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The reptiles Quiz

Answer the following questions about reptiles both modern and ancient.
Quiz by kinjapan
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Last updated: September 4, 2023
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Tuataras are surviving members of the sphenodonts, the oldest living reptile lineage. They live only in what country?
New Zealand
The heaviest living snake is what species?
anaconda
The North American chameleon is known by what other name?
anole
Turtles and tortoises differ mainly in that tortoises live on dry...
land
archosaurs that have not gone extinct include what groups of modern reptiles?
crocodilians and birds
Nile, green tree, savannah, and lace are all types of what family of lizards?
monitor
Lonesome George, who died in 2012, was the last of his kind of what?
tortoise
An American Southwest horny toad is actually a type of what?
lizard
The largest living lizard is what species?
Komodo dragon
Tokay, leopard, and Madagascar day, are all types of what family of lizards?
gecko
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The Galapagos Islands are home to the only marine species of what?
iguana
Mosasaurs were extinct reptiles that lived in what type of environment?
marine
Blue tongued, five lined, broad headed, and blue tailed are all varieties of what family of lizards?
skink
What do many lizards drop in order to confuse their would-be attackers?
their tails
The draco is a unique lizard in that it can do what?
glide
Chameleons have what organ that can stretch to twice their body length?
Their tongues
The only venomous lizard in North America is what?
Gila monster
Despite often working with venomous and otherwise dangerous reptiles, this famous Australian television personality and naturalist was killed by a sting ray.
Steve Irwin
(the Crocodile Hunter)
A bushmaster is a type of what?
snake
The country that is home to the most varieties of venomous snakes is which country?
Australia
Cog
+3
Level 75
Dec 22, 2021
Cool quiz. Just one correction: please could you change poisonous to venomous
kinjapan
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Level 72
Dec 22, 2021
Fixed! It's funny, I had recently taught my son the difference, and still made the same mistake here. Thank you for pointing it out.
interopia
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Level 85
Dec 23, 2021
Great quiz! Also try Reptile...or Amphibian?!
kinjapan
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Level 72
Dec 23, 2021
Nice! I love how your iguana picture you picked has a questioning look on his face. "Well, which is it?"
Malbaby
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Level 71
Feb 7, 2022
Steve Irwin was just about as opposite to Attenborough as you can imagine. Irwin had to grab hold of animals, or wrestle with them, or dig them out etc. Most modern naturalists these days prefer to watch and not touch.
DaftVader
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Level 49
Sep 3, 2023
Please allow "galapagos tortoise" or "giant tortoise" for the Lonesome George question
kinjapan
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Level 72
Sep 4, 2023
Added. I am surprised at myself that I hadn't already had either of those as type-ins. Thank you.
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