chapter 18
Are Reptiles cold or warm blooded?
Cold blooded
No lizards can fly but some can ___________
Glide
What is the key word for amphibians?
Both
Red on yellow _____________
Red on Black ______________
Kill a fellow
Venom lack
How does a snake smell?
With its tongue
What is it called when reptiles shed their skin?
Molt
Reptiles are found everywhere BUT…
Polar climates / Antarctica
What is the term for both frogs and toads?
Anurans
What is the top part of the turtle shell
Called?
Carapace
What are the 3 largest kinds of snakes
Pythons, Anacondas, Boas
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What’s the name for colorful lizards that blend into their surroundings?
Chameleons
What is the term for when tadpoles change into frogs?
Metamorphosis
What does Triceratops mean?
3 horned face
What is the difference between Neurotoxin and Hemotoxin?
Hemo = blood
Neuro = nerve
The word reptile means what?
To creep
What is the largest lizard?
Komodo Dragon
What is the purpose of a frogs teeth?
To hold its prey still in its mouth
What were the largest of all Dino’s?
Sauropods
Of the nearly 3,000 species of snakes, around how many are venomous?
Less than 300
What does the term “Ovoviviparous” mean?
“To bring forth alive from eggs”
What are the longest land vertebrates Alive today?
Snakes
What is the difference between and EFT and a NEWT?
EFT is a young/juvenile salamander
NEWT is an adult salamander
What is the largest organ of a Frog?
Liver
Blind snakes are also called _____________ snakes
Worm Snakes