unit 2 Flashcards
twitching can indicate
low Ca
high Phos
weaponry of lizard
teeth- backwards, nasty
nails
tail
spikes- iguana, bearded dragon
snake need person every —
3 ft
snakes the pupil is controlled by
skeletal muscle
snakes have spectacles which are
fused clear eyelids
— in snakes provide rigid shape to globe
scleral ossicles
— provide nutrition to retina
pectin or papillary cones
retained skin or eye caps
dysecdysis
— do not have tympanum
snakes
* can hear vibrations through ground and air
— is the jacobson’s organ
vomeronasal organ
- tasting smell
what teeth type for bearded dragon
acrodont
slow growing
superficial attachment
what type of teeth for iguana
pleurodont
deep attachment to bone
will grow back
what type of teeth for crocadilians and venomous snakes
thecodont
will grow back
different shape and sizes
how to lizards breathe
no diaphragm
* use ambulatory muscles to help breathe
— lung is reduced or vestigial in snakes
left sided