Reptiles

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See also Snakes, Adders.

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Illustrations:

Period:

Lizards:

Livro da Nobreza e Perfeição das Armas. Portugal. 1516-1528. Lizards on the arms of Lagartos	"Banners, Standards and Badges from a Tudor manuscript in the College of Arms", lizard badge

Serpent:

Serpent, Ingeram Codex, c. 1450, German

Tortoise/turtle:

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Siebmacher, 1605, die Eslinger, tortoise or turtle

Reptiles in An Ordinary of Siebmacher's Wappenbuch :

• http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/heraldry/siebmacher/reptile.html

Modern:

Pictorial Dictionary of SCA Heraldry (3rd edition):

• Lizard
• Reptiles, see: frog, lizard, serpent, tortoise.
• Salamander

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#x--Sources:Other Sources:

Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - [[1]] Archive of St. Gabriel reports - [[2]] Laurel Armory Articles - [[3]] Period Armorials

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SENA Appendix L: A Partial List of Postures and Orientations

This is a list of postures and orientations that can be used to determine whether two charges or groups of charges conflict or whether there is a distinct change for posture/orientation. #AppendixLAnimateAnimate Charges #AppendixLA#AppendixLQuadrupedsA. Quadrupeds: The postures listed within each group generally conflict, though a distinct change may be given for facing to dexter or to sinister. See Animal Postures for standard heraldic postures.

• rampant, segreant, salient, sejant erect, statant erect
• passant, statant, courant
• sejant, sejant erect
• couchant, dormant
• sejant erect affronty, sejant affronty

#AppendixLC#AppendixCInsectsC. Insects and Other Tergiant-Default Creatures: This category is for insects and other creatures whose default is tergiant. The postures listed within each group generally conflict.

• tergiant
• tergiant inverted
• bendwise
• bendwise sinister

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A Heraldic Primer: Reptiles...

http:''heraldry.sca.org/primer/reptiles.html (originally by Stephen Gold, now defunct - older version here -http:home.comcast.net/~cwest222/heraldicprimer/index.html) Though uncommon, it is not unheard of to find reptiles and amphibians in heraldy. The most commonly found of these is the serpent or snake, which is seen either ‍nowed (or knotted) or erect.

File:Http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/serpent.gif
	File:Http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/serpenterect.gif
A serpent knowed	A serpent erect
Other reptiles and amphibians which are seen in armory include the lizard, the turtle and the frog. Note that all are depicted in a 'top-down' perspective which is called tergiant.
File:Http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/lizard.gif
	File:Http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/turtle.gif
	File:Http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/frog.gif
A lizard tergiant	A turtle tergiant	A frog tergiant
==Precedents:==
Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[4]]
Morsulus Heralds Website - [[5]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
Restatement Wiki - [[6]] (restatements of Precedents)
Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

#x--Precedents:-Definition:Definition:

From 1985 Precedents of the Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor:

• SCA heraldry uses pithon (with an "i") for winged serpents, and natural python (with a "y") for nonvenomous constrictor snakes of the boa family. [BoE, 14 Jul 85, p.2]
• An heraldic pithon is a winged serpent. [BoE, 10 Mar 85, p.11]

[[7]]

#x--Precedents:-Registerability:Registerability:

(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)

From the May 2002 LoAR: "The SCA has general precedents against registering inverted animate charges unless they are part of a radially symmetrical group such as in annulo. These precedents are on the grounds that such inverted animals are generally not readily identifiable, and they are not found in period heraldry. However, the SCA also has a registration tradition of allowing animals which are usually found in a tergiant posture to be registered in the tergiant inverted posture. " "There is very little period evidence for tergiant inverted animals in heraldry." "As a result, inverting a tergiant charge is acceptable as long as it does not otherwise violate any basic heraldic principles, including the requirement for identifiability. Because of the lack of period evidence for tergiant inverted charges, the posture will be considered a clear step from period practice (also known informally as a "weirdness") for any charge that cannot be found in this posture in period." [2002 LoAR]

#x--Precedents:-Conflict:Conflict:

From September 2004: For alligators and crocodiles there is not a significant difference between the statant/passant and couchant/dormant postures. [2004]

Collected Precedents:

Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - [[8]] (blank as of 12/2013) The 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - REPTILE -- Lizard, REPTILE -- Snake The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - [HTML Document] The 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) - the 1st part (Nov 1993 - June 1994) and the 2nd part (July 1994 - June 1996) The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - [precedents] The 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) - the 1st year (June 1990 - June 1991) and the 2nd year (July 1991 - June 1992) The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - [Precedents] The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - [HTML Document] The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - [[9]] The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - [Precedents] The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - [Precedents]

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In the Ordinary:

• Reptile - Adder - see [- Snake]
• Reptile - Alligator - see [- Lizard]
• Reptile - Anole - see [- Lizard]
• Reptile - Asp - see [- Snake]
• Reptile - Chameleon - see [- Lizard]
• Reptile - Cobra - see [- Snake]
• Reptile - Crocodile - see [- Lizard]
• Reptile - Iguana - see [- Lizard]
• [- Lizard] (includes chamelion, dinosaur)
• Reptile - Python - see [- Snake]
• Reptile - Salamander - see [- Lizard]
• Reptile - Serpent - see [- Snake]
• [- Snake - Argent]
• [- Snake - Azure]
• [- Snake - Fur]
• [- Snake - Gules]
• [- Snake - Multicolor]
• [- Snake - Or]
• [- Snake - Purpure]
• [- Snake - Sable]
• [- Snake - Vert]
• Reptile - Terrapin - see [- Turtle]
• Reptile - Tortoise - see [- Turtle]
• [- Turtle]
• [- Worm] (includes earthworm)
• Reptile - Xonecuilli - see [- Worm]

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