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Question 0

Legless Lizard Family

Answer 0

Pygopodidae

Question 1

Family of lizards that includes geckos

Answer 1

Gekkonidae

Question 2

What family does the bearded dragon belong to?

Answer 2

Agamid

Question 3

What is the difference between the hydrophidae and the laticaudidae families?

Answer 3

Hydrophidae- (true sea snakes) give birth to live young in the water

Laticaudidae- (sea kraits) lays eggs on land

Question 4

True or false: all elapids are venomous?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Shinglebacks belong to what family of lizard?

Answer 5

Scincidae

Question 6

The reptiles of Australia fall into four orders. These are?

Answer 6

Sphenodontia, Testudines, Squamata, crocodilia

Question 7

A large reptile, with thick, stocky limbs compared to it’s body size approaches you.

What family does this lizard belong to?

Answer 7

Varanidae

Question 8

How many pre sacral vertebrae do frogs have?

Answer 8

8

Question 9

The bufonidae genus is represented in Australia by a single species.

What is this species?

Answer 9

Cane toad

Question 10

What are hylid frogs commonly referred to as?

Answer 10

Tree Frogs

Question 11

What is the name of the fused vertebrae in the caudal region of frogs?

Answer 11

Urostyle

Question 12

How is the tongue of a frog attached?

Answer 12

At the front of the mouth.

Question 13

Frogs of the myobatrachidae family lack adhesive toe discs.

True or false.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

All colubrids are venomous.

True or false?

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What is cranial kinesis?

Answer 15

Movement of the bones within the skull to allow for feeding.

Question 16

What is streptostyly?

Answer 16

Rotation of the quadrate at it’s dorsal articulation. Axis of rotation is generally transverse.

Question 17

What is mesokinesis?

Answer 17

Dorsoventral flexion and extension around an axis running transverse through the frontal parietal suture

Question 18

What is metakinesis?

Answer 18

Curvilinear sliding movement between the parietal and supraoccipital bones.

Question 19

What is the correct temperature range for keeping reptiles?

Answer 19

It is different for all reptiles but it is generally between 29-32 degrees Celsius.

Question 20

Why are uv light globes important for keeping reptiles?

Answer 20

Vitamin D deficiency

Question 21

In Australia we use the terminology terrapin.

True or false?

Answer 21

False.

Aquatic = turtle
Terrestrial = tortoise

Question 22

Crocodiles and turtles are capable of cranial kinesis?

True or false?

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Frogs have three surfaces that allow for gas exchange. What are they?

Answer 23

Skin, lungs, lining of the mouth.

Question 24

Gland of frogs and toads which secretes a milky alkaloid substance to deter predators.

Answer 24

Parotoid Gland

Question 25

What is caudal autotomy and how does it work?

Answer 25

Self amputation of the tail.

Intervertebral autotomy: tail breaks between two vertebrae

Intravertebral autotomy: fracture planes within vertebrae form as the lizard contracts muscles to fracture a vertebrae.

Question 26

What are the signs that a lizard has undergone caudal autotomy?

Answer 26

Non invasive: tail appears different colour/ pattern to rest of body

Invasive: tail is cartilage rather than bone.

Question 27

Snakes have a poorly developed pectoral girdle.

True or false?

Answer 27

False snakes have no pectoral girdle at all!

Question 28

What is the cross shaped bone in the pectoral girdle of lizards?

Answer 28

Interclavicle

Question 29

What is the acetabulum?

Answer 29

The socket of the hip bone where the head of the femur sits.