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Squamata
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Order Squamata suborders | Amphisbaenia- worm lizards Lacertilia - lizards Serpentes - snakes |
| Suborder Amphisbaenia location | Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East |
| Suborder Amphisbaenia traits | small, burrowers, mostly no legs, no external ears, eyes covered by skin/scales, carnivorous |
| Suborder Amphisbaenia Zoo | Sao Paolo Zoo |
| Suborder Lacertilia traits | external ear openings, parietal eye reduced, many legless, tail autotomy |
| Family Agamidae species | Agamas |
| Family Agamidae location | Africa, Asia, Australia |
| Family Agamidae in zoos | Very common |
| Family Agamidae at SCZ | bearded dragons |
| Family Chamaeleonidae species | chameleons |
| Family Chamaeleonidae locationg | Africa and Madagascar |
| Family Chamaeleonidae at SCZ | NONE |
| Family Chamaeleonidae in zoos | uncommon |
| Family Gekkonidae species | geckos |
| Family Gekkonidae location | worldwide (tropical) |
| Family Gekkonidae at SCZ | leopard geckos |
| Family Gekkonidae in zoos | very common |
| Family Helodermatidae species | gila monsters and beaded lizards |
| Family Helodermatidae location | US, Mexico, Guatemala |
| Family Helodermatidae at SCZ | reticulated gila monster |
| Family Helodermatidae in zoos | very common |
| Family Iguanidae species | Iguanas |
| Family Iguanidae location | New World and Fiji |
| Family Iguanidae at SCZ | green iguana |
| Family Iguanidae in zoos | very common |
| Family Scincidae species | skinks |
| Family Scincidae location | worldwide (temperate to tropical) |
| Family Scincidae at SCZ | prehensile tailed skinks |
| Family Scincidae in zoos | common |
| Family Teiidae species | whiptails and tegus |
| family teiidae location | new world |
| family teiidae at scz | rainbow whiptails |
| family teiidae in zoos | increasingly common |
| family varanidae species | monitors |
| family varanidae location | old world - tropical |
| family varanidae in zoos | very common |
| family varanidae at scz | spiny tailed monitor |
| suborder serpentes | snakes |
| cytotoxic venom | destroys cells/tissues |
| hemotoxic venom | affects blood (clotting) |
| neurotoxic venom | affects nervous system |
| Aglyphous | no enlarged fangs for envenomation (boas & pythons) |
| opisthoglyphous | rear fanged, duvernnoy's gland, most common (Colubrids: |
| proteroglyphous | small front fangs, fixed, hollow, true venom glands (elapids: king cobra) |
| solenoglyphous | large front fangs, fold on roof, hollow, true venom glands (vipers: gaboon viper) |
| Family Boidea species | boas and anacondas |
| Family Boidea location | new world, Africa, Madagascar, Asia, pacific islands (temperate and tropical) |
| Family Boidea at scz | rubber boas |
| Family Boidea in zoos | very common |
| Family Pythonidae species | pythons |
| Family Pythonidae location | africa, asia, australasia (tropical) |
| Family Pythonidae at scz | ball python |
| Family Pythonidae in zoos | very common |
| family colubridae species | colubrids |
| Family colubridae location | worldwide |
| family colubridae at scz | bella ratsnakes |
| family colubridae in zoos | very common |
| family elapidae species | cobras, mambas, kraits, sea snakes, coral snakes |
| family elapidae location | worldwide, open oceans |
| family elapidae at scz | king cobra |
| family elapidae in zoos | uncommon |
| family viperidae species | vipers and pitvipers |
| family viperidae location | worldwide (tropical and temperate) |
| family viperidae zoos | very common |
| family viperidae at scz | gaboon viper timber rattlesnake |
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