Lizard, Snake, or Tuatara? - Statistics

General Stats
  • This quiz has been taken 7 times
  • The average score is 8 of 14
Answer Stats
Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
Anguidae The glass lizard family. Includes Ophisaurus attenuatus and O. ventralis, legless lizards with eyelids and external ear openings. Lizard
80%
Iguanidae The iguana family. Includes Iguana iguana, the green iguana, a large arboreal herbivore. Lizard
80%
Colubridae The largest snake family. Includes Nerodia taxispilota, N. fasciata, Coluber constrictor, Thamnophis sirtalis, Pantherophis alleghaniensis, P. guttatus, Rhadinaea flavilata, Pituophis melanoleucus, Farancia abacura, and Heterodon platirhinos. Mostly non‑venomous, extremely diverse. Snake
80%
Pythonidae The python family. Includes Python bivittatus and Python regius, large constrictors with heat‑sensing pits. Snake
80%
Viperidae he viper family. Includes Agkistrodon contortrix, A. piscivorus, Crotalus horridus, and C. atrox, all venomous pit vipers with hinged fangs. Snake
80%
Dactyloidae The anole family. Includes Anolis carolinensis, the Carolina green anole, known for dewlap displays and color change. Lizard
60%
Helodermatidae The beaded lizard family. Includes Heloderma suspectum, the Gila monster, one of the only venomous lizards. Lizard
60%
Varanidae The monitor lizard family. Includes Varanus salvator, the water monitor, a large, intelligent, semi‑aquatic predator. Lizard
60%
Boidae The boa family. Includes Corallus caninus, the emerald tree boa, an arboreal ambush predator with heat‑sensing pits. Snake
60%
Scincidae The skink family. Includes Plestiodon fasciatus, P. inexpectatus, P. laticeps, and Scincella lateralis, all smooth‑scaled, fast‑moving lizards. Lizard
40%
Teiidae The whiptail/racerunner family. Includes Aspidoscelis sexlineatus, the six‑lined racerunner, a very fast diurnal forager. Lizard
40%
Elapidae The cobra/mamba family. Includes Dendroaspis polylepis, the black mamba, a fast, highly venomous African species. Snake
40%
Phrynosomatidae The spiny lizard family. Includes Sceloporus undulatus, the eastern fence lizard, commonly found on trees and fences. Lizard
20%
Sphenodontidae The tuatara family. Includes Sphenodon punctatus, the only living member of Rhynchocephalia, retaining many ancient reptile traits. Tuatara
20%
No matching quizzes found
Score Distribution
Percent of People with Each Score
Percentile by Number Answered
Your Score History
You have not taken this quiz