| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algae | plant based source of food that grows spontaneously in water when left in sunlight |
| amphibian | animal with smooth skin and spends part of its life on land and part of its life in the water |
| aquatic | animal that lives in the water |
| arboreal | animal that lives in trees |
| brood | a group of reptiles or amphibians |
| brumation | process in reptiles similar to hibernation when their body temperature decreases |
| chelonians | veterinary term for turtles |
| cloaca | rectum in reptiles, also called the vent |
| clutch | group of eggs |
| coccidia | fugal disease |
| concave | inward appearance |
| crest | top of an animal's head |
| dewlap | flap of skin under the chin |
| dimorphism | the occurance of having both male and female body parts and appearances |
| ecdysis | process of snakes shedding their skin |
| ectothermic | the body temperature of an animal controlled externally by the environment |
| evert | to turn inside out |
| filtration system | water system that cleans the water source |
| gravid | term in reptiles meaning pregnant |
| hemipenis | the male reproductive organ in reptiles and amphibians |
| herpetology | the study of reptiles and amphibians |
| incubated | the process of keeping eggs warm for hatching |
| juvenile | young stage of growth |
| nonvenomous | not poisonous |
| omnivores | animals that eat a meat and plant based diet source |
| probe method | process of passing an instrument into the cloaca to determine the sex of a reptile or amphibian |
| quarentine | to isolate |
| reptile | animal with dry, scaly skin that uses the outside temperature and environment to adjust body temperature |
| salmonella infection | bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea |
| salmonellosis | bacterial infection that occurs from touching reptiles and amphibians |
| semi aquatic | living part of the time in water and part of the time on land |
| serpents | the veterinary term for snakes |
| substrate | the type of material on the bottom of the cage |
| tadpoles | young newborn frogs or toads |
| terrapins | the veterinary term for turtles |
| terrariums | plant sourced housing for reptiles and amphibians |
| terrestrial | living on land |
| urates | the urine water materials of reptiles and amphibians |
| venonmous | poisonous |
| vent | the rectum in reptiles, also called the cloaca |
