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| Fossil remains of what appear to be the first early members of reptiles date back to the Carboniferous period___years ago. |
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| Reptiles became the dominant group of terrestrial vertebrates inhibiting the earth during the ___ period. |
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| Nocturnal species of snakes have___ pupils. |
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| Diurnal species of snkaes have ___ pupils. |
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| ____have teeth set in sockets that are similar to the teeth of mammals. |
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| The____turtle family of turtles hsa a flattened shells and is able to completely retract the heards, tails, and webbed feet into the shells. |
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| The___turtle family of turtles gets its nae from the strong, musky-smelling liquid it produces from glands between the upper and lower shells. |
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| The___turtle is the most widespread turtle in North America. |
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| alligator snapping turtle |
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| The__is the largest of all freshwater turtles. |
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| The__turtle feeds primarily on shellfish, which it crushes with its powerful jaws. |
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| with approximately thirty differnet genus groups and eighty-five differnet species,___is the largest family of turtles. |
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| The__turtle is the smallest of all turtles. |
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| The__turtle is noted for being brightly colored. |
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| ___turtles are easily recognized because of their domed shells and hinged plastrons. |
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| ___turtles are recognized by their striped heads and limbs, serrated rear shell margins, and center scutes, which have raised or painted projections. |
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| ___turtles are easily recognized byt their rough carapaces and orange-colored throats and limbs. |
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| term applied to turtles found in freshwater and brackish water that are cnsidered excellent eating |
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