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| Reptiles fall under what class? |
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| All turtles fall under what order? |
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| Snakes and Lizards are in the order squamata what are their individual suborders? |
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Snakes: Serpentes
Lizards: Sauria |
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| Reproduce without prescence of an male |
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| "Cold blooded" metabolism |
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| Having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors: |
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| Tree dwelling in need of more vertical space |
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| Land dwelling in need of more horizontal space |
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| Which reptilian order is the most primitive group of living reptiles? |
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| The dorsal part of a chelonia shell |
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| The ventral part of a chelonian shell |
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| Keratinized epithelium covering the bones of the shell |
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True or False
Chelonians have no diaphragm |
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| Chelonians have how many chambers in the heart? |
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| The Chelonians digestive tract empties into the____. |
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| Chelonians are similar to birds when it come to blood but instead of heterophils have unique cells to reptiles called_____. |
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| What is the main cause of metabolic bone disease? |
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| Lack of UV lighting and diet (imroper Ca:P) |
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| Conjuctivitis, blepharitis, nasal discharge, dyspea and ear abscesses are all clinical signs of? |
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| Zoonotic bacterial infection with which younger children and immunocompromised people are commonly affected? |
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| Infection of the shell involoving the loss of scutes, can be wet or dry and is treated with topicals |
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| Shell cracks and an overgrown beak are examples of |
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| One of the most common presentations of disease a chelonian has? |
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Respiratory Disease
Remember: Turtles can't cough |
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| Lethargy, swollen joints, anorexia are all clinical signs of? |
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Gout
Note: Treatment is unrewarding |
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| Anorexia, bloody discharge from the cloaca, lethargy and straining are clinical signs for this chelonian disorder? |
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| Not completely understood and is a common problem and may be linked to improper diet: |
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True or False
Parenteral drugs are not preferred for Chelonian anesthesia |
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| Best place for the largest yield for blood collection in chelonians |
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Only 1% of blood can be taken from chelonians |
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| What blood tube should reptilian blood be collected in? |
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| What are some examples of the family boiids? |
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| Pythons and Boa constrictors |
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| What are some examples of the family Colubrids? |
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| King snakes and ratsnakes |
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| What is the most common method of locomotion in snakes? |
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| This snake bone is elongated and very mobile and contributes greatly to their ability to swallow very large prey/items: |
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| Snakes are solitary animals that should be ______. |
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| Eyelids fuse together to form a transparent spectacle this is called: |
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| Heart position in snakes is directly related to habitat. Arboreal and terrestrial species heart is located closer to the head while marine and aquatic species hearts are located where: |
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| Snakes and saurians have help with respiration from: |
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| Ideally captive snakes should be fed: |
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| Humanely killed thawed prey |
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| The vomeronasal sense plays a major role in predation and behavior and is also known as: |
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| If a probe is inserted to determine the sex of a snake and the probe travels 9-15 subcaudal scales the sex of the snake is most likely: |
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MALE
Remember: If a probe was inserted and only enters 1-3 subcaudal scale the snake would be female |
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True or False
Snakes have a bladder |
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False
Remember: Sauriand have a bladder snakes do not |
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| At what temperature do most reptilians hibernate around? |
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| What are some sights you can obtain blood from a snake? |
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- Tails vein located on the midline
- Cardiac
- Palatine vessels of the mouth (buccal)
- Ventral abdominal
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| How should a snake be transported to a clinic? |
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| In a breathable fabric knot tied bag |
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| Mouth rot is also known as: |
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| Unlike snakes when ecdysis takes place saurians shed in: |
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| Some species can release skin in response to stress like some saurians ability to shed tails what is this called? |
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| Changing the reflectivity of light resulting in color change these saurians are called |
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Chromatophores
Examples: Chamaeleo and Anolis |
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