key Taxonomy

What is in the order: Caudata?

• Frogs and toads

• Caecillians

• Newts, Salamanders, and Sirens

• Tuataras

Answer explanation

= Amphibians with LONG tails

What is in the order: Anura?

• Frogs and toads

• Caecillians

• Newts, Salamanders, and Sirens

• Tuataras

Answer explanation

= Amphibians WITHOUT tails + the greatest range!

What is in the order: Gymnophonica?

• Frogs and toads

• Caecillians

• Newts, Salamanders, and Sirens

• Tuataras

Answer explanation

= Amphibians that are Limb- less worm like, with no /short tail

What is in the order: Chelonia?

• Tuataras

• Caimans, crocodiles, and alligators

• Amphisbaenians, lizards and snakes

• Tortoises and turtles

• Caecillians

Answer explanation

= Reptiles with shells

What is in the order: Crocodilia?

• Tuataras

• Caimans, crocodiles, and alligators

• Amphisbaenians, lizards and snakes

• Tortoises and turtles

• Caecillians

What is in the order: Sphenodonta?

• Tuataras

• Caimans, crocodiles, and alligators

• Amphisbaenians, lizards and snakes

• Tortoises and turtles

• Caecillians

Answer explanation

= Nocturnal burrowing lizards

What is in the order: squamata?

• Tuataras

• Caimans, crocodiles, and alligators

• Amphisbaenians, lizards and snakes

• Tortoises and turtles

• Caecillians

What are the TWO sub-orders of Mammalia, Rodentia?

What is in the family: Caviidae?

• Chinchillas

• Mice and rats

• Rabbits

• Guinea pigs

• Squirrels

What is in the family: Muridae?

• Chinchillas

• Mice and rats

• Rabbits

• Guinea pigs

• Squirrels