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What Do You Know About Reptiles?

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So what exactly do you know about reptiles? Perhaps you work at a pet store, keep a reptile as a pet, or love dinosaur movies. Whatever interests you in reptiles, test yourself on how well you really know them by taking this quiz. Can you get all 20 questions right?

  • Question of

    Reptiles have been around for millennia. They were the first creatures to lay eggs having hard shells. Approximately when do the earliest reptiles appear in the fossil record?

    • 275 million years ago
    • 300 million years ago
    • 315 million years ago
    • 245 million years ago
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    Which of these prehistoric animals was not a flying reptile?

    • Sordes
    • Icaronycteris
    • Gnathosaurus
    • Pterodactylus
  • Question of

    What is the longest a reptile has lived to date?

    • 99 years
    • 203 years
    • 180+ years
    • 225+ years
  • Question of

    What is the name of the longest-living tortoise known in history?

    • Jonathan
    • Harriet
    • Michelangelo
    • Nick
  • Question of

    The Australian White-throated snapping turtle can breathe through its butt.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    Tue or false? Leatherback sea turtles may swim 10,000 miles per year.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    True or flase? Green sea turtles can hold their breath beneath the waves for nine and a half hours.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    Is the tuatara a lizard?

    • Yes.
    • No.
  • Question of

    Which one of the following reptiles has a third eye?

    • The black-banded sea krait
    • The tuatara
    • The carpet chameleon
    • The slender glass lizard
  • Question of

    True or false? Marine iguanas have no known predators.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    True or false? It’s dangerous for marine iguanas to eat brown algae.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    What creature listed below have Komodo dragons not been known to eat?

    • A person
    • A Timor deer
    • A snake
    • A baby whale
  • Question of

    The platypus has a duck-like bill and lays eggs. Is it a reptile?

    • Yes.
    • No.
  • Question of

    True or false? If it comes in contact with the eyes, the venom of the spitting cobra can cause permanent blindness.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    How many species of poisonous snakes are capable of killing a person with a single bite?

    • 250
    • 67
    • 412
    • 725
  • Question of

    The specific term for a fear of snakes is:

    • Herpetophobia
    • Batrachophobia
    • Entomophobia
    • Ophidiophobia
  • Question of

    Which of these lizards is known for running on water?

    • The green basilisk lizard
    • The horned lizard
    • The spiny-tailed iguana
    • The American chameleon
  • Question of

    What was the length of the longest crocodile to live in captivity?

    • 18’8″
    • 20’3″
    • 19’1″
    • 16’10”
  • Question of

    True or false? The gender of a crocodile is determined by the temperature of the nest the eggs were kept in.

    • True.
    • False.
  • Question of

    Another name for the double-crested basilisk lizard is:

    • The Peter lizard
    • The John lizard
    • The Roman lizard
    • The Jesus Christ lizard

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