Both herbivorous and carnivorous reptiles have roles in the food chain and in the ecosystem
Herbivores:
Carnivores:
Importance to Commerce
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Herbivores:
- Some herbivorous lizards act a pollinators for flowering plants
- These flowers would go extinct if it was not for these lizards
Carnivores:
- Many carnivorous reptiles, especially in Crocodilia, are keystone organisms in the food chain
- Keystone organisms are organisms that are essential to the food chain and are usually top predators
- Carnivores also help to control the insect population be feeding on them
Importance to Commerce
- Many Species of Crocodilia have and economic impact through the supply of leather
- Alligator meat is eaten as a delicacy in some countries
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