reptilia Flashcards
1
Q
what does their name signify
A
it means creeping/ crawling animals
2
Q
describe their body externally
A
they have scales or scutes with rough body,animals like snakes and lizards shed their skin,they do not have ear openings, tympanum represents ear, limbs if present in pair
3
Q
fertilisation and development and sex
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they have internal fertilisation, direct, separate sexes, oviparous
4
Q
warm or cold blooded
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cold blooded, poikilotherms
5
Q
heart is usually 3 chambered with an exception of?
A
crocodile who has a 4 chambered heart
6
Q
examples
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chelone[turtle], testudo [tortoise], chameleon, alligator, crocodilus, calotes [garden lizard], hemidactylus [wall lizard], naja, vipera, bangarus
