List of reptile genera


List of reptile genera lists the vertebrate class of reptiles by genus, spanning two subclasses.

Subclass [Anapsida]

Order Testudinata">Turtle">Testudinata (turtles)

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.

Suborder [Pleurodira]

Superorder [Lepidosauria]

The Lepidosauria are reptiles with overlapping scales. This subclass includes Squamata and Rhynchocephalia. It is a monophyletic group and therefore contains all descendants of a common ancestor.

Order [Rhynchocephalia]

Rhynchocephalia is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living species of tuatara, which in turn has two subspecies, which only inhabit parts of New Zealand.
Squamata is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians, which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,000 species,
Archosaurs are a group of diapsid amniotes whose living representatives consist of birds and crocodilians. This group also includes all extinct dinosaurs, extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs.

Order [Crocodilia]

Crocodilia is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic archosaurian reptiles, known as crocodilians.
Cladistically birds are considered reptiles, but according to traditional taxonomy they are listed separately. Saurischia includes extinct relatives of birds, the "lizard hipped" dinosaurs. See List of bird genera.