( Reptiles ( ( ( ( include ( ( ( ( ( turtles , ) snakes ) , ) and ) lizards ) ) and ) ( are ( characterized ( ( ( ( ( by ( bodies ( with ( ( dry skin ) ( -LRB- ( not ( slimy -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) and ) usually ) ( with ( ( scales or ) scutes ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Reptiles)) (VP (VP (VBP include) (NP (NP (NNS turtles)) (, ,) (NP (NNS snakes)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NNS lizards)))) (CC and) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN characterized) (PP (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NNS bodies)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJ dry) (NN skin)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (RB not) (NP (NNP slimy)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (RB usually) (PP (IN with) (NP (NNS scales) (CC or) (NNS scutes))))))) (. .)))
Reptiles include turtles, snakes, and lizards and are characterized by bodies with dry skin (not slimy), and usually with scales or scutes.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Dry) (NN skin)) (CC and) (NP (NNS scales))) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN animal)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD would) (ADVP (RBS most) (RB likely)) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN classified) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN reptile)))))))))))) (. .)))