Lizards Flashcards
1
Q
WHat are the body forms of lizards?
A
sit and wait
arboreal
legless
amphisbaenians
2
Q
What are sit and wait lizards like?
A
short and squat, wait for food to wander by
3
Q
What are arboreal lizards like?
A
prehensile tail (can grab things) (monkey-tail skink)
toe pads (anolets and geckos)
long claws (monitor lizards)
zygodactyly (fusing toes to be able to grab things (chameleon)
4
Q
What are legless lizards like?
A
surface/arboreal
burrows
5
Q
Whta rae amphisbaenians?
A
worm lizards
6
Q
Whta rae amphisbaenians like?
A
scales in rings around the body
strong, fused head bones to bang around to dig
bucktooth in middle of jaw instead of 2 paired
