An ==Key Stage 1=====Meaning=== A '''reptile''' is an [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that has dry scales and usually lays soft [[Egg|eggs]] on land. : Singular [[Noun]]: '''Reptile''': Plural [[Noun]]: '''Reptiles''': [[Adjective]]: '''Reptilian''' ===About Reptiles===: '''Reptiles''' cannot keep themselves warm so they have to sunbathe to get warmer. ===Examples==={| class="wikitable"|-|[[ScaleFile:Crocodile.png|scalescenter|200px]]|[[File:Iguana.png|center|200px]]|-|A crocodile is a large and dangerous '''reptile'''.|An iguana is a '''reptile''' that can be kept as a pet.|-|[[File:Gecco.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Adder.png|center|200px]]|-|A gecco is a climbing '''reptile'''|An adder is a venomous '''reptile'''.|} ==Key Stage 2=====Meaning=== A '''reptile''' is an [[animal]] with a [[backbone]] that has dry scales and usually lays soft [[Egg|eggs]]on land. ===Lifecycle of Reptiles==={| class="wikitable"|-|'''Eggs'''|'''Hatchling'''|'''Adult'''|-|[[File:TurtleEggs.png|center|200px]]|[[File:TurtleYoung.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Turtle.png|center|200px]]|-|A '''reptile''' starts its life in a soft egg, usually buried underground.|A baby '''reptile''' hatches and its parents abandon it so it has to find its own food. This hatchling is a baby turtle.|An adult '''reptile''' can have its own offspring. This adult is a turtle.|}