8.3 Flashcards
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Cooled blooded vertebrates that breathe with lungs
Reptiles
What happens that makes scales on a reptiles so hard
They are keratinized
Most numerous reptiles
Lizards
Color changing cell in a lizards body
Chromatophores
Protective part of reptile shell
Amnion
What happens when a lizard loses its tale
Regenerates
A group of 50 old world lizards
Monitor lizards
A very poisonous lizard
Gila monster
Most familiar lizard group
Geckos
Colorful herbivore lizards
Iguanas
Arabella lizard found in tropical areas called the color king
Chameleon
Lizards with elongated shiny scales
Skinks
Legless reptiles with unique body design
Snakes
Most common first way for a snake to move
Lateral undulation
Snake alternately stretch in unique body movements
Rectilinear movements
Where a snake moves and it looks like an accordion
Concertina movement
When a snake loses its skin it is cald
Molting
Scent organ on the roof of the snakes mouth
Jacob son’s organ
A snakes litter is cald a
Clutch
Poisonous liquid snakes use in thier fangs to protect themselves and kill there prey
Venom
Less than 20% of snakes kill humans by
Snake bites
Two common poisonous snakes are cald the
Elapids, and Vipers
Best known Elapid
Cobra
Longest venomous snake
King cobra