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Reptiles Activity Sheet Discovering Reptiles Discovery Activity Sheet Classification: What’s the difference? In the Natural History Museum Reptiles cabinet there are 66 different specimens. And they’re not all reptiles! Snakes, turtles and lizards are clearly reptiles but a few amphibians (frogs, toads) snuck their way in. Within the collection of reptiles are four major groups: Order Crocodilia (crocodiles), Order Testudines (turtles and tortoises), Order Squamata (snakes and lizards) and Order Rhynchocephalia (Tuatara). Research the characteristics of each group and then try your hand at sorting animals from the “Reptiles” cabinet into each of the 5 groups. You might like to colour in the outlines using colours to classify the reptiles. The complete list is on the next page. Enjoy searching the internet for images of each animal or see if you can spot them in Tiny’s video. Discovering Reptiles Discovery Activity Sheet 1 Oxyuranus scutellatus Coastal Taipan 25 Antaresia childreni Children's Python 49 Hemiergis decresiensis Three-toed Earless Skink 2 Pseudechis guttatus Spotted Black Snake 26 Acrochordus granulatus Little Filesnake 50 Lialis burtonis Burton's Snake-lizard 3 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle 27 Diporiphora nobbi Nobbi Dragon 51 Saiphos equalis Three-toed Skink 4 Natator depressus Flatback Turtle 28 Amphibolurus muricatus Jacky Lizard 52 Anomalopus leuckartii Two-clawed Worm-skink 5 Chelonia mydas Green Turtle 29 Lophognathus gilberti Gilbert's Dragon 53 Varanus indicus Mangrove Monitor (juvenile) 6 Pseudechis porphyriacus Red-bellied Black Snake 30 Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback Skink 54 Varanus acanthurus Ridge-tailed Monitor 7 Notechis scutatus Tiger Snake 31 Oedura tryoni Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko 55 Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-headed Sea Snake 8 Morelia spilota variegata Carpet Python 32 Underwoodisaurus milii Thick-tailed Gecko 56 Crocodylus johnstoni Freshwater Crocodile 9 Chelodina longicollis Eastern Snake-necked Turtle 33 Ramphotyphlop sp. Blind Snake 57 Moloch horridus Thorny Devil 10 Emydura macquarii Macquarie Turtle 34 Boiga irregularis Brown Tree Snake 58 Chlamydosaurus kingii Frilled-neck Lizard 11 Pogona barbata Bearded Dragon (juvenile) 35 Bellatorias major Land Mullet 59 Varanus varius Lace Monitor 12 Intellagama lesueurii Australian Water Dragon 36 Tiliqua scrincoides Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard 60 Varanus gouldii Sand Goanna 13 Austrelaps ramsayi Highland Copperhead 37 Eulamprus quoyii Eastern Water Skink 61 Limnodynastes dumerilii Pobblebonk Frog 14 Pseudonaja textilis Eastern Brown Snake 38 Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's Skink 62 Litoria caerulea Green Tree Frog 15 Acanthophis antarcticus Common Death Adder 39 Amalosia lesueurii Lesueur's Velvet Gecko 63 Lymnodynastes peronii Brown-striped Frog 16 Vermicella annulata Bandy Bandy 40 Saltuarius moritzi Moritz's Leaf-tailed Gecko 64 Notaden bennettii Crucifix Toad 17 Myuchelys belli Bell's Turtle 41 Diplodactylus vittatus Wood Gecko 65 Lymnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted Grass Frog 18 Notechis scutatus Tiger Snake 42 Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Blackish Blind Snake 66 Furina diadema Red-naped Snake 19 Pogona barbata Bearded Dragon 43 Pelamis platura Yellow-bellied Sea Snake 20 Diporiphora nobbi Nobbi Dragon 44 Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait 21 Tropidonophis mairii Keelback 45 Dendrelaphis punctulatus Green Tree Snake 22 Parasuta spectabilis Black-headed Snake 46 Ctenotus robustus Striped Skink 23 Hemiaspis signata Marsh Snake 47 Ctenotus taeniolatus Copper-tailed Skink 24 Demansia psammophis Yellow-faced Whip Snake 48 Lampropholis guichenoti Penny Lizard Discovering Reptiles Discovery Activity Sheet reptiles reptiles 1 Oxyuranus scutellatus Coastal Taipan 2 Pseudechis guttatus Spotted Black Snake 3 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle 4 Natator depressus Flatback Turtle 5 Chelonia mydas Green Turtle 6 Pseudechis porphyriacus Red-bellied Black Snake 7 Notechis scutatus Tiger Snake 8 Morelia spilota variegata Carpet Python 9 Chelodina longicollis Eastern Snake-necked Turtle 10 Emydura macquarii Macquarie Turtle 11 Pogona barbata Bearded Dragon (juvenile) 12 Intellagama lesueurii Australian Water Dragon 1 13 Austrelaps ramsayi Highland Copperhead 2 4 14 Pseudonaja textilis Eastern Brown Snake 15 Acanthophis antarcticus Common Death Adder 16 Vermicella annulata Bandy Bandy 17 Myuchelys belli Bell's Turtle 18 Notechis scutatus Tiger Snake 6 3 5 19 Pogona barbata Bearded Dragon 20 Diporiphora nobbi Nobbi Dragon 8 21 Tropidonophis mairii Keelback 22 Parasuta spectabilis Black-headed Snake 7 23 Hemiaspis signata Marsh Snake 12 9 24 Demansia psammophis Yellow-faced Whip Snake 16 25 Antaresia childreni Children's Python 11 13 14 10 26 Acrochordus granulatus Little Filesnake 27 Diporiphora nobbi Nobbi Dragon 28 Amphibolurus muricatus Jacky Lizard 18 17 15 29 Lophognathus gilberti Gilbert's Dragon 23 24 30 Tiliqua rugosa Shingleback Skink 19 31 Oedura tryoni Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko 20 21 32 Underwoodisaurus milii Thick-tailed Gecko 25 33 Ramphotyphlop sp. Blind Snake 27 22 FRILLED-NECK LIZARD 26 34 Boiga irregularis Brown Tree Snake 28 30 35 Bellatorias major Land Mullet The Chlamydosaurus kingii Frilled- 29 36 Tiliqua scrincoides Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard neck Lizard is one of Australia’s most 31 33 37 Eulamprus quoyii Eastern Water Skink spectacular dragon lizards. This large 35 32 38 Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's Skink 34 dragon inhabits tropical woodlands in 37 39 Amalosia lesueurii Lesueur's Velvet Gecko northern and eastern Australia and 66 40 Saltuarius moritzi Moritz's Leaf-tailed Gecko 36 38 41 42 41 Diplodactylus vittatus Wood Gecko New Guinea. Frilled-neck Lizards eat 43 39 44 42 Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Blackish Blind Snake insects, and they hunt by perching 45 47 40 43 Pelamis platura Yellow-bellied Sea Snake 1 - 2 m above the ground on standing 52 44 Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait tree trunks to ambush passing prey. 45 Dendrelaphis punctulatus Green Tree Snake 51 Their rough texture and mottled 46 48 46 Ctenotus robustus Striped Skink 62 64 colouration makes them extremely well 53 54 47 Ctenotus taeniolatus Copper-tailed Skink camouflaged, and when approached 55 48 Lampropholis guichenoti Penny Lizard 49 61 49 Hemiergis decresiensis Three-toed Earless Skink they hide from view by sliding around 63 65 50 Lialis burtonis Burton's Snake-lizard to the opposite side of the tree trunk. 50 51 Saiphos equalis Three-toed Skink If detected on the ground, Frilled- 52 Anomalopus leuckartii Two-clawed Worm-skink neck Lizards can run bipedally on 53 Varanus indicus Mangrove Monitor (juvenile) their hindlimbs and quickly escape 54 Varanus acanthurus Ridge-tailed Monitor up a nearby tree. When threatened, 55 Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-headed Sea Snake they turn and face their attacker and 59 60 56 Crocodylus johnstoni Freshwater Crocodile 57 Moloch horridus Thorny Devil suddenly erect their frill. The startling 58 Chlamydosaurus kingii Frilled-neck Lizard combination of a wide frill, a gaping 56 58 57 59 Varanus varius Lace Monitor mouth and loud hissing presents a very 60 Varanus gouldii Sand Goanna formidable defensive display! 61 Limnodynastes dumerilii Pobblebonk Frog 62 Litoria caerulea Green Tree Frog 63 Lymnodynastes peronii Brown-striped Frog 64 Notaden bennettii Crucifix Toad 65 Lymnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted Grass Frog 66 Furina diadema Red-naped Snake !# UNE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM UNE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM !" .
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