Crocs/Alligators
What are the four types of crocodilian?
Alligators, Crocodiles, Caimans, and Gharials
True or false; reptiles are warm-blooded
False
What are the four different lizard categories?
geckos, skinks, iguanas, and monitor lizards
What is metamorphis?
The life cycle of amphibans
How many African salcatas reside at PHS? And are adoptable?
How many times can crocs and alligators grow their teeth?
Up to 50 times!
Name a difference between tortoises and turtles
Tortoises- can't swim/herbivores
Turtles- can swim/omnivores
Why do lizards drop their tails?
To get away from predators
What are the different groups of amphibans?
Salamanders, Sicilians, frogs/toads
How many animals does PHS have today?
Over 1,700
List a difference between alligators and crocodiles
Gators: U-shaped snout/more docile
Crocs: V-shaped snout/ more agressive
Where can you NOT find reptiles?
Antarctica
Is Wednesday the Leopard Gecko an arboreal gecko or terrestrial gecko?
Terrestrial gecko
True or false; Sonoran Desert Toads are poisonous
True!
What's the difference between reptiles and amphibians?
Reptiles- scales and are venomous
Amphibians- has skin and is poisonous
What's the largest crocodile?
Saltwater Crocodile
True or false; Tuataras are the closest lizard to a dinosaur
True!
What do geckos have that other lizards don't?
Vocal chords
Are amphibians venomous or poisonous?
Poisonous
What four things does an animal need to survive?
Space, food, water and shelter
What does osteoderms mean?
osteo= bone
derm= skin
osteoderm= boneskin
Name the different groups of reptiles
Turtles/tortoises, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and tuataras
What does the parietal eye do?
Detect light/tell them when it's day or night
What amphibian that we talked about is critically endangered?
axolotl
What does conservation mean?
Protection of natural resources