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Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish Flashcards

1
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Its an endemic fresh water crocodile that is critically endangered and considered the most threatened crocodilian in the world, found in Mindoro.

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Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)

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They are the indicator of pristine marsh/mangrove.

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Crocodile

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3
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Who is the biggest crocodile ever caught?

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Saltwater crocodile named Lolong. (21 feet log)

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4
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Scientific name of saltwater crocodile

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Crocodylus parosus

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5
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Scientific name of estuarine crocodile

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Crocodylus palustris

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6
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Economic importance of crocodile

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Source of meat and leather

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7
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Habitat of turtles

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Saltwater

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8
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Habitat of terapins

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Freshwater/ponds

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9
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Habitat of tortoise

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Land/desert

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10
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The only living remnants of the dinosaur age.

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Sea turtles

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11
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The only reptiles with no teeth

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Turtles

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12
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Mass nesting of pawikans(sea turtles)

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Arribada

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13
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If the climate is hot what will be the gender of the pawikan’s egg?

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Female

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14
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The longest alive vertebrates

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Turtles

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15
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The convex dorsal portion of the turtle’s shell.

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Carapace

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16
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The flattened ventral piece of the turtle’s shell

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Plastron

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17
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The only carnivorous marine turtle (eats jellyfish)

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Olve-ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

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18
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Largest turtle

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Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea

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19
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Endemic freshwater turtle that is critically endangered.

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Philippine forest turtle etc.

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20
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Soft shelled turtle

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Trionix spiniferus (sisikan)

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21
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Species of monitor lizard that are specialized frugivores.

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Panay monitor lizard (Varanus mabitang)
Varanus olivaceus
Varanus bitatawa

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22
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Philippine largest lizard

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Varanus salvator

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23
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Lizard with vacuum feet

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Gekko gecko (Tuko)

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24
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What is arboreal?

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Animals spend most of their time in trees (Pandan trees)

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25
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What lizard is assumed to treat HIV and other illnesses?

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Tokay gecko

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26
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They have a distinct orange-spotted, blue-grey skin, can grow up to 15.7 inches in length and feeds on insect and worms.

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Tokay gecko

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27
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They lack of eyelids and external ears.

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Snakes

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28
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Locally known as ulopong or karasaen, 1-1.6 M

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Philippine cobra (Naja philippinensis)

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29
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Largest venomous snake in the country with the length of 18 ft.

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King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

30
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Scientific name of phyton

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Phyton reticulatus

31
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What is the family of cobra

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Elapidae

32
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What is the family of anaconda

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Boidae

33
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Largest snake in the world by weight and height

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Green/common anaconda (Eunectes murinus)

34
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How do desert adder move?

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side winding

35
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How do king cobra move?

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Serpentine

36
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How do western diamond back move?

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Concertina

37
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How do rainbow boa move?

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Rectilinear

38
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Living snakes are found on every continent except?

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Antarctica

39
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Summer sleep of animals

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Aestivate

40
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Winter sleep of animals

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Hibernation

41
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Animals that live part of their lives in water and part on land.

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Amphibians

42
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They are vertebrates and are also ectothermic; they cannot regulate their body heat.

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Amphibians

43
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What is the largest amphibian?

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Japanese giant salamander (6 ft long)

44
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What is the smallest amphibian?

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Gold frog (1 cm long)

45
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Group of amphibians that superficially resemble earthworms or snakes.

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Caecilians

46
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They have no limbs and have a very short tail, they are blind. And the most obscure group of amphibians.

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Caecilians

47
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Caecilians arose from a group of tetrapods knows as?

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Lepospondyli

48
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What is the family name of the true toad?

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Bufonidae

49
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Where is the poison glands of toads located?

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Back, side or legs

50
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What is the toad imported to control pest in sugar cane plantation?

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Cane toad

51
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They are most noticeable by their call which can be widely heard during the night or day mainly in their mating season.

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Frogs

52
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What is the order of frog that means “tail less”

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Anura

53
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Slender bodied amphibians with long tails and four legs that diverged during permian period.

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Newts and salamanders

54
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This class includes all bony fishes.

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Osteichthyes

55
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They are cold blooded vertebrates that breath though gills and use fins for swimming.

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Ostheichthyes

56
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Several distinguishing features of bony fishes

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Skeleton of bones, scales, paired fins, one pair of gills, jaws and nostrils.

57
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A fish that is an important source of protein and largely domesticated

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Bangus (Chanos chanos)

58
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Smallest fish

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Pygmy Goby (Pandaka pygmaea

59
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Where is the pygmy goby found?

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Malabon, Manila

60
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The smallest commercial fish

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Sinarapan (Mestichtys luzoniensis)

61
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Where s sinarapan found?

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Lake Buhi

62
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They feed on mosquito larvae

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Guppy fish

63
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A fish found in Mindanao that can travel on land

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Climbing perch

64
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A fish introduced from Africa and largely domesticated

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Tilapia

65
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The most expensive fish worth 2400 per kilo in Palawan and the most endangered fish

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Mameng (Humphead wrasse)

66
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Class of cartilaginous fish that have a skeleton made of cartilage, rather than bone.

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Chondrichthyes

67
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Fish under Chrondichthyes

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Sharks, skates and rays ( Southern Stingray)

68
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Class of jaw less fish and said to be the earliest vertebrates.

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Agnatha

69
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When did the scientist found fossils of agnatha species

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Late Cambrian period 500 million years ago

70
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Scientific name of Tilipia

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Tilapia velotica

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