CHP 18 Reptiles Flashcards
memorize
Reptiles-non avian are
turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives
Amniotes characteristics
Tough dry skin Amniotic egg Four internal membranes that conserve water, protect and cushion embryo Not dependent on water Embryos are advanced before hatching Pair of kidneys conserve water
Amnion-
fluid-filled cavity- cushioning
Allantois-
stores amniotic waste
Chorion-
Oxygen and CO2 diffusion
Porous shell-
protection
Five ‘groups’Class Reptilia -Reptiles
Testudines Lizards Tuatara Snakes Crocodiles
General Characteristics of Reptiles
Terrestrial Existence
Skin: heavily keratinized, tough, dry, and scaly with few glands
Limb: two pairs with five clawed toes, angled downward
Skeleton: well-ossified, with the well-developed rib cage
Lungs: large and well developed
Circulatory system
functionally divided into pulmonary and systemic
Three (almost four) chambered heart
are they Ectothermic
Ectothermic, but maintain higher body temperature
Internal fertilization
Shelled, amniotic egg
do reptiles have cloaca
yes
homodont
having or being teeth that are all of similar form the porpoise is a animal
Testudines are ?
turtles and
Turtle
Amphibious to freshwater
Paddle-like limbs with webbed toes and low carapace