The poison glands of a poisonous snake are modifed
buccal glands
salivary glands
palatine glands
lacrimal glands
Correct Answer :
B. salivary glands
Related Questions
The snakes belong to the group
Chelonia
Ophidia
Lacertilia
Rhyncocephalia
Crocodiles have
acrodont and homodont dentition
homodont and thecodont dentition
heterodont and thecodont dentition
heterodont and acrodont dentition
A third eye is present in the forehead of
Vipers
Cobra
Lizard
Sphenodon
Which one of these is a fossil ?
Hetttidaclylus
Chameleon
Draco
Sphenodon
A snake has
movable eyelids
immovable eyelids
noeyeslids
only nictitating membrane
The ability to change colour rapidly so as to blend with the background of their environment is best seen in
Snakes
Crocodiles
Turtles
Chameleons
Which of these is false ?
The eardrum and middle ear are absent in snakes
Turtles are terrestrial whereas tortoises are aquatic
The rami of lower chin is fused in lizards
Crocodiles have a compressed tail
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
A well developed secondary palate is found in
garden lizard
crocodiles
cobras
vipers
The venom of cobra effects
nervous system
respiratory system
digestive system
excretory system
Vertebrae of reptiles are
Amphicoelous
Procoelous
Platycoelous
Gastrocoelous
Which one of these is a sea snake?
Eryx johnii
Naja naja
Enhydrina
Bungarus
A limbless lizard is
Ophiothrix
Heloderma
Ophiosaurus
Both (a) and (b)
Toothless reptile is
snake
chelone
sea snake
lizard
The study of lizard is known as
Herpetology
Saurology
Nidology
None of these
The group of reptiles similar to sphenodon is
turtles and tortoises
alligators
snakes
lizards
The locomotion of snake is helped by
ribs and reduced limbs
ribs only
reduced limbs
reduced ribs
Gap of the mouth is very wide in
Wall lizard
Vipers
Flying lizard
Garden lizard
Proteolysin is present in the venom of
cobra
krait
viper
sea snake
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
Moulting or shedding of skin in snakes is done by
dermis
epidermis
cornified cells
stratum germinativum
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
The reptile which has a fourchambered heart is
king cobra
crocodile
sphenodon
lizard
A snake lacks middle ear, but perceives sound through
air
snout
skin
tongue
Which of these is false ?
Lizards have two pairs of pentadactyl limbs
Crocodile has webbed feet
Crocodiles are included under the sub-class Diapsida
The only poisonous lizard is varanus
Typhlop is
glass snake
blind snake
tree snake
sea snake
Copulatory organs are absent in
Lizards
Sphenodon
Snakes
Crabs
The only poisonous lizard of the world is
Varanus-monitor lizard
Heloderma-g\l& monster
Ophiosaurus-glass snake
Chameleon-coloured lizard
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