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Reptile Amniotic Eggs

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Reptile Amniotic Eggs

Corn snake hatching, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus, also know as red rat snake
Corn snake hatching, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus, also know as red rat snake

Reptile Amniotic Eggs

After about 320 million years, the next significant leap in egg evolution came with reptiles, which developed amniotic eggs. These eggs have a protective shell and specialized membranes to support development outside of water, enabling reptiles to lay eggs in terrestrial environments.

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