Abstract
Reptiles started their long evolutionary process in the mid-Carboniferous. Numerous adaptations allowed reptiles to colonize new environments, something that amphibians were not able to do, with very few exceptions, because they are tied to water for reproduction. After the appearance of the Amnios, reptiles underwent other evolutions, perfecting and adapting to new needs, for example, the evolution of the skulls, Anapsid, Diapsid, and Synapsid.
It is not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
(C. Darwin)
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Achille, G. (2015). Reptiles. In: Snakes of Italy. SpringerBriefs in Animal Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14106-0_2
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