Reptile Awareness Day – October 21

Reptile Awareness Day – October 21

Reptile Awareness Day is October 21st. Every year, reptile fanatics have a day that they can celebrate and share their passion; a chance to educate others who may not know about these amazing creatures called reptiles, and the habitat loss and threat of extinction that faces so many reptile species. Reptile Awareness Day, celebrated annually on this day, promotes learning about different types of reptiles, their natural habitats, and the ecological threats they face.

Any member of the class Reptilia, the group of air breathing vertebrates that have internal fertilization, amniotic development, and epidermal scales covering part or all of their body. The major groups of living reptiles, the turtles (order Testudines), tuatara (order Rhynchocephalia), lizards and snakes (order Squamata), and crocodiles (order Crocodylia)account for over 8,700 species.

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