What traits do I use for identifying reptiles?

What traits do I use for identifying reptiles?


When identifying reptiles, there are a variety of traits you need to focus on. The Knowledge base contains individual pages dedicated to individual traits. This page will to link and categorize all the traits into one centralized location.

  1. Reptiles
    1. General
      1. Scale Types

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