Part 1 Reptiles Flashcards
1
Q
What is the reptiles Kingdom & Phylum?
A
Animalia, Chordata
2
Q
What is its Class?
A
Reptilia
3
Q
How many orders does it have?
A
4
4
Q
What are its orders?
A
Testudines, Rynchocephalia, Squamata, Crocodilia
5
Q
Main reptiles integument?
A
Dry scaly skin, glands limited, bony plates
6
Q
Characteristics of reptiles scales?
A
Keratin based, cannot be dissected,
7
Q
Tortoises shell?
A
Top shell -carapace, Bottom shell - plastron
8
Q
Leopard gecko electrical attraction?
A
Hairs called setae
9
Q
Information about the glands in reptiles?
A
Scent glands near cloaca, femoral pores (males),
10
Q
Added stuff to the reptiles GI system? Crocodiles
A
Ventriculus (gizzard), caeca
11
Q
Reptiles nervous system?
A
Diurnal, infrared sensitive pits, stapes, no pinna
