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Reptiles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Herpetology | Study reptiles and amphibians |
| What makes a reptile a reptile? | Vertebrates Scales/Scutes Cold Blooded or Ectothermic |
| Orders of Reptiles | Crocodilia Rhynchocephalia Squamata Testudines |
| Brumation | Hibernation-like state that cold-blooded animals utilize during very cold weather. |
| Not all reptiles Brumate. It will depend on many things, but the most obvious is temperature. True or False | True |
| Oviparous | Egg laying Most Reptiles – 80% Ex: Alligator |
| Viviparous | Birth to live young Placenta and yolk sac Ex: Green Anaconda & Boas |
| Ovoviviparous | Cross between egg laying and live birth |
| Gravid | Carrying young/eggs |
| Clutch | Group of eggs |
| Incubate | Period of time it takes eggs to hatch |
| Parental Care | Many reptiles are born or hatch and are completely on their own. |
| Best beginner reptiles: | Bearded dragon, corn snake, leopard gecko, and ball python. |
| Common substrate | Sand, stones, mulch, dirt, moss, paper towels, newsprint (unprinted), and repti carpet. |
| Terrarium | enclosure for land animals |
| Aquarium | enclosure for aquatic animals |
| What is substrate for | Balance of natural behaviors/environment and convenience |