Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Specimen Description The jaws of monitor lizard is flexible and has a U shape. The teeth are conical and arranged facing backward. Teeth has serrations that helps them to rip the meat from the flesh. The...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Tiliqua Specimen Description About the animal Common Blue-tongue Skinks are a large-bodied lizard in the family Scincidae. Australia has several species of Blue-tongue, the Common Blue-tongue is the most commonly...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Rhynchocephalia Family: Sphenodontidae Genus: Sphenodon Specimen Description The skull of the tuatara two openings a temporal fenestra on each side of the skull, with complete arches. In addition, the upper jaw is firmly attached to the skull. This makes for a very rigid, inflexible...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Eretmochelys Specimen Description The skull is long and narrow. The length is approximately equal to twice the width. Skll have deep parital noches and the snout tapers to a point. The jaws are v shaped and narrow. The...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Chelonia Species: C. mydas Specimen Description Green sea turtles are the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles, but have a comparatively small head. It have a short neck and had brown and yellow markings. The dorsal surface...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Naja Specimen Description The cobra venom contains postsynaptic neurotoxins that spread rapidly in its victim’s bloodstream, causing respiratory failure and, eventually, death. Cobra venom is an example of a molecule that prohibits the interaction of acetylcholine...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Naja Specimen Description The cobra has a triangular head with rounded edge, not broader than neck. The most peculiar feature of the cobra head is the presence of hood, It has a spectacled or manacled mark...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Viperidae Genus: Daboia Specimen Description All vipers have a distinctive triangular head. This head shape is due to the placement of their large venom glands in the mouth. Some nonvenomous species have evolved a similarly shaped head in order to...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodilia Family: Crocodylidae Genus: Crocodylus Specimen Description Crocodiles are larger, have V-shaped jaw. Each crocodile jaw carries 24 sharp teeth meant to grasp and crush, not to chew, some of their teeth can be seen even when the jaw is fully closed....
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Pythonidae Genus: Python Species: P. molurus Specimen Description The pythons have a box shaped skull. The orbits are large and placed on the on the side. The most prominent feature of the pythons skulls is the jaws. The jaws of...
