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What group consist of small, flat-bodied lizards characterized by adhesive toe pads?
Geckos
In which group do frogs and toads belong?
Anurans
What is a turtle's upper shell, which covers it back?
Carapace
What is the longest-living animal?
Tortoise
On what characteristics do scientists base the three main categories of salamanders?
Reproduction
What color-containing cells give reptiles the ability to change color?
Chromatophores
What is the largest known fish?
Whale Shark
What is a saw fish's long and unusual nose called?
Rostrum
What are the "squares" of a turtle's shell called?
Scutes
What are a shark's tooth-like placoid scales called?
Denticles
If a person gets bit by a venomous snake, what type of medicine would he be given to counteract the venom?
Antivenin
What organ do some vipers use to detect temperature?
Pit Organ
Which lizard-like reptile has parietal eye?
Tuatara
What cartilaginous fish have gill covers?
Chimaeras
What process involves a caecilians growing a new layer of fat in order to feed its young?
Dermatophagy
What term refers to an iguanid's throat fan?
Dewlap
What is the transparent eye cover of a gecko?
Spectacle
What is the name for a fish's hard, movable gill cover?
Operculum
Which group of reptiles is known for providing parental care for their young?
Crocodilians
What are the breathing openings that sharks and rays have behind their eyes?
Spiracles
Which common family of venomous snakes have immovable fangs?
Elapids
What cartilaginous fish has slime glands that help create a slippery coating around it?
Hagfish
What extinct, reptile-like aquatic animal looks very much like a dolphin?
Ichthyosaurus
What is the protective layer that surrounds the nutrient-filled egg of a reptile?
Amnion
Komodo dragon
What are a fish's W-shaped bands of skeletal muscle called?
Myomeres
The light producing organ of a fish is called a(n) ___________
Photophore
Bony fish cany stay suspended in the water due to a gas-filled organ called a(n) ________________
Shark eggs are laid inside a protective case called a(n) ____________________
Mermaid's Purse
An animal that has four legs
Tetrapod