Bradysaurus, (genus Bradysaurus), a group of extinct early reptiles found in South Africa as fossils in deposits from the Permian Period (299 million to 251 million years ago).
Out of the diverse suite of reptiles found in the desert immediately surrounding the dunes, only three lizards have successfully colonized White Sands.
The reptiles, found in four unclaimed pieces of luggage, could have sold for more than 4.5 million pesos (£60,000; $86,631).
Garter snakes are among the 15 species of reptiles found in the basin.
In addition, there are only two kinds of mice as opposed to four in Britain and the only reptile found in Ireland is a species of lizard.
The genome sequence of a lizard (Anolis carolinensis), a common reptile found in the southeastern United States, has recently become available and a total of 49 T2R genes were identified, including 37 intact genes, 2 partial genes and 10 pseudogenes.
In 1871 his party discovered the first pterodactyl (a flying reptile) found in the United States.
The Chinese alligator (A. sinensis) is a much smaller, little-known reptile found in the Yangtze River region of China.
Last month, scientists announced the discovery of Potamites montanicola, a semi-aquatic reptile found in Peru's Andes Mountains.
Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), type of reptile found in Australia and New Guinea.
In the vertebrates (animals with backbones), smell is processed in the olfactory bulb, which in birds and reptiles is found in the very front of the brain.
