The study of lizard is known as
Herpetology
Saurology
Nidology
None of these
Correct Answer :
B. Saurology
Related Questions
The group of reptiles similar to sphenodon is
turtles and tortoises
alligators
snakes
lizards
Pleurodont dentition is characteristic of
fishes and amphibians
all the reptiles
lizards and snakes
egg laying mammals
Which of the following reptiles have the shortest tail ?
Garden lizard
Cobra
Chameleon
Python
A viviparous lizard is
Mabuya
Chameleon
Hemidactylus
None of these
A parietal eye is found in
coral snake
sea snake
sphenodon
garden lizard
Typhlop is
glass snake
blind snake
tree snake
sea snake
Which one of these is a sea snake?
Eryx johnii
Naja naja
Enhydrina
Bungarus
Which is not a true snake ?
Glass snake
Coral snake
Rat snake
Blind snake
The long and powerful tail of crocodiles is
dorsoventraly flattened
compressed from side to side
cylindrical and tapering
all of these
The venom of viper effects
respiratory system
circulatory system
digestive system
nervous system
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
Moulting or shedding of skin in snakes is done by
dermis
epidermis
cornified cells
stratum germinativum
Which one of these is a fossil ?
Hetttidaclylus
Chameleon
Draco
Sphenodon
The reptile which has a fourchambered heart is
king cobra
crocodile
sphenodon
lizard
Special articular surfaces on the vertebrae of snakes are
pre- and post-zygapophysis
zygantera and zygosphenes
neural arches and haemal arches
none of these
In the classifcation by Huxley, reptiles and birds were grouped under
Diapsida
Sauropsida
Ichthyopsida
Synapsida
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)
The snakes belong to the group
Chelonia
Ophidia
Lacertilia
Rhyncocephalia
Gap of the mouth is very wide in
Wall lizard
Vipers
Flying lizard
Garden lizard
The number of cranial nerves in a reptile is
8 pairs
10 pairs
12 pairs
20 paris
A limbless lizard is
Ophiothrix
Heloderma
Ophiosaurus
Both (a) and (b)
Glass snake is a
true snake
lizard
protochordate
pseudosnake
The largest lizard is
Heloderma
Chameleon
Ophiosaurus
Varanus
All reptiles are
Poikilothermic and Amniotic
Homiothermic and Amniotic
Poikilothermic and Anamniotic
Homiothermic and Anamniotic
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
In poisonous snakes, the poison injecting teeth or fangs develop on
mandibles
maxilla
squamosal
quadrate
The poison glands of a poisonous snake are modifed
buccal glands
salivary glands
palatine glands
lacrimal glands
Copulatory organs are absent in
Lizards
Sphenodon
Snakes
Crabs