A) Prominent neck frill B) Large, spiny tail C) Rough, bumpy skin D) Smooth, overlapping scales
A) Turtle B) Lizard C) Snake D) Crocodilian
A) Eye Color B) Leg Length C) Tongue Color D) Scales
A) Forest floor B) Desert scrub C) Open ocean D) Grasslands
A) Tail autotomy B) Camouflage C) Venomous bite D) Spitting
A) Giving birth to live young B) Budding C) Reproducing asexually D) Laying eggs
A) Budding B) Giving birth to live young C) Reproducing asexually D) Laying eggs
A) Scale patterns and coloration B) Diet alone C) Habitat alone D) Body size alone
A) Plants and fruits B) Insects and small invertebrates C) Rodents and birds D) Fish and amphibians
A) Smelling chemicals in the air B) Focusing on prey C) Hearing vibrations D) Detecting light and shadow
A) Scale shape B) Scale count C) Scale size D) Scale temperature
A) The skink's primary sensory organ B) A specialized gland for producing pheromones C) A common opening for excretory and reproductive systems D) A type of scale found only on the tail
A) Basking in the sun B) Staying constantly in the shade C) Generating their own body heat D) Burrowing deep underground
A) Laterally compressed tail B) Streamlined body C) Gills D) Webbed feet
A) Estivation B) Hibernation C) Metamorphosis D) Ecdysis
A) Scales that are very smooth B) Scales that are detachable C) Scales that are brightly colored D) Scales with a raised ridge
A) Body size B) Tail length C) Presence of femoral pores (in some species) D) Head shape
A) Detect vibrations B) Aid in climbing C) Regulate body temperature D) Secrete pheromones
A) Telepathy B) DNA analysis C) Mark and recapture D) Morphological measurements
A) Detecting sound waves B) Detecting pheromones C) Detecting light D) Detecting electric fields
A) Release it in a different habitat B) Attempt to treat it yourself without experience C) Contact a local wildlife rehabilitation center D) Keep it as a pet
A) Skinks lay eggs, salamanders give live birth B) Skinks have scales, salamanders do not C) Skinks live in water, salamanders live on land D) Skinks are amphibians, salamanders are reptiles
A) Increased aggression B) Brightly colored tails C) Loss of limbs D) Inability to shed skin
A) Lack of prey B) Increased rainfall C) Habitat loss D) Decreased temperature
A) Cryptic is for males, aposematic is for females B) Cryptic is bright, aposematic is dull C) Cryptic is for nocturnal animals, aposematic is for diurnal animals D) Cryptic is camouflage, aposematic is warning colors
A) Maintaining natural habitats B) Collecting skinks as pets C) Spraying pesticides indiscriminately D) Introducing non-native species
A) Amniotic B) Synapsid C) Anapsid D) Diapsid
A) Five B) Three C) None D) Four
A) A sensory organ B) A large scale C) A type of tooth D) A small scale
A) Infrared vision B) Ultraviolet vision C) Monochromatic vision D) Color vision |