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AtelerixMel
at Mon Nov 8 20:00:03 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AtelerixMel ]
"Herps" are reptiles and amphibians right? Who decided on this group herps and why? What exactly is it supposed to mean? I ask because while reptiles are amniotes(lay eggs with semipermeable protective membranes to keep in moisture, ect), amphibians are not. Reptiles are more closely related to birds and mammals (both of which really are reptiles) than amphibians.
So why herps? Is this some old-school classification from before relationships were figured out as they are now?
----- ~Melissa
1.0 Ambanja Panther (Diesel)
0.1 African Hegdehog (Kaimah)
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Question for you smarty-pantses. - AtelerixMel, Mon Nov 8 20:00:03 2004
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