Catigories of reptiles??

[damzookeeper]

Hi, I will be doing a show for my daughter's class next month. I want to ask the kids a few questions..."What makes lizards different from snakes?", " Reptiles are put into catigories what are the (number) catigories?" I can think of 4, am I right? I think there are 5 but not sure what i'm missing. Turtles and Tortises, Lizards, Snakes, and Crocodilians. Do geckos fall under lizards? Are there anymore that I overlooked? or do amphibians belong with the catigories? Thanks for the help.

Also is there any other interesting questions I could ask the children? They are 10-12 years old. this should be fun. I've only done a few shows before always children under 10 so I kept it pretty simple, but I'd like to ask the kids some questions this time since they have done a project on reptiles in school before hand.
I will have these animals at the show.
a leopard gecko
a fat tail gecko.
a bearded dragon.
a uromastyx.
a box turtle
a wood turtle.
a berber skink
a blue tongue skink
an ocellated skink
a crested gecko
a ball python
a corn snake
a kenyon sand boa
a hognose snake
a giant african land snail (just for fun)

[Bartman]

What about tuataras? Those weird ancient lizards that are still around I think...

[vanderkm]

Amphibians are a Class the equivalent level of Reptiles so completely separate - mostly because of life cycle with land and water phases if I remember correctly.

Reptile class is split into Subclasses but the Order level is most straightforward -
1) Testudines - Turtles (includes land and water guys)
2) Rhynchocephalia - the Tuatara is the only beastie in this group
3) Squamata - scaled ones - lizards and snakes
with 3 suborders 1- Sauria (lizards - including geckos but not tuataras that look just like lizards)
2 - Serpentes (snakes)
and 3 - Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians) - weird worm lizards that I think are different from legless lizards but I am not sure
4) Crocodylia - crocs and alligators.

Maybe someone else can help with more detail - sounds like a fun presentation to give - kids that age know a lot and will keep you on your toes.

Let us know how it goes.

mary v.

[snakers55]

Where did ya get the wood and box turtle from? Just curious..

[damzookeeper]

Originally posted by snakers55
Where did ya get the wood and box turtle from? Just curious..
Box turtle came from a nearby breeder and the wood turtle came in a trade. Box turtle is an Eastern, wood is a Central American Ornate. She is a sweetie too, loves to be hand fed. :) Prev. owners spoiled her rotten. lol.

[Dani33]

Sounds like a lot of fun :) Try and take some pics of the kids and post them. I love their faces when they get excited - lol.

[damzookeeper]

Originally posted by Dani33
Sounds like a lot of fun :) Try and take some pics of the kids and post them. I love their faces when they get excited - lol.

Oh Danielle, how are you? lol, looks like I got busted talking about you. haha! I'd love to take some pictures of the kids, never even thought of it. lol. I won't be able to do it as I'll be presenting, but I could see if I can get the teacher or mabye bring someone with me to get some pictures of the show. That's a great idea. Sweet Pea is doing great btw. She is now eating her salad, crickets and she also accepts low fat dog food once in a while. She looks so funny when she getts the dog food all over her mouth. And she still loves to be hand fed her crickets. :) Still loves to hide and burrow too. lol. Thanks again for the little sweetie!