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A parietal eye is found in

A. coral snake

B. sea snake

C. sphenodon

D. garden lizard

Correct Answer :

C. sphenodon


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The ability to change colour rapidly so as to blend with the background of their environment is best seen in

A. Snakes

B. Crocodiles

C. Turtles

D. Chameleons

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The largest lizard is

A. Heloderma

B. Chameleon

C. Ophiosaurus

D. Varanus

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Which one of these is a fossil ?

A. Hetttidaclylus

B. Chameleon

C. Draco

D. Sphenodon

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The number of cranial nerves in a reptile is

A. 8 pairs

B. 10 pairs

C. 12 pairs

D. 20 paris

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Vertebrae of reptiles are

A. Amphicoelous

B. Procoelous

C. Platycoelous

D. Gastrocoelous

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Which of these is false ?

A. Lizards have two pairs of pentadactyl limbs

B. Crocodile has webbed feet

C. Crocodiles are included under the sub-class Diapsida

D. The only poisonous lizard is varanus

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The group of reptiles similar to sphenodon is

A. turtles and tortoises

B. alligators

C. snakes

D. lizards

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A snake lacks middle ear, but perceives sound through

A. air

B. snout

C. skin

D. tongue

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The locomotion of snake is helped by

A. ribs and reduced limbs

B. ribs only

C. reduced limbs

D. reduced ribs

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Copulatory organs are absent in

A. Lizards

B. Sphenodon

C. Snakes

D. Crabs

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A snake has small scales on its belly, the tail being compressed laterally, it is a

A. krait

B. viper

C. sea snake

D. rat snake

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Toothless reptile is

A. snake

B. chelone

C. sea snake

D. lizard

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A viviparous lizard is

A. Mabuya

B. Chameleon

C. Hemidactylus

D. None of these

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Which of the following reptiles have the shortest tail ?

A. Garden lizard

B. Cobra

C. Chameleon

D. Python

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The venom of cobra effects

A. nervous system

B. respiratory system

C. digestive system

D. excretory system

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A well developed secondary palate is found in

A. garden lizard

B. crocodiles

C. cobras

D. vipers

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The snakes belong to the group

A. Chelonia

B. Ophidia

C. Lacertilia

D. Rhyncocephalia

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The belly scales on the body of a snake are broad and the third supralabial scale touches the eye and the nasal shield, it is a

A. viper

B. krait

C. sea snake

D. cobra

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Which is not true of reptiles ?

A. Their body is covered with dry, horny, mesodermal scales

B. Their skin is devoid of glands

C. They are poikilothermous

D. Their skeletons are more bony than in amphibians

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Pleurodont dentition is characteristic of

A. fishes and amphibians

B. all the reptiles

C. lizards and snakes

D. egg laying mammals

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A snake has

A. movable eyelids

B. immovable eyelids

C. noeyeslids

D. only nictitating membrane

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Glass snake is a

A. true snake

B. lizard

C. protochordate

D. pseudosnake

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The venom of viper effects

A. respiratory system

B. circulatory system

C. digestive system

D. nervous system

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Which is not a true snake ?

A. Glass snake

B. Coral snake

C. Rat snake

D. Blind snake

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Cobra can be distinguished by the presence of

A. agile habit

B. hood

C. black colour

D. hood and III large supralabials

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Which one of these is a sea snake?

A. Eryx johnii

B. Naja naja

C. Enhydrina

D. Bungarus

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Greatly elongated snout is seen in

A. garial

B. alligator

C. crocodile

D. both (b) and (c)

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The reptile which has a fourchambered heart is

A. king cobra

B. crocodile

C. sphenodon

D. lizard

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Which of these is false ?

A. The eardrum and middle ear are absent in snakes

B. Turtles are terrestrial whereas tortoises are aquatic

C. The rami of lower chin is fused in lizards

D. Crocodiles have a compressed tail

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In poisonous snakes, the poison injecting teeth or fangs develop on

A. mandibles

B. maxilla

C. squamosal

D. quadrate