Amphibians
This continent (home to the Amazon rainforest, warm temperature, and humidity) has the largest number of amphibian species.
What is South America?
Another name for land turtles
What are tortoises?
A toxin capable of causing injury or death through injection into prey
What is venom/TTX?
If caught by a predator, this type of lizard can detach its tail.
What are geckos (or a specific species of gecko)?
Frogs only breathe through their skin. True or False?
False.
This amphibian can regrow lost limbs and is often studied by scientists for this reason.
What are salanders (axolotls)?
Many sea turtles return to the same beach to do what important life process?
What is laying eggs?
A type of snake that wraps around and compresses it's prey
What is a constrictor?
Some lizards can change this to blend in with their surroundings.
What is their skin color (camoflauge)?
Salamanders are more closely related to frogs than to lizards.
True. They are both amphibians.
This type of animal must rely on outside sources such as the sun to maintain their body temperature.
What are ectotherms (aka cold blooded)?
Explain one reason plastic pollution is especially dangerous for sea turtles.
What is they can mistake plastic for jellyfish and eat it, which can cause internal damage or starvation?
Snakes have eyelids that they blink to protect their eyes. True or False?
False. Instead, they have a clear, transparent scale covering their eyes called a spectacle.
This organ/body part helps lizards "smell" their environment by collecting scent particles and delivering them to the Jacobson's organ.
What is their tongue?
This famous book and movie series features a giant snake called the Basilisk.
What is Harry Potter?
Amphibians are found on every continent except this one.
What is Antarctica?
The top part of a turtle's shell is called the carapace. What is the name of the bottom part?
What is a plastron?
This continent is famous for venomous snakes like the inland taipan.
What is Australia?
The largest living lizard in the world.
What is Komodo Dragon?
This group of reptiles (includes snakes and lizards) has scales made of keratin, which help reduce water loss in dry environments.
What are squamates?
This amphibian is known as the "Mexican walking fish," though it’s not a fish at all. (hint: it keeps external gills its whole life)
What are axolotls?
Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is estimated to be the oldest living land animal (as of 2025). How old is he? a) 101 b) 154 c) 192 d) 219
What is c) 192 yrs?
Two animals that prey on snakes.
Can give two of the following answers...what are birds of prey, foxes, other reptiles, bobcats, raccoons, skunks
Lizards have external ears while snakes do not. True or false?
True
The only U.S. state where you can find both crocodiles and alligators.
What is Florida?