Tag: amphibia and reptilia

Questions Related to amphibia and reptilia

Limbless lizard is ____________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Draco

  2. Ophisaurus

  3. Amblyrhynchus

  4. Moloch

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ophisaurus ,occurs in southern Europe, is a limbless lizard 

In which of the following subclasses of reptiles, the skull has a solid roof ____________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Anapsida

  2. Diapsida

  3. Synapsida

  4. Parapsida

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anapsida has a solid roof due to the absence of any temporal vacuities on skull.

Ophisaurus belongs to _____________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Amphibia

  2. Pisces

  3. Reptilia

  4. Aves

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Correct Option: C

A non-poisonous snake is______________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Viper

  2. Python

  3. Bungarus

  4. Sea snake

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Vipers are a family of venomous snakes, the Viperidae. All have long, hinged fangs that dig deep into their prey and inject venom. 
  • Sea snakes are venomous. They are typically found in Indo-Australian and Southeast Asian waters.  
  • Bungarus is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, the kraits found in South and Southeast Asia.  
  • Pythons are a family of non-venomous snakes, the Pythonidae found in Africa and Asia. 
  • so the correct answer is option B.

Crocodile, Alligator and Tortoise belong to ___________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Chelonia

  2. Rhyncocephalia

  3. Reptilia

  4. Aves

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Correct Option: C

Living fossil lizard of New Zeal and/Sphenodon belongs to___________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Rhyncocephalia

  2. Squamata

  3. Chelonia

  4. Crocodilia

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Living fossil lizard of new zeal and sphenodon belongs to Rhyncocephalia. The single species of Tuatara is the only surmising member of its order, which flourished around 200 million years ago.

The extinct reptiles without temporal fossae belong to ______________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Chelonia

  2. Synaptosauria

  3. Ichthyopterygia

  4. Cotylosauria

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Correct Option: D

Reptilian hipped dinosaurs belong to

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Saurischia

  2. Lacertilia

  3. Ophidia

  4. Rhyncocephalia

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Correct Option: A

Vertebrae in sub-order ophidia are_______________.

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Procoelous

  2. Acoelous

  3. Amphicoelous

  4. Heterocoelus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The anterior middle portion of vertebrae is known as centrum and a posterior vertebral arch known as the neural arch. 
  • The procoelous vertebra is convex at the anterior side while convex at the posterior side. 
  • Ophidia is a suborder that includes snakes and reptiles and has procoelous vertebrae.
  • So option A is the correct answer

Bull frog of India is 

zoology animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) amphibia and reptilia amphibia classifications of chordata

  1. Rana tigerina

  2. Rana sylvatica

  3. Rana ecustesbeiana

  4. Rana esculenta

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The binomial nomenclature of the frog (bullfrog) is Rana tigerina. where Rana is the genus and the tigerina is the species.