Coloration
Type of coloration: eyespots on hind wings of butterflies/moths
Deflection
Someone who studies reptiles and amphibians
Herpetologist
Egg Characteristics
Amniotic, leathery shell, not dependent on water.
Egg Characteristics
Gelatinous, non-amniotic eggs. Dependent on water or moist environment.
Skink vs Racerunner
Skinks have little neck, Racerunners have a visible neck
Type of coloration that is warning coloration
Aposematic coloration
Term for organisms where their environment determines their body temperature.
Ectothermic
Sexual reproduction
Internal Fertilization
Sexual Reproduction
External Fertilization
Only legless lizard in WI
Slender Glass Lizard
Irregular stripes and patterns help disguise the organism’s true body plan
Disruptive Coloration
What is the term for overwintering in reptiles and amphibians?
Brumation
Type of venom most amphibians, arthropods, and non-viper snakes have. What does it affect?
Neurotoxin. Affects nerves, paralyzer.
Breathing
Fox snake vs milk snake
Milk snake has dark perimeter of blotches, fox snake is large and slightly orange
Why would a frog want to have countershading? What is the benefit?
Camouflage from below with the sky, from above with the ground.
Freeze-tolerance
The ability to freeze solid except for major organs. Many amphibians in WI, Box turtles, painted turtle hatchlings, and the garter snakes for limited time.
Type of toxin that the two venomous snakes in WI have. What does it affect?
Hemotoxin - Blood and tissues
Traits of larval amphibians:
Salamanders and newts, frogs and toads
Salamanders and newts - larval stages with gills, legs
Frogs and Toads - tadpoles with gills and no appendages
Difference between Massasuaga and Timber Rattlesnake
Timber Rattlesnake has stripes and is longer, Massasuaga has blotches. Both have rattles.
What type of mimicry would a nonpoisonous red-spotted purple have when trying to mimic the poisonous spicebush swallowtail?
Batesian Mimicry
What is supercooling, and how does this affect amphibians and reptiles?
A strategy allowing body fluids to remain liquid at sub-zero temperatures (down to roughly) preventing ice formation. Achieved by removing ice-nucleating agents, producing glycerol/glucose as antifreeze, and dehydrating tissues. It differs from freeze tolerance, where animals safely freeze solid.
Survival strait that skinks and lizards in WI have when they are threatened.
Caudal autotomy - loss of the tail as a distraction
Survival trait of toads from predators
Parotid glands - poison glands behind the ear
Difference between snakes and lizards
Snakes lack eyelids and tympani