Range from 14 cm SVL to 2m TL in Iguana iguana. May be terrestrial, rock-dwelling or arboreal ... sex, aid in species discrimination or enable male-male ...
Vertebrates Phylum Chordata 4 basic characteristics: Notochord supporting rod dorsally located, below the nerve cord, replaced by vertebral column in most ...
Class Chondrichthyes Herpetology is study of: Class Osteichthyes Class Mammalia Dinosauria Crocodilia Testudines Class Amphibia Class Agnatha Class Aves
... live in trees Africa and Madagascar Catch insects with tongue Komodo Dragon Attack and eat humans 10 feet long 300 pounds Indonesia Snakes Elongated derivative ...
growth rate (-) ability to regulate salt and water. growth rate ( ) survive cold winters ... vs. limbed locomotion. 1. No fixed points on body for propulsion; ...
... have fleshy blob tongues that apprehend food, are typically territorial and ... have specialized chemosensory tongues, apprehend food with their jaws, are ...
ecology interactions of animals w/ each other & their physical environments ... hypothesis / set of hypotheses that provide a powerful explanation for a variety of ...
Pythons (oviparous) are in Africa, SE Asia, and Australia. ... Amethystine or scrub Python Morelia amethistina: 8.5m/3.7m. Common Boa Boa constrictor: 4.5m. ...
Chapter 17 Mammals Marsupials Begin development within female s body born very immature development is completed within a pouch Attach to nipples of mammary glands ...
... into the Archosauromorpha (Crocs, birds, pterosaurs, and ... differently than crocs. move nares to top of skull. Saurischia. Palaeopoda (4-legged gait) ...
Stress proteins first identified in salamanders. The Most Important Reason ... Crocodile. Rhynchocephalia (Sphenodontida or Tuatara) Lizard-like in appearance. ...