These are five characteristics of reptiles (I know you asked for four)
1. They are ectothermic vertebrates
2. Their skin has scales, but no hair or feathers
3. They have three-chambered hearts (except for alligators and crocodiles which have four-chambered hearts)
4. They have claws on their toes (except those who do not have legs, such as legless lizards)
5. They are the first animals, in evolution, to develop the amniotic egg. This allows reptiles to lay eggs on land.
Vocabulary:
ectothermic: Having a variable body temperature which closely matches that of the surroundings. "Cold-blooded".
Reptiles have scaly skin
All reptiles are diapsids. Mammals (like you and I) are, in contrast, synapsids. So in that respect all reptiles are alike. However, I would not say they were all alike. Snakes are reptiles but lack limbs. Alligators are also reptiles, as are lizards. Tuatara, gavials, amphisbaenids, and tortoises each represent one of the four main modern orders of reptiles. They share some characteristics--just as you and I do, but I would not say they were all alike.
Reptiles are classified into four groups known as orders. The four reptile orders are classified as: crocodilia, sphenodontia, squamata, and testudines.
A reptile is a vertebrate with a backbone and skeleton. It is cold-blooded so it depends on warm temperatures to keep warm. Some will hibernate in winter. It lays leathery eggs on land and the babies look like small versions of the adults. A reptile has lungs to breathe with. Alligators and turtles are reptiles.
Some characteristics of reptiles are, They have backbones or vertebrae, they are cold blooded, they have thick protective scales and lay eggs. All reptiles breathe air from their lungs. They have 3 heart chambers. Some examples include lizards, snakes, crocodiles and alligators
Reptiles have scaly skin
they have scales
There are four main classes of animals: Mammals (Mammalia), Birds (Aves), Reptiles (Reptilia), and Fish (Chondrichthyes, Agnatha, Placodermi, Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii).
what are the four main characters of reptiles
Lay eggs
No. Birds, fish and reptiles are each a classification of "vertebrates" of their own. They all have quite different characteristics.
All reptiles are diapsids. Mammals (like you and I) are, in contrast, synapsids. So in that respect all reptiles are alike. However, I would not say they were all alike. Snakes are reptiles but lack limbs. Alligators are also reptiles, as are lizards. Tuatara, gavials, amphisbaenids, and tortoises each represent one of the four main modern orders of reptiles. They share some characteristics--just as you and I do, but I would not say they were all alike.
Birds are warm-blooded.
Crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials all have four-chambered hearts.
Reptiles
CrocodiliaSphenodontiaSquamataTestudines
Reptiles. They are cold-blooded, have four legs, and lay amniotic eggs.