Reptilia Flashcards

1
Q

3 orders of class reptilia at the zoo?

A

testudines
squamata
crocodilia

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2
Q

reptilia has a ______ bearing, and _______ skeleton?

A

load bearing and bony skeleton

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3
Q

reptilia type of birth?

A

ovoviparious, viviparious

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4
Q

reptilia type of egg?

A

amniotic egg with a leathery covering or calcareous shell

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5
Q

reptilia thermoregluation?

A

ectothermic

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6
Q

reptilia kidneys excrete___ ___?

A

uric acid

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7
Q

reptilia Type of fertilization?

A

internal

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8
Q

______ chambered heart. _____ chambers in the crocidilians

A

3 chambered hearts, 4 chambers in crocidilians

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9
Q

reptilia body covering with epidermal _________.

A

scales

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10
Q

what order of reptilia has a shell?

A

testudines

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11
Q

a turtle or torts shell is made of two basic parts, the __________ and _______.

A

carapace and plastron

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12
Q

To eat members of the testudines order use a _______ with no ________.

A

beak, no teeth

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13
Q

members of the order testudines are born in an egg and develop outside the mothers body making them _________.

A

Oviparious

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14
Q

the sex of the offspring is dependent on the __________.

A

temperature

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15
Q

The order of reptilia that includes lizards, snakes and true lizards?

A

squamata

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16
Q

member of the order squamata have ______ skull bones which allows for more movable joints.

A

kinetic

17
Q

members of the order squamata give birth in three ways?

A

oviparous, ovovivparous, viviparous

18
Q

males of the order squamata have a ________ for sexual reproduction.

A

hemipenis

19
Q

squamata members can be very dangerous because the bite of some species is _________.

A

venomous

20
Q

agamid lizards at the zoo?

A

common agama, phillipine sail-finned water dragon, inland bearded dragon, mali spiny-tailed lizard.

21
Q

other lizards at the zoo?

A

desert iguana, leopard gecko, southern alligator lizard, green iguana, eastern blue-tongued skink, nile monitor,

22
Q

Boas at the zoo?

A

central american boa, green anaconda, rubber boa, mexian rosy boa, emerald tree boa.

23
Q

Pythons at the zoo?

A

Burmese python, ball python, African rock python

24
Q

colubrids at the zoo?

A

cornsnake, sonoran black kingsnake, gopher snake, taiwan beauty snake, california mountian kingsnake, NW garter snake.

25
Q

Order of the largest reptiles?

A

crocodilia

26
Q

__________ and _______ jaws.

A

large and powerful

27
Q

body armor is made of _______ and _________ scales.

A

thick and armored

28
Q

the max recorded size of a crocidilian?

A

26.5 feet

29
Q

crocodilia produce eggs that hatch outside the body and therefore are considered ________.

A

oviparous

30
Q

crocodilians are capable of communication through various forms of __________.

A

vocalizations

31
Q

similar to members in the testudines order, crocodilian offspring sex is _____________ dependent.

A

temperature