This is the Fifth Largest Reptile on the Planet

CALIFORNIA - Reptiles are vertebrate animals (have a backbone) and cold-blooded animals with a body temperature that is equal to the temperature of the surrounding environment. Variation in body size have a variety of reptiles, ranging from small up to a weight of 1 ton.

Environmentalgraffiti proclaimed Wednesday (4/18/2012), reptiles have been around since 300 million years ago. Until the 20th century, there are reptiles in the form of large body size remaining. This is the fifth largest reptile on the planet Earth is revealed Environmentalgraffiti version.

1. Saltwater Crocodile (crocodilians)
 Saltwater Crocodile or in the Indonesian language is called the saltwater crocodile, the largest reptile in the world. Grow to a length of more than 6 meters (20 feet). This crocodile has a tooth that is claimed to be able to destroy a giant cow skull in the reptile jaw. In fact, there is a certain mood which can bring this wild living creatures to attack humans.

Area crocodile population is living in Australia. In addition, the saltwater crocodile breeding also from Southeast Asia to Australia. From the name, unknown crocodile species can also live in the sea as it has been found in the Sea of ​​Japan.

That said, the existence of crocodiles have been around or older than the dinosaurs, so the saltwater crocodile is able to give an overview about the ancestors of the giant animals that once lived in prehistoric times.

2. Leatherback Sea Turtle
 This type of these giant turtle has a length of more than 2 meters (7 feet) with a fin span of nearly 3 meters (8 feet). The amount of fat tissue make this type of turtle warm when diving in the ocean to a depth of 1,200 meters (4000 feet).

These turtles eat jellyfish species, unfortunately the animal is often wrongly assumed that what was consumed plastic bags are thrown away any chance the man in the water. As a result, many of these types of turtles that died due to ingesting plastic bags.

3. Reticulated Python 
This large python snakes are reptiles that are able to swim swiftly in water. In fact, python snake was reportedly able to travel north of the islands Indo - Australia. Reticulated Python is an aggressive animal that relaxes constrictors wrapped around the body of its prey, then swallow it whole. This animal has a long record 6.95 meters (22.8 feet), making it slightly longer than the saltwater crocodile.

4. Komodo Dragon
 This animal was dubbed as the king of lizard. Komodo is also referred to as a deadly hunter animal that has a length of up to 3 meters (10 feet). These animals usually hunt in the afternoon, catch prey with sharp claws and strong.

Has a strong tail and has a deadly poison. The term Dragon, it seems appropriate to name the dragons with large size and looks like a vicious monster ready to pounce on its prey.In addition, saliva contains bacteria Komodo Dragon named virulent strains. Each bite of the Komodo dragon can cause a fatal infection.

5. Tuatara
 These types of iguana does not have a large size such as the four animals that have been mentioned above, but these animals are the closest relatives of reptiles and snakes that have lived in the Mesozoic Era, approximately 250 million years ago. Tuatara have a foot and a brain structure very similar to amphibians.

Reportedly, this animal has three eyelids on each eye and a third eye called the parietal eye. The possibility of a third eye is used to detect the cycle of day and night. In addition, the backbone of this animal resembles a fish, while the ribs like those of birds. Tuatara live on offshore islands, regions of New Zealand.

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