Reptile etymology quiz - what's in a species name?

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This quiz has two parts, one with 10 multiple-choice questions and one with 10 open questions. You can do the first only or both. It should only take 2-5 min.

1. -ophis (e.g. in Hydrophis) means:

worm

monster

snake

salamander

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2. Amphisbaena means

amphibious

moves in both directions

double-headed

none of these

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3. brevis means

short

long

small

broad

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4. viridis means

brown

green

red

yellow

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5. lineatus means

linear

stretched

lined

long

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6. maculata means

marbled

ornamented

having a leaf-pattern

spotted

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7. pulcher means

ornamented

pretty

colorful

patterned

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8. laticeps means

long-footed

broad-headed

narrow-bodied

having big arms

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9. taeniatus means

having bars

having ribbons

having spots

having ornaments

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10. leucogaster means

white-bellied

yellow-bellied

having a white dorsum

having a spotted belly

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