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Turtles, lizards And Crocs Flashcards

1
Q

Turtle/tortoise order

A

Chelonia or Testudines
Suborder Pleurodira - bend necks sideways
Suborder Cryptodira - withdraw necks directly backwards

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2
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Side necked terrapin

Marsh terrapin

A

Pelomedusidae

Pelomedusa subsurfa

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3
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Soft-shelled terrapin

Zambezi soft shelled terrapin

A

Trionychidae

Cyclodema frenatum

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4
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Leatherback turtle

A

Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys coriacea
Eat jellyfish

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5
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Modern sea turtle family

A

Cheloniidae

Hard shells with horny shields

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6
Q

Modern sea turtle examples

A

Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas

Loggerhead - Caretta caretta

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7
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Tortoises

A

Testudinidae

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Leopard tortoise

A

Stigmochelys pardalis

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9
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Crocodiles order and family

A

Order - Crocodylia

Family - Crocodylidae

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10
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Nile crocodile

A

Crocodylus niloticus

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11
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Amphibians, lizards and snakes order

A

Squamata

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12
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Worm lizards suborder

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Suborder Amphisbaenia

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13
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Lizards

A

Class Reptilia
Subclass Diapsida
Order Squamata
Suborder Lacertilia

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14
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Infraorder Scincomorpha

A

Skinks - Scincidae
Lacertids/wall lizards - Lacertidae
Plated lizards - Gerrhosauridae
Spinytail lizards - Cordylidae

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15
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Infraorder Platynota

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(Varanoidea)

Monitor lizards - Varanidae

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16
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Infraorder Iguania

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Agamas - Agamidae, incl. Leiolepididae

Chameleons - Chamaeleonidae

17
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Infraorder Gekkota

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Geckoes - Gekkonidae

18
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Suborder of Squamata - snakes

19
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Leopard tortoise

A

Stigmochelys pardalis

20
Q

Sungazer

A

Cordylidae

Smaug giganteus

21
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Yellow throated plated lizard

A

Gerrhosauridae

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

22
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Bushveld lizard

A

Lacertidae

Heliobolus lugubris

23
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Striped skink

A

Scincidae

Trachylepis punctatissima

24
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Water monitor

A

Varanidae

Varanus niloticus

25
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Dusky spade-snouted worm lizard

A

Monopeltis infuscata

26
Q

Tuatara

A

Sphenodontidae

Sphendon punctatus

27
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Southern tree agama

A

Agamidae

Acanthocercus atricollis

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