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Reptile Quiz
Reptile Spotlights (20)
Lizards
- Gecko,
Western Banded (Coleonyx variegatus)
- Gila
Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
- Horned
Lizard, Short- (Phrynosoma douglassii)
- Horned
Lizard, Regal (Phrynosoma solare)
- Lizards,
Collared (Crotaphytus spp)
- Lizard,
Greater Earless (Cophosaurus texanus)
- Lizard,
Side-blotched (Uta stansburiana)
- Lizard,
Desert Spiny (Sceloporus magister)
- Lizard,
Tree (Urosaurus ornatus)
- Lizard,
Zebratail (Callisaurus draconoides)
- Whiptail,
Sonoran Spotted (Cnemidophorus sonorae)
- Whiptail,
Western (Cnemidophorus tigris)
Snakes
Tortoises
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Reptiles
of Tucson include tortoises/turtles, lizards, and snakes. Reptiles have
scales and amniotic eggs (eggs with internal membranes, including the amnion
membrane, and a shell). Amniotic eggs, when layed, are layed in the ground,
not in the water like amphibians. Thus, newborn reptiles are like mini-versions
of their parents and don't need to go through an aquatic, larval form as
do most amphibians. |