Cognition studies on lizards, snakes, and turtles are showing that they are smarter than people generally give them credit for.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/coldblooded-does-not-mean-stupid.html?smid=pl-share
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/coldblooded-does-not-mean-stupid.html?smid=pl-share