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reptile (rep' til) - n. any air-breathing vertebrate of the class reptilia, characterized by a 3-chambered heart, a completely boney skeleton, and a covering of dry scales or horny plates: includes snake, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and various extinct species.
Note: Most of the entries have been taken from the IUCN 2000 Redlist and most of the data provided is courtesy of the "Philippine Red Data Book" by Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, published by Bookmark
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