Herps
Hatching Heroes
Reptiles
Amphibians
100

This is what herps do to conserve energy and stay warm in cold conditions.

What is brumate?

100

This is where sea turtles lay their eggs.

What is beach sand?

100

This is the poison that is released by a snake bite.

What is venom?

100

You can easily tell if an animal is a frog or toad by looking at this physical feature.

What is skin?

200

Herps are this because they can't regulate their internal body heat.

What is ectothermic?

200

Once hatched most new turtles will attempt to reach this destination.

What is the sea?

200

This sea turtle's name comes from the color of its body fat due to its herbivore diet.

What is a green sea turtle?

200

Frogs and toads are classified as Anurans because they lack this.

What is a tail?

300

This is the name of the upper shell of a sea turtle.

What is a carapace?

300

This is the greatest risk to baby turtles before and after they hatch.

What are predators?

300

These are the two groups of reptilian herps.

What are sea turtles and sea snakes?

300

The term "amphibian" comes from Greek words that means this.

What is double life?

400

All herps can be classified as one of these two types of animals.

What are reptiles and amphibians?

400

This is how many days a female sea turtle will stay to care for the hatchlings.

What is zero?

400

This animal is the only marine reptile to give birth at sea.

What is a sea snake?

400

This is the order to which salamanders belong.

What is Caudata?

500

These are two characteristics of herps that are different from mammals.

What is cold-blooded and lay eggs?

500

Whether a turtle is hatched as male or female is influenced by this environmental factor.

What is sand temperature?

500

This is the largest species of sea turtle.

What is a leatherback?

500

The eggs of this type of toad are hatched from a female's back.

What is the Surinam toad? (pipa pipa)