| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| popular reptile pet native to Australia: bearded_____________ | dragon | 86%
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| longest venomous snake | king cobra | 86%
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| largest species of lizard | komodo dragon | 86%
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| a skink is a type of | lizard | 86%
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| Crocodilians include: crocodiles, alligators, caiman and | gharial | 83%
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| type of salamander that, in the wild, is only found in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico | axolotl | 81%
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| largest species of tortoise | Galapagos tortoise | 78%
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| longest species of snake | reticulated python | 75%
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| this word in a snake’s common name indicates that it often preys upon other snakes | king | 72%
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| largest crocodile species | saltwater | 72%
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| largest species of turtle | leatherback | 67%
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| extant tuataras are native to | New Zealand | 67%
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| there are 2 species of this type of reptile: American and Chinese _____________ | alligator | 64%
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| most species of chameleons are found in this country | Madagascar | 58%
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| a mudpuppy is a type of | salamander | 58%
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| major family of snakes that includes cobras, mambas and coral snakes | elapidae | 44%
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| most snakes ______ ______ . The minority are ovoviviparous | lay eggs | 44%
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| the scales on a turtle’s shell are called | scutes | 44%
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| orders of reptiles: turtles, snakes/lizards, crocodilians and | tuatara | 44%
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| species of terrapin in North America | diamondback | 42%
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| longest snake species in Africa is the African ________ python | rock | 42%
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| many lizards can shed their tail if attacked. This is a _____________ ______________ | defense mechanism | 39%
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| the eastern newt, in its juvenile form is called a red _____________ | eft | 36%
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| largest species of frog | goliath frog | 36%
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| type of snake that Cleopatra was rumored to wear as bracelets (also called a ball python ________ python | royal | 36%
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| 3 orders of amphibians: frogs & toads, salamanders & newts, and | caecilians | 33%
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| reptiles are cold-blooded* , otherwise known as _______________ (*with the exception of the Argentine tegu) | ectothermic | 33%
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| Ambystoma maculatum is a species of mole salamander. It’s common name is ______________ salamander | yellow-spotted | 25%
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| species of non-venomous snake in the eastern half of the US that people often confuse with a water moccasin | northern water snake | 22%
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| axolotls retain their juvenile features. Even as adults, they remain in their larval form. This is called | neoteny | 14%
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