| Anaconda |
1.
Fastest snake
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African
mumba (30 km/hr)
|
2.
Heaviest snake
|
Anaconda
(8.25 m length; 227 kg)
|
3.
Highest lifespan among animals
|
Giant
tortoise (190-200 yrs)
|
4.
Largest and Heaviest reptile
|
Estuarine
Crocodile (found in Asia, Australia). Average length (male) up to 4.3 m.
Longest
ever recorded 8.23 m
|
5.
Largest crocodile
|
Ghariel
(Indian crocodile)
|
6.
Largest fossil
|
Dipiodocus
(an extinct reptile)
|
7.
Largest living reptile
|
Giant
monitor of Jawa, Veranus komodoensis (12 ft)
|
8.
Largest lizard
|
Komodo dragon (K.
monitor) (found in Indonesian Island). length up to 3 m
|
9.
Largest number of ribs among animals
|
Snake
|
10.
Largest poisonous snake
|
King
cobra (Naja hennah)
|
11.
Largest reptile
|
Crocodilus
porosus
|
12.
Largest reptile (extinct)
|
Dinausor
|
13.
Largest snake
|
Python
(Azgar; non-poisnous), Malaya
|
14.
Largest tortoise
|
Galapagos
Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)
|
15.
Largest Turtle
|
Pacific
leatherback turtle. Average length (male) up to 2.13 m. weight up to 363 kg.
|
16.
Longest fangs
|
Gaboon
viper (Bitus gabonica)
|
17.
Longest poisonous snake
|
King
cobra (Ophiophagus) (5.5 m)
|
18.
Longest snake
|
Reticulated
python
(Found
in India and South-east Asia). Average length more than 6 m. Longest ever
recorded 10 m
|
19.
Most poisonous land snake
|
Smooth
scale snake (Australia) Fierce Snake (found in Australia) has most toxic
venom.
|
20.
Most poisonous snake
|
Sea
snakes (Hydrophis belcheri) (found in North West Australia)
|
21.
Most venomous sea snake
|
Hydrphis
|
22.
Oldest living reptile
|
Sphenodon
(Living fossil of Newzealand)
|
23.
Smallest known non-avian dinosaur
|
Anchiornis,
a genus of feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Late
Jurassic Period 160 to 155 million years ago. Adult specimens range from
34 cm (13 in) long, and the weight has been estimated at up to
110 g (3.9 oz). Nevertheless, sizes of dinosaurs are commonly labelled
with a level of uncertainty, as the available material often (or even
usually) is incomplete.
|
24.
Smallest lizard
|
Dwarf
Gecko
|
25.
Smallest snake
|
Microtyphlos
(non-poisnous)
Thread snake
(Leptotyphlos bilineata)
|
26.
Smallest snake in India
|
Typhlina
brahmina
|
27.
Smallest tortoise
|
|
28.
Smallest turtle
|
Speckled
Padloper Tortoise (Homopus signatus) from South Africa. The males measure 6–8
cm (2.4–3.1 in), while females measure up to almost 10 cm (3.9 in).
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| Komodo dragon |
| Galapagos tortoise |