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List out the extant orders of the Class - Reptilia. Give two examples for each Order.

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1. Chelonia - Chelone (marine green turtle), Testudo (terrestrial form), Trionyx (fesh water form)
2. Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodon (a .living fossil. endemic to New Zealand)
3. Crocodilia - Crocodylus palustris (Indian crocodile or maggur), Alligator (alligator), Gavialis gangeticus (Indian gavial or gharial)
4. Squamata
(a) Lizards - Hemidactylus (wall lizard), Chameleon, Draco (flying lizard)
(b) Snakes (i) Poisonous Snakes : Naja naja (cobra), Ophiophagus hannah (King cobra), Bungarus (krait), Daboia/Vipera russelli (chain viper)
(ii) Non-Poisonous Snakes : Ptyas (rat snake), Tropidonotus (grass snake or pond snake)
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