Lizards

Question 0

New world lizards
Pleurodont dentition (medial side of jaws, no sockets)
Green iguanas
Green anoles
Basilisks

Answer 0

Family Iguanidae

Question 1

Old world lizards
Acrodont dentition (biting edge, no sockets)
Water dragons
Spiny tailed lizards

Answer 1

Family Agamidae

Question 2

Old world lizards

True Chameleons

Answer 2

Family Chamaeleontidae

Question 3

Geckos

Nocturnal insectivores

Answer 3

Family Gekkonidae

Question 4

True skinks
Blue tongued skink
Five lined skink

Answer 4

Family Scincidae

Question 5

Monitor lizards
Savannah monitor
Nile monitor
Komodo dragon

Answer 5

Family Varanidae

Question 6

Venomous lizards
Gila monster
Mexican beaded lizard

Answer 6

Family Helodermatidae

Question 7

Caudal autotomy

Answer 7

loss of a body part as a defense mechanism, tail is shed and will later regrow

Question 8

Homodont

Answer 8

teeth basically all look the same

Question 9

Pleurodont

Answer 9

thought to be the ancestral pattern, teeth are attached on the lingual aspect of the jaw and are continually replaced

Question 10

Acrodont

Answer 10

These teeth are attached on both labial and lingual aspects of the jaw and are not replaced

Question 11

What is a common clinical sign in herbivorous lizards with hypocalcemia? Why?

Answer 11

Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism, not enough UV light