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Crocodilians
These include alligators, crocodiles, caimans, gavials, and extinct crocodilians.

Alligator
An alligator has a broad snout.
American Alligator Including information.
American Alligator @ npca.org
American Alligator @ seaworld
Florida alligator
NOVA: Secrets of the Crocodile Caves: Who's Who of Crocodilians or Interactive

Alligator Paper Bag Puppet
Use a small paper bag.  Cut a green piece of construction paper to be about 9x5" (or the size of the bag).  Glue it on the bottom part of the paper bag.  Cut a piece to be 6x5" Round off the bottom (use this as a pattern).  Cut another piece but make it 4 1/2x5".  Glue the top part of the alligator's snout to the top of the paper bag. Make two eyes about 1 1/4".  Color black pupils on them.  Color two nostrils on the alligator's snout on the bottom.  Glue onto the bottom part of the flap but only where the flap ends.  Cut two pieces of white paper together and fold over.  Cut teeth using the pattern (making triangles).  Cut them out to make a set of teeth.  Glue on the top and the bottom of the alligator's snout.  Make a large red tongue to be about 4 1/4" long.  Glue on the bottom of the flap.  Make two eyes and make pupils on them.  Glue on the top of the head.  Make green or brown marks on the alligatoer.

Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree
(hold up five fingers, and swing hand)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
You can't catch me!!!
(take index finger and shake it up and down)
Along comes Mr. Alligator quiet as can be.
(act very quiet and suddenly place hands together thumbs pointing to the left, and move back and forth like a fish or use the puppet)
Snap! (open hands like a mouth and clap hands in front of a child or use the puppet)
Repeat with four, three, two and one.
After the last monkey, say
No more monkeys swinging in the tree.
(shake head)http://users.erols.com/reptiles/amphibia.htm

Other Resources

Chameleon
This lizard changes colors if it is in danger.  It is a camouflage to this reptile.  He lives in the rain forest, in the southeastern U.S., and probably other places.

To hear this word pronounced, click here.

Gecko
Monito Gecko (a little lizard) Coloring Page at LAcoast
US EPA - Endangered Species Picture Book: Monito Gecko

Green Iguana

Komodo Dragon
The Komodo Dragon is from Komodo Island in Indonesia.

Activity Pages
Crayola Activity Book: Komodo Dragon
You need to become a member to view the printout.
FONZ Coloring Pages: Komodo Dragon

Facts
Komodo Dragon Central
Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Mali Spiny-Tailed Lizard (Uromastyz)

Miscellaneous Snake Coloring Pages and Crafts
AFUNK: Snake Coloring Book
Animal ColoringTransporte: Reptiles Coloring Pages
Black Racer Snake, Banded Water Snake, Corn Snake, Rough Green Snake, Eastern Diamondback Snake, Florida Pigmy Rattlesnake, Florida Cottonmouth Snake, Eastern Coral Snake,
Animal Crafts - Snake Braclet @ Danielle's Place
Snake Coloring Page @ TPW
Twined In A Tree - Snake Twined in a Tree Coloring Page

Bull Snake / Gopher Snake / Pine Snake
Bull Snake @ Enchantedlearning
Gopher Snakes -  DesertUSA Facts and a photo.

Green Tree Python
This snake lives in New Guinea and northern Australia.

Books

Activity: After reading this book, use a yellow piece of yarn and have the child move it with or without music.

Homopus Research Foundation
theKidzpage.com: Tortoise Hair (kids words)
US EPA - Endangered Species Picture Book: Desert Tortoise