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Reptilia
vr.tr.reptilia · thing-q10811
Let an agent handle reptiles by group, biology, habitat, conservation, safety and responsible keeping.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Taxonomy Which reptile.
Group
Order.
Group
Group.
- Which reptile group is it? definition
- Which species, confirmed by whom? provenance
Cladistics
Birds.
Cladistics
Classification debate.
- Is the traditional or cladistic definition used? definition
- Are birds included? boundary
Biology Life.
Thermoregulation
Ectothermy.
Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation.
- How does it regulate body temperature? definition
- What temperatures does it need? measurement
Reproduction
Eggs or live birth.
Reproduction
Reproduction.
- Does it lay eggs or give birth? definition
- How is sex determined? definition
Safety Bites and hygiene.
Venom
Snakebite.
Venom
Snakebite response.
- What should be done after a suspected venomous bite? action
- Who should be called? action
Hygiene
Salmonella.
Hygiene
Hygiene.
- How can salmonella risk from pet reptiles be reduced? action
- Who is most at risk? boundary
Conservation Protection and keeping.
Status
Threats.
Status
Conservation status.
- What is its conservation status? provenance
- Is trade restricted? boundary
Keeping
Pets.
Keeping
Responsible keeping.
- Is it legal and appropriate to keep as a pet? boundary
- What care does it need? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Zenigame, marine reptile, fossil reptile, Brevicaudosaurus jiyangshanensis, Brevicaudosaurus, Megapterygius, Megapterygius wakayamaensis, Longipinnati, Nothosauroidea, invasive reptile, Squamata, Varanosuchus sakonnakhonensis
What it is Filled
Reptiles, a group of ectothermic amniote vertebrates with scaly skin, including turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians and tuatara, and extinct groups such as marine reptiles; in modern cladistics birds are also nested within reptiles.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle reptiles by group, biology, habitat, conservation, safety and responsible keeping.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Ectothermic
- Scaly skin
- Amniotic eggs
- Many threatened by trade and habitat loss
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help capture, export or sell protected reptiles outside the law on wildlife trade.
- Handle, provoke or kill a wild reptile that poses no immediate danger to people.
- Assert that a snake or lizard is harmless when its species has not been confirmed.
- Keep a captive reptile without the heat, light and space its species needs.
- Release a captive reptile into the wild where it can spread disease or become invasive.
Only with a human decision
- Removing or relocating a reptile from a home or protected site.
- Any decision to euthanise a captive or injured reptile.
May
- Identify reptiles from photos or field records and report sightings to recording schemes.
- Monitor temperature, humidity and feeding for captive reptiles on the keeper's instructions.
- Advise people to keep clear of a reptile that may be venomous until it is identified.
Moral aspects Filled
- Many reptile species are threatened by habitat loss and illegal collection for the pet trade.
- Captive reptiles suffer silently from poor husbandry because their distress is hard to read.
Who is affected
- The reptiles themselves
- People bitten or exposed to infection
- Ecosystems receiving released animals
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody for wild reptiles, which are protected by law; the keeper for captive ones.
Master systems
- Species occurrence and biodiversity databases
- Wildlife trade permit registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
related
- vertebrate and animal - category
- snake, lizard, turtle - members
- CITES - trade control
- herpetology - field
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.reptilia
- Wikidata: Q10811 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10811)
- taxon name: Reptilia class
- Reptile Database: species entries taxonomy
Direct properties required Filled
- living species: about 12000 species - estimate
Recognition required Filled
- Scales or scutes
- Groups: turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians
- Fossil reptiles are separate entries
- Scaly skin; four legs or none; eggs with shells or live birth.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify reptiles
- keep them with proper care
- respond safely to snakes
- protect threatened species
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Venomous bites
- Salmonella from pet reptiles
- Illegal wildlife trade
- Poor welfare in captivity
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- CITES
- Dangerous wild animals laws
- Animal welfare law for exotic pets
Context of use required Filled
- A major group of animals, studied, conserved and kept as pets.
- turtles and tortoises
- snakes
- lizards
- crocodilians
- tuatara
- extinct marine reptiles
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q10811: Reptilia - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Reptile - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should reptile orders be separate entries?
- How should the bird placement be represented?
- How should fossil taxa be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q10811/spec.json