Cold-blooded vertebrates, reptiles have hard scales. Reptiles are divided into three groups: crocodiles, turtles, and lepidosaurs, which include snakes and lizards. Some lepidosaurs give birth to live young but many reptiles lay eggs.
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Northern Rubber Boa
Charina bottae
photo credit: Darian Santner
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Northwestern Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides
photo credit: Darian Santner
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Northwestern Ring-Necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
photo credit: Michael O’Loughlin
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Pacific Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
photo credit: Michael O’Loughlin
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Red-Spotted Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
photo credit: Darian Santner
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Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
photo credit: Darian Santner