Reptiles

Question 1

Order Tuatara

Answer 1

Reptile only in NZ

Question 2

Order Crocodile

Answer 2

2 aus species

Question 3

Order Turtles

Answer 3

22 species, no tortoise in australia

Question 4

Family Chelidae

Answer 4

Turtle family, Gondwanan, side necked turtles, freshwater

Question 5

Family Carettochelydidae

Answer 5

Freshwater turtle, pitted shell

Question 6

Family Cheloniidae

Answer 6

Marine, eg green turtle

Question 7

Family Dermochelyidae

Answer 7

Marine, eg leatherback

Question 8

Order Squamates

Answer 8

Lizards and snakes

Question 9

Family Gekkonidae

Answer 9

Lizard family, geckos, vocal, sticky feet, tail autonomy, one or two clutch size

Question 10

Family Pygopodidae

Answer 10

Legless lizards, tail autonomy, insectivores, one skink predator has jaw hinge like snakes, flap leg remnants, vocal, ears, fleshy tongue to lick fixed spectacle, clutch size of two, specialised gecko

Question 11

Family Scincidae

Answer 11

Tail autonomy, most diverse, evolution leading to permanent spectacle in small dry w large eyes so probably water loss, inc blue tongue

Question 12

Stumpy tail

Answer 12

forms monogamous bonds

Question 13

Pygmy blue

Answer 13

Only australian reptile extinct, rediscovered ‘92

Question 14

Genus Egernia

Answer 14

Skink genus, social, share burrows

Question 15

Sand swimming skinks

Answer 15

Genus lerista, within, shows evolutionary limb reduction

Question 16

Genus Ctenotus

Answer 16

Skink, in arid australia, high diversity

Question 17

Family Agamidae

Answer 17

Dragons, 30mya arrival, fast moving, sun loving, sit and wait, visual displays, eg frill neck, bearded, thorny devil

Question 18

Family Varanidae

Answer 18

Goannas, 30 mya arrival, 1 genus, energetic predator, ancient giant butcher, forked tongue like snakes so possible descent

Question 19

Family typhlopidae

Answer 19

bling snakes, feed on eggs and larvae of termites, only invert feeding aus snake, reduced eyes, smooth scales, probably primitive snake,

Question 20

Family Pythonidae

Answer 20

30 mya arrival, heat sensitive pits except reptile feeding, brood eggs by shivering

Question 21

Family Acrochordidae

Answer 21

File snakes, rough skin used to grip fish, aquatic, slow metabolism, northern distribution

Question 22

Family Colourbridae

Answer 22

Non monophyletic snake group, thousands of years ago arrival, eg green tree snake

Question 23

Family Elapidae

Answer 23

30 mya arrival, snakes, front fanged and venomous, inc tiger, death adder, etc

Question 24

Family Laticaudidae

Answer 24

Sea kraits, partially terrestrial, lay eggs on land, evolved from elapids, paddle shaped tail

Question 25

Family Hydrophiidae

Answer 25

Sea Snakes, fully aquatic, evolved from elapids, paddle shaped tails, evolved from tiger snake group, live bearers

Question 26

Venom Clade

Answer 26

Snakes and goannas

Question 27

Viviparity

Answer 27

response to temperature, evolved many times independently