Reptilia Flashcards
3 orders of class reptilia at the zoo?
testudines
squamata
crocodilia
reptilia has a ______ bearing, and _______ skeleton?
load bearing and bony skeleton
reptilia type of birth?
ovoviparious, viviparious
reptilia type of egg?
amniotic egg with a leathery covering or calcareous shell
reptilia thermoregluation?
ectothermic
reptilia kidneys excrete___ ___?
uric acid
reptilia Type of fertilization?
internal
______ chambered heart. _____ chambers in the crocidilians
3 chambered hearts, 4 chambers in crocidilians
reptilia body covering with epidermal _________.
scales
what order of reptilia has a shell?
testudines
a turtle or torts shell is made of two basic parts, the __________ and _______.
carapace and plastron
To eat members of the testudines order use a _______ with no ________.
beak, no teeth
members of the order testudines are born in an egg and develop outside the mothers body making them _________.
Oviparious
the sex of the offspring is dependent on the __________.
temperature
The order of reptilia that includes lizards, snakes and true lizards?
squamata
member of the order squamata have ______ skull bones which allows for more movable joints.
kinetic
members of the order squamata give birth in three ways?
oviparous, ovovivparous, viviparous
males of the order squamata have a ________ for sexual reproduction.
hemipenis
squamata members can be very dangerous because the bite of some species is _________.
venomous
agamid lizards at the zoo?
common agama, phillipine sail-finned water dragon, inland bearded dragon, mali spiny-tailed lizard.
other lizards at the zoo?
desert iguana, leopard gecko, southern alligator lizard, green iguana, eastern blue-tongued skink, nile monitor,
Boas at the zoo?
central american boa, green anaconda, rubber boa, mexian rosy boa, emerald tree boa.
Pythons at the zoo?
Burmese python, ball python, African rock python
colubrids at the zoo?
cornsnake, sonoran black kingsnake, gopher snake, taiwan beauty snake, california mountian kingsnake, NW garter snake.
Order of the largest reptiles?
crocodilia
__________ and _______ jaws.
large and powerful
body armor is made of _______ and _________ scales.
thick and armored
the max recorded size of a crocidilian?
26.5 feet
crocodilia produce eggs that hatch outside the body and therefore are considered ________.
oviparous
crocodilians are capable of communication through various forms of __________.
vocalizations
similar to members in the testudines order, crocodilian offspring sex is _____________ dependent.
temperature