Reptile common names

group of species within the family "Testudinidae" characterized by large size, NOT a taxon

Terrapins or water tortoises are a group of several species of aquatic reptile of the order Testudines living primarily in fresh or brackish tidal waters, but have the clawed feet of tortoises and not flippers of marine turtles. In American English, they are referred to as marsh, pond, or tide-water turtles, with some species called pond sliders as well. Whereas tortoises are almost strict herbivores and frugivores — largely feeding on flowers, grasses, leaves, and fallen fruit — a great many terrapins are mainly carnivorous — largely feeding on amphibians, arthropods, freshwater fish, and mol

common name for several species of turtle

thumb|right|250px|Stripe-tailed goanna (Varanus caudolineatus) A goanna is any one of several species of lizard of the genus Varanus found in Australia and Southeast Asia.