Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.4, Problem 3TYK
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Those animals that have backbone are termed as ‘vertebrate’. Vertebrates are the supreme species in the ‘Animal Kingdom’ with the backbone.
Crocodiles are the largest marine reptiles that live in lake, pond, fresh water, rivers etc. They are carnivores. They are large, have webbed feet and V-shaped neck. They belong to the Class Reptilia, Family Crocodylidae and Clade Crocodilia.
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