produced by their\nfavorite prey items, amphibians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To further complicate matters, some species in\nthe Rhabdophis genus of keelback snakes are venomous and <\/em>poisonous. They store poison ingested with toads in nuchal glands\nbut can also deliver a venomous bite when provoked – talk about double trouble\nfor any predator looking for a slithery meal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another little-known fact is that some lizards\nare venomous, like the Gila monster and beaded lizards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact #5: All reptiles go through ecdysis AKA shedding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ecdysis<\/a>, AKA molting, AKA shedding, is a biological process that all reptiles go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most turtles, tortoises, and lizards shed in\nflakes, while some elongated lizards and all healthy snakes shed one long,\ntubular piece of skin. Turtles typically shed their scutes more often than the\nsofter skin on their head, feet, and tails. Some lizards eat their shed skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most reptiles seek a humid, dark shelter when\nthey’re going to shed soon. Oftentimes in snakes, the secretions that aid in\nshedding temporarily limit their visibility, making them shyer and more\ndefensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shedding process aids in healing wounds,\ngetting rid of parasites, and, potentially, the animal’s growth. In some cases,\nit’s triggered by seasonal changes or hormones. For example, many snake species\nwill shed shortly after they ovulate, and breeders use this occurrence to\nestimate the due date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on how fast the animal is growing,\nand if it has sustained an injury, reptiles may shed as often as every few\nweeks to as infrequently as once a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As diverse in color as they are in size, reptiles often receive a bad rep as many regard them as \u201cgross\u201d or \u201cscary.\u201d However, these ancient creatures are so much more than what many people believe them to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And although not much is understood about reptiles in comparison to other animal groups, such as mammals, reptiles give researchers the opportunity to learn more about prehistoric species that once roamed our planet due to the fact that their DNA has changed very little over the course of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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