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Class Reptilia Classification Flashcards

1
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Order Sphenodontia

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tuataras

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2
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How many species in order Sphenodontia? Where?

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2, New Zeland

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3
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What is the oldest living, nearly extinct order?

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Sphenodontia

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4
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What does Sphenodontia feed on?

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insects

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5
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what is special about Order Sphenodontia?

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they have a parietal eye

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parietal eye

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“third eye”, middle of forehead, can detect light/dark

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Order Testudines

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turtles and tortoises

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8
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How many species in testudines

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300

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9
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carapace

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dorsal shell, made of bone

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10
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plastron

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ventral shell, helps form girdles

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11
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how many shells does order Testudines have

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2, carapace and plastron

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12
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why are testudines slow?

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their shells inhibit movement

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13
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scutes

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what covers testudines shells

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14
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do testudines have teeth

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no, just a beak like structure

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15
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how long can a Galapagos tortoise live

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100-200 years

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16
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turtle characteristics (4)

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live in/near water; flat, streamlined shell; paddle like legs; omnivores

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17
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tortoise characteristics (4)

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live on dry land; high domed shell; short, stumpy legs; herbivores

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18
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Order Squamata

A

snakes and lizards

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19
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how many species in order squamata

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7,675 species

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20
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percentage of all reptiles in this order

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Squamata

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21
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Suborder Serpentes

A

snakes

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22
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number of species in serpentes

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3000

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23
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number of species in sauria

24
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Suborder Sauria

25
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2 categories of serpentes

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nonvenomous and venomous

26
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examples of non venomous snakes

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most snakes, black racer, indigo snake

27
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how do most non venomous snakes kill their prey

A

hold prey against ground, swallow alive and eat

28
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how to nonvenomous constrictor snakes kill their prey

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squeezing and suffocating

29
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examples of constrictor snakes

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boa constrictor, python, anaconda, king snake, rat snake

30
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how many snakes are venomous? (%)

A

less than 20%

31
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how do venomous snakes kill their prey

A

injecting w/ venom through fangs

32
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fangs characteristics (4)

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front of mouth, large, hollow, curved

33
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what toxins to venomous snakes have (2)

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hemotoxin and neurotoxin

34
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hemotoxin

35
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neurotoxin

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interferes w/ nervous system functions

36
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pit viper major characteristic

A

have deep pits on the side of its head that detects heat of warm blooded prey

37
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shared characteristics of lizards and snakes (2)

A

kinetic skill and Jacobson’s organ

38
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Jacobson’s organ

A

use flicking of tongue to pick up chemicals in air before running tongue along Jacobson’s Organ to detect specific smells

39
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kinetic skull

A

joints in skull are flexible and allow for expansive movement to eat large prey; while swallowing large prey, glottis is moved between separation of mandible

40
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glottis

A

opening of windpipe

41
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Sauria characteristics (4)

A

4 legs, moveable eye lids, internal ear openings, some have detachable tails

42
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Order Crocodylia

A

crocodiles, camens, alligators

43
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how many species in Crocodylia

44
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what does crocodylia eat

A

use strong jaw and sharp teeth to eat birds, fish, mammals, turtles

45
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crocodylia skin

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thick, covered by hard scales

46
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crocodylia heart

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4 chambers: 2 atria, 2 ventricles

47
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how fast can crocodylia run

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up to 10 mph

48
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where are crocodylia eggs laid

A

in the ground, adult stays near to guard them

49
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higher temp of crocodylia eggs produce

50
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lower temp of crocodylia eggs produce

51
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use of powerful crocodile tail (2)

A

quick swimming, weapon on land

52
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how many crocodile species

53
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where do crocodiles live

A

tropics, everglades, florida

54
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crocodile nose shape

A

narrow, tapered snout

55
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where do alligators live

A

southeast US and china

56
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how many species of alligators

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