The long and powerful tail of crocodiles is
dorsoventraly flattened
compressed from side to side
cylindrical and tapering
all of these
Correct Answer :
B. compressed from side to side
Related Questions
A snake has small scales on its belly, the tail being compressed laterally, it is a
krait
viper
sea snake
rat snake
A viviparous lizard is
Mabuya
Chameleon
Hemidactylus
None of these
The reptile which has a fourchambered heart is
king cobra
crocodile
sphenodon
lizard
A urinary bladder is absent in
Chameleon
House lizard
Snake
Crocodile
The venom of cobra effects
nervous system
respiratory system
digestive system
excretory system
A snake has
movable eyelids
immovable eyelids
noeyeslids
only nictitating membrane
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
viper
krait
sea snake
cobra
If a snake has small belly scales and a cylindrical tail, it is a
poisonous snake
non-poisonous snake
(a) or (b)
(a) and (b)
Which is not true of reptiles ?
Their body is covered with dry, horny, mesodermal scales
Their skin is devoid of glands
They are poikilothermous
Their skeletons are more bony than in amphibians
Glass snake is a
true snake
lizard
protochordate
pseudosnake
Fresh water chelones are called
terrapins
turtles
tortoises
none of these
A snake lacks middle ear, but perceives sound through
air
snout
skin
tongue
The group of reptiles similar to sphenodon is
turtles and tortoises
alligators
snakes
lizards
The main difference between a lizard and a snake is that
a lizard has limbs while a snake is limbless
a lizard has movable eyelids while in snake the eyelids are immovble
a snake has functionable ear while in lizards the ears are non-functionable
a snake is poisonous while lizards are non-poisonous
Toothless reptile is
snake
chelone
sea snake
lizard
Which one of these is a sea snake?
Eryx johnii
Naja naja
Enhydrina
Bungarus
The venom of viper effects
respiratory system
circulatory system
digestive system
nervous system
All reptiles are
Poikilothermic and Amniotic
Homiothermic and Amniotic
Poikilothermic and Anamniotic
Homiothermic and Anamniotic
A parietal eye is found in
coral snake
sea snake
sphenodon
garden lizard
Which one of these is a fossil ?
Hetttidaclylus
Chameleon
Draco
Sphenodon
A well developed secondary palate is found in
garden lizard
crocodiles
cobras
vipers
Vertebrae of reptiles are
Amphicoelous
Procoelous
Platycoelous
Gastrocoelous
The study of lizard is known as
Herpetology
Saurology
Nidology
None of these
The poison glands of a poisonous snake are modifed
buccal glands
salivary glands
palatine glands
lacrimal glands
A limbless lizard is
Ophiothrix
Heloderma
Ophiosaurus
Both (a) and (b)
Typhlop is
glass snake
blind snake
tree snake
sea snake
The number of cranial nerves in a reptile is
8 pairs
10 pairs
12 pairs
20 paris
Copulatory organs are absent in
Lizards
Sphenodon
Snakes
Crabs
In poisonous snakes, the poison injecting teeth or fangs develop on
mandibles
maxilla
squamosal
quadrate
Gap of the mouth is very wide in
Wall lizard
Vipers
Flying lizard
Garden lizard