Snakes
These snakes have a special sensory organ that enables them to sense heat.
What are pit vipers?
The animals that are in the order Squamata
What are lizards and snakes?
These large reptiles have a U-shaped snout with only a few teeth from the upper jaw showing when their mouth is closed.
What are alligators?
The top part of the turtle's shell.
What is a carapace?
The stage of the frog's life when eggs are laid
What is spawning?
Snake venom that interferes with an animal’s blood flow. DJ
What is Hemotoxin?
The tooth that a reptile loses after its first molt.
What is an egg tooth?
Reptiles that have a V-shaped snout, and many of their teeth show when their mouth is closed
What are Crocodiles?
In what order are turtles and tortoises, DJ
The order Testudines
What is the egg stage?
The snake species that is currently the longest known snake in the world. It was found in Indonesia and was 33 feet long.
What is the Python?
Cold-blooded animals are called this?
What is Ectothermic?
The order that alligators and crocodiles found.
What is Crocodilia?
The bottom part of the turtle’s shell.
What is a Plastron?
The stage in a frog's life when it has a tail. DJ
What is froglet stage?
The organ on a snake's roof of its mouth that collects particles from the environment and gives the snake information about its surroundings. DJ
What is a Jacobson's organ?
The area where rivers meet the ocean.
What is an estuary?
A reptile that can be distinguished by its very long snout with a bump on the end. DJ
What is a Gavial?
Turtles that spend equal time on both dry land and in water.
The stage in a frog's life when it breathes with gills, like a fish.
What is Tadpole stage?
Snake venom that makes the muscles (including those that control breathing) stop working.
What is a neurotoxin?
The term that is used to refer to both reptiles and amphibians. DJ
What is herps?
Stones that are stored in the stomach, which grind up the food once it has been swallowed
What are gastroliths?
Turtles that do not have webbed feet, live mostly on land, and can grow to be more than four feet long.
What are tortoises?
The stage in a frog's life when hind legs start to sprout and the gills begin to be replaced by lungs is called the _______________ stage. DJ
What is Metamorph stage?