The competition is kindly sponsored by REPTILE CYMRU
Multiple Choice
1) In the begining, what made it possible for reptiles to live on land?
**** Amniote egg ****
* Three chambered heart
* Double loop circulation
* Nictitating membrane
2) Which of the following is most closely related?
**** Snake & Lizard ****
* Crocodile & Tuatara
* Alligator & Komodo Dragon
* Alligator & Alligator Snapping Turtle
3) Sea snakes and turtles breathe:
* With gills
**** With lungs ****
* Through their skin
* Through their chorion
4) Ovoviviparous snakes:
* Are venomous
**** Incubate eggs within the body ****
* Lay eggs in nests
* Do not have an amnion
5) Which of these lizards has a blue belly?
* Texas Horned Lizard
**** Sagebrush Lizard ****
* Ground Skink
* Gila Monster
6) Which of these snakes is not venomous?
* Water Moccasin
**** Rat Snake ****
* Copperhead
* Coral Snake
7) Which is NOT a way to tell the difference between a frog and a toad?
* Frog skin is smooth; toads have warts
* Frogs live in or near water; adult toads may occur in drier habitats
* Frogs are slim and speedy; toads are fat-bodied and sluggish
**** Frogs lay their eggs in water; toads lay them on dry land ****
General
8) Name the reptile that is related to both snakes and lizards equally?
A) Tuatara
9) Which of the Black Adder comedy series features a snake in its opening titles?
A) Series II
10) Which snake family has the most members?
A) Colubrid
11) The word serpent is a Middle English word which originated in French. What did the french word originally mean?
A) "serp" - to creep
12) There are 3 textural types of snake scales, what are they?
A) Smooth, Keeled, Granular
13) What is the organ in a snakes mouth which allows it to "smell" with it's tongue?
A) Jacobson's Organ
14) Boas usually have live offspring. Name a boa that can lay eggs?
A) Sand Boa / Calabar
15) The name Royal Python (latin name python regius) originates from the story of which famous
Egyptian?
A) Cleopatra
16) How many recognised species of Bearded Dragon are there?
A) 8
17) Describe the following reptiles as either Omnivores, Carnivore, Herbivore or Insectivore.
a) Bearded Dragon - Omnivore
b) Leopard Gecko - Insectivore
c) Green Iguana - Herbivore
d) Corn Snake - Carnivore
e) Chile Rose Tarantula - Insectivore
f) Giant African Land Snail - Herbivore
g) Red Eared Slider - Omnivore
h) Horsefields Tortoise - Herbivore
18) Name all the types in the Antaresia genus.
A) A. childreni, A. maculosa, A. perthensis, A. stimsoni (common names fine)
19) Who or what was the Lizard King?
A) Jim Morison
20) Which type of fruit bat is the smallest?
A) Spotted-winged Fruit Bat
21) What is the gestation period for a Kinkajou?
A) approx 115 days
22) What reptiles scientific name loosely translates to 'studded skinned horror'?
A) The Beaded Lizard / Gila Monster
23) What is the python called in the film Road Trip?
A) Mitch
24) Which python has had many films and TV programmes named after it?
A) Monty Python
25) Who said "You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny."
A) Steve Irwin
26) Which was the first reptile in Sri Lanka to be granted legal protection and what year was it?
A) varanus salvator/water monitor 1937
27) What were the first vertebrates to live on land?
A) Amphibians
It starts with....
28) What "A." is a large reptile with huge teeth and long jaws?
A) Aligator
29) What "A." is the largest snake in the world?
A) Anaconda
30) What "K." is the largest lizard in the world?
A) Komodo Dragon
31) What "P." is a large snake that kills its prey by squeezing it?
A) Python
32) What "E." describes both Reptiles and Amphibians?
A) Ectothermic
33) What "R." is a venomous snake that makes a noise with its tail?
A) Rattle Snake
34) What "P." can be used to determin the sex of a snake?
A) Probe
35) What "G." is a term used for a pregnant reptile?
A) Gravid
36) What "P." is used to determine probable genetic outcomes?
A) Punnet Square
Picture ID
37) What is the common name for the reptile pictured below?
A) Iguana
38) What in the common name for the snake pictured below?
A) Royal Python
39) What is hatching below?
A) Tortoise
40) Below is a picture of what?
A) Chameleon Tail
41) What is the common name for the Amphibian pictured below?
A) Whites Tree Frog
42) Male Or Female Snake Below?
A) Female Adder
43) What is pictured below?
A) Tarantula
44) What species does the eye pictured below belong to?
A) Snake (Boa)
45) What is the reptile pictured below?
A) Chameleon
46) What is the common name for the snake pictured below?
A) Gaboon Viper
47) What is the common name for the animal pictured below?
A) Crested Gecko
48) What is pictured below?
A) Skunk
49) What is pictured below?
A) Salamander (Aboreal)
50) Which type of reptile is shown below?
A) Puma Reptile - Trick Question Sorry!!! :o)
51) What is the common name for the reptile shown below?
A) Gila Monster
52) What is the common name for the reptile shown below?
A) Red Headed (Rock) Agma
53) What member of the Insect world is shown below?
A) Praying Mantis
54) What Animal Family/Genus does the skull below belong to?
A) Pythonidae / Python
55) Give two common names often used for the lizard below.
A) Green Tree Monitor / Emerald Tree Monitor
56) Bonus question: what is unusual regading its diet?
A) Only known monitor that are omnivorous
57) What is the common name for the amphibian pictured below?
A) Clown Frog
58) What is the common name for the invert shown below?
A) Rainbow / Halloween Crab
59) What is the common name for the hedgehog shown below?
A) Long Eared (egyptian)
60) What is the common name of the reptile below?
A) Burton's Legless Lizard
