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The Painted Turtle’s scientific name is Chrysemys picta, which means “painted golden turtle” in Greek!
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There are seven different species of sea turtles swimming in our oceans today: green, loggerhead, leatherback, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, and flatback sea turtles!
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Bearded dragons get their name from the spiky scales under their chin that puff out like a beard when they feel threatened!
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Komodo dragons have a cool scientific name — Varanus komodoensis — which tells scientists exactly what family they belong to!
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Agamas belong to a family of lizards called Agamidae, which includes over 300 different species of these fascinating reptiles!