Karteikarten
Midterm 1 -- Reptiles
Karten in diesem Stapel (30)
- 1—Order Crocodylia
Family Alligatoridae
1. Broad u-shaped snout
2. Lower teeth not visible when mouth is closed - 2Alligatoridae DistributionAmericas and China
- 3—Order Crocodylia
Family Crocodylidae
1. Narrower, v-shaped snout
2. Lower teeth visible when mouth closed
- 4Crocodylidae DistributionPantropical
- 5—Order Crocodylia
Family Gavialidae
"Gharials"
1. Skinny snout with bulbous end
2. Very endangered
- 6Gavialidae DistributionSE Asia
- 7Order Testudines Traits (3)1. No teeth, just a horny beak
2. Anapsid skull -- no holes/cheekbones
3. Body encased in shell - 8—Order Testudines
Family Dermochelyidae
Leatherback sea turtle
1. Marine
2. Eat jellyfish
- 9Dermochelyidae, Cheloniidae Distributionoceans worldwide
- 10—Order Testudines
Family Cheloniidae
1. Marine
2. Omnivores
- 11—Order Testudines
Family Testudinidae
"Tortoises"
1. Terrestrial
2. Herbivores/omnivores
- 12Testudinidae Distributionworldwide, except Australia
- 13—Order Testudines
Family Emydidae
"pond turtles"
1. Aquatic
2. Omnivores
- 14Emydidae DistributionLaurasian
- 15—Order Rhynchocephalia
"tuatara"
1. On islands off New Zealand
2. Most basal lepidosaur
- 16Order Squamata Two SubordersIguania, Scleroglossa
- 17—Order Squamata
Suborder Iguania
Family Iguanidae
1. In Americas and Fiji
- 18—Order Squamata
Suborder Iguania
Family Phrynosomatidae
1. North and Central America
- 19—Order Squamata
Suborder Iguania
Family Chamaeleonidae
1. Africa, India, S Europe
- 20—Order Squamata
Suborder Scleroglossa
Family Gekkonidae
1. Worldwide
2. Sticky feet
- 21—Order Squamata
Suborder Scleroglossa
Family Eublepharidae
1. Worldwide
2. Ground dwelling, regular toes
- 22—Order Squamata
Suborder Scleroglossa
Family Teiidae
"whiptail lizards"
1. Americas
- 23—Order Squamata
Suborder Scleroglossa
Family Xantusiidae
1. N and central America
- 24—Order Squamata
Suborder Scleroglossa
Family Scincidae
1. Worldwide
2. Juveniles with bright blue tails
- 25—Order Squamata
Suborder Scleroglossa
Family Anguidae
"Alligator lizards, glass lizards"
1. Americas, Europe, Africa, SE Asia
- 26—Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Boidae
1. World wide except Australia
- 27—Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Pythonidae
1. Africa, SE Asia, Australia
- 28—Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Viperidae
Subfamily Crotalinae: heat sensitive pits on face, in both worlds
Subfamily Viperinae: only old world, no pits
- 29—Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Colubridae
1. World wide
2. Usually non-venomous to humans
- 30—Order Squamata
Suborder Serpentes
Family Elapidae
1. Worldwide
2. Venomous
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- Bachelors Herpetology (Midterm 1) Karteikarten am Midterm 1 -- Reptiles, erstellt von 0northernlights0 am 18/04/2016.
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