Reptiles Flashcards
Reptiles typically have bodies covered with _____.
Dry scales
Extant and living reptiles are placed in _____ orders.
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Orders of reptiles
Chelonia or Testudinata
Rhyncocephalia
Squamata
Crocodilia
What species belongs to the order Chelonia or Testudinata?
Turtles
What species belongs to the order Rhyncocephalia?
Tuatara
What species belongs to the order Squamata?
Lizards and snakes
What species belong to the order Crocodilia?
Crocodiles and alligators
Suborder where lizards belong
Lacertilia or Sauria
Suborder where snakes belong
Serpentes or Ophidia
Is represented by a single species, the tuatara, which is only found in New Zealand
Order Rhyncocephalia
The reptilian skull which shows greater ossification than that of amphibians is referred to as _____ when without any special temporal openings.
Anapsid
The reptilian skull which shows greater ossification than that of amphibians is referred to as _____ when with a single supratemporal fenestra or opening on either side of the skull.
Parapsid
The reptilian skull which shows greater ossification than that of amphibians is referred to as _____ when with a single infratemporal opening on either side of the skull.
Snyapsid
The reptilian skull which shows greater ossification than that of amphibians is referred to as _____ when both supra- and infratemporal openings on either side of the skull.
Diapsid
Part of the reptile that bears the eyes, nostrils, and mouth.
Head
Part of the head that is absent in snakes.
External ear
The eyes of snakes are covered with a _____.
Transparent plate or cap
Teeth are absent in _____.
Chelonians
Instead of teeth, chelonians have _____ to bite and chew their food.
Beaks
According to attachment, teeth are _____ when encased in a socket.
Thecodont
According to attachment, teeth are _____ when attached to the surface of the jaw rather than being encased in a socket.
Acrodont
According to attachment, teeth are _____ when tooth rests on a ledge on the inner side of the jaw and is attached on the side as well as the base.
Pleurodont
Extrusible copulatory organs in male lizards and snakes.
Hemipenes
In lizards, the tail is broken off but is soon replaced by _____.
Regeneration