Reptiles and Amphibians

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It's a snake! No- it's a lizard! No- It's Turtleman! Well, maybe not the man part. At any rate, the cold-blooded clans can be found here.
1

The water monitor is the second heaviest lizard in the world. What is the heaviest?

Komodo dragon

Guiana

Water dragon

King Cobra

  80% got this right

The komodo dragon is the heaviest lizard, weighing in at a huge 70kg on average.
2

What is another name for the common iguana?

Green iguana

Mekong iguana

Red iguana

Blue iguana

54% got this right

The green iguana and the Lesser Antillean iguana make up the genus "Iguana".
3

What types of food would a leopard gecko eat?

Waxworms and cricket

Adult mice and rats

Grass and weeds

Meat and grass

73% got this right

Most reptiles eat insects, though quite a few eat meat too. All kinds of worms are good for their diet,
4

What is unique about Jackson's chameleon?

It has horns

They lay two eggs at once

The females are tiny

The eggs take ages to hatch

40% got this right

Only the males grow horns. They have three horns. It belongs to the genus Trioceros.
5

What kind of frog is equipped with large suction pads at the tips of their toes?

Treefrogs

True Frogs

Bullfrog

Cricket Frogs

68% got this right

There are 13 species of treefrogs.
6

Reptiles usually lay eggs that hatch outside the body. What is the term that means this?

Oviparous

Omnivorous

Ovation

Olfaction

46% got this right

Although most reptiles are oviparous there are some snakes and lizards that bear live young.
7

What snake is known for inflating its body with air, then contracting and making a loud hissing noise?

Puff adder

Velociraptor

Sea squab

Toady

62% got this right

The puff adder is the most common venomous snake in Africa,
8

What is Jacobson's organ used for?

Sense of smell

Sense of sight

Sense of touch

Sense of hearing

45% got this right

The Jacobson's organ is present in the mouths of snakes.
9
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What is the largest non-oceanic reptile in North America?

Alligator

Desert Iguana

Chuckwalla

Sea Turtle

70% got this right

It is also the loudest during mating season.
10

What percent of an adult bearded dragon's diet is leafy greens and vegetables?

90%

30%

55%

45%

  23% got this right

Ninety percent of a adult's diet is leafy greens, but 90% of a juvenile's diet is insects!