Living amphibians typically have small teeth, or none at all, since they commonly feed only on

soft foods. In reptiles, teeth are generally simple and conical in shape, although there is some
variation between species, most notably the venom-injecting fangs of snakes. The pattern of
incisors, canines, premolars and molars is found only in mammals, and to varying extents, in
their evolutionary ancestors. The numbers of these types of teeth varies greatly between
species; zoologists use a standardised dental formula to describe the precise pattern in any
given group.[1]