Class Squamata
What kinds of animals would be found in class Squamata?
Consists of lizards, snakes, and limbless lizards.
What kinds of animals would be found in class Testudine?
Consists of turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.
What kinds of animals would be found in class crocodilia?
Consists of crocodiles, alligators, and gharials.
What is the rattlesnakes role in their environment?
They control small mammal populations.
What kinds of adaptations do Rattlesnakes have?
Thermal sensor, Rattle, Venom gland.
What kinds of adaptations do Galapagos Tortoises have?
Saddled dome shell, thick sturdy legs, and long neck.
What kinds of adaptations do Saltwater Crocodiles have?
lingual salt glands, armored scales, and the nictitating membrane.
What is the saltwater crocodiles role in its environment?
They stop smaller animals populations from overcrowding and degrading ecosystems.
What is the function of the rattle on a rattlesnake?
Warns predators to stay away or to distract prey?
What is the function of the galapagos tortoises thick sturdy legs?
It helps to hold up the weight of itself.
What is the function of the lingual salt glands on saltwater crocodiles?
Makes it possible for them to live in saltwater.
What is the galapagos tortoises role in its environment?
They help spread seeds as well as make room for new vegetation.
What is the function of the venom gland on a rattlesnake?
used for protection from predators or hunting, it produces venom.
What is the function of the galapagos tortoises long neck?
To help it reach higher food incase of a drought.
What is the function of the nictitating membrane on a saltwater crocodile?
It makes their eyes and ears watertight when diving.
What is the thermal sensors function on a rattlesnake?
helps them detect warm blooded prey even at night.
What is the function of the saddled dome shell of the galapagos tortoise?
Works as armor for protection, helps the tortoise to flip itself back over after being upside down, and makes it easier to life their heads to reach food.
what is the function of the armored scales of a saltwater crocodile?
To protect the skin and avoid water loss.