Question:
Why do we keep both snake and turtle in the same class? (CCE 2012)
Solution:
Both Snake and Turtle have been placed in class reptilia because of the common characteristics:
1. Skin without glands
2. Three chambered (incompletely four chambered) heart
3. Respiration through lungs
4. Cold blooded
5. Hard shelled eggs
6. Embryo protected by extra embryonal membranes.