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Chameleons are reptiles. All reptiles have a covering of scaly skin. They do not actually have individual scales like fish do.
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What body covering does a reptile have?
Reptiles are covered in scaly skin (not scales), while amphibians are covered in a moist skin.
What are the differences between birds and reptiles?
birds - warm blooded have wings and have hollow bones reptiles - cold blooded or endothermic and reptiles have soild, dense bones birds- has a normal hard shelled egg reptiles- has a special type of egg
What make reptiles distinctive?
Reptiles are cold blooded (cannot regulate body temperature) animals. Reptiles are vertebrates (with a backbone). Their bodies are covered with scales or scutes. They lay eggs. Reptiles skin is tough, rough and scaly.
What are reptiles covered of?
scales
What is the snake body covering called?
Snakes - and other reptiles - are covered with interlocking scales, which are attached to their skin.
What reptiles bodies are covered with?
mostly scales.
What covered reptiles?
Their scales cover them for protection.
How mammals differ from reptiles regarding covering of bodies?
Reptiles have a water proof skin covered with scales. Mammals have a skin covered in fur or hair.
I am an animal i lay eggs my body is covered with scales i have no legs i have a forked tongue. who am i?
The answer is probably supposed to be the snake.However: not all snakes lay eggs. Some species bear live young. Also, the body of reptiles is not covered with scales, but with scaly skin.
How many body openings do reptiles have?
Reptiles have 2 body openings. Mouth and an anus.
What is the body covering of a reptiles?
Reptile skin is covered with scutes or scales which, along with many other characteristics, distinguish reptiles from animals of other classes (except fish). Scales are made of keratin and are formed from the epidermis . They may be ossified or tubercular, as in the case of lizards, or modified elaborately, as in the case of snakes.
Is a chameleon a cold blooded vertebrate covered in scales?
yes,in fact they are cold blooded creatures which are covered in scales and are reptiles
