Reptile or amphibian
This group has moist, permeable skin and usually undergoes metamorphosis.
What are amphibian?
These flexible bones allow snakes to swallow prey larger than their heads.
What are loosely connected jaw bones?
A baby frog is called this.
What is a tadpole?
A turtle’s top shell is called this.
What is the carapace?
This amphibian looks like a lizard but has smooth skin.
What is a salamander?
This group has dry, scaly skin and lays amniotic eggs.
What are reptiles?
This forked structure helps snakes “smell” the air.
What is the tongue?
Adult frogs breathe partly through this body part.
What is the skin?
A turtle’s bottom shell is called this.
What is the plastron?
Many lizards can do this to escape predators.
What is drop their tail (autotomy)?
Frogs, toads, and salamanders belong to this class.
What are Amphibia?
Snakes shed their skin in this process.
What is ecdysis?
This adaptation helps frogs escape predators.
What is jumping (powerful hind legs)?
These turtles live mostly on land.
What are tortoises?
This salamander retains larval traits as an adult.
What is an axolotl?
Snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians belong to this class.
What are Reptilia?
This type of snake is harmless and kills prey by squeezing.
What is a constrictor?
Frogs catch prey using this sticky body part.
What is the tongue?
This adaptation helps aquatic turtles swim
What are webbed feet or flippers?
Lizards differ from snakes because most have these.
What are eyelids and external ear openings?
This animal starts life with gills and later develops lungs.
What is an amphibian?
This sensory organ helps pit vipers detect heat.
What are heat-sensing pits (pit organs)?
This is the main reason frogs are considered bioindicators.
What is their sensitivity to environmental changes?
Unlike most reptiles, turtles have this unusual feature.
What is a shell fused to the spine and ribs?
This is the main difference between salamander and lizard skin.
What is moist skin (salamanders) vs. dry, scaly skin (lizards)?