Reptiles, Amphibians & Arachnids

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1.Which amphibian warns attackers with yellow and black bands?
- A. glass frog
- B. poison dart frog
- C. fire salamander
- D. spotted salamander
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fire salamander
Did you know? Fire salamanders give birth to live young in streams.
2.Which arachnid lives in household bedding by the millions?
- A. house spider
- B. spiny orb weaver
- C. dust mite
- D. spitting spider
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dust mite
Did you know? Dust mites are invisible to the naked eye.
3.Which reptile basks in sunlight to warm its body?
- A. green iguana
- B. matamata turtle
- C. coral snake
- D. bearded dragon
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green iguana
Did you know? Green iguanas can fall from trees and walk away unharmed.
4.Which amphibian stays aquatic and keeps its gills for life?
- A. axolotl
- B. poison dart frog
- C. tomato frog
- D. spotted salamander
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axolotl
Did you know? Axolotls can regrow entire limbs.
5.Which arachnid builds tangled webs in quiet indoor corners?
- A. house spider
- B. cellar spider
- C. nursery web spider
- D. red-knee tarantula
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house spider
Did you know? House spiders help control indoor insect pests.
6.Which reptile can live for over a century?
- A. European adder
- B. Galápagos tortoise
- C. Burmese python
- D. snapping turtle
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Galápagos tortoise
Did you know? Galápagos tortoises can go without food for a year.
7.Which reptile changes color and moves each eye independently?
- A. gharial
- B. chameleon
- C. green iguana
- D. gecko
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chameleon
Did you know? A chameleon's tongue can be twice its body length.
8.Which reptile waves a front arm in a distinctive display?
- A. European adder
- B. Indian cobra
- C. bearded dragon
- D. green anaconda
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bearded dragon
Did you know? Bearded dragons come from Australian deserts and woodlands.
9.Which reptile climbs glass using millions of tiny foot hairs?
- A. caiman
- B. matamata turtle
- C. gecko
- D. coral snake
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gecko
Did you know? Gecko feet inspired new kinds of adhesives.
10.Which amphibian digs burrows and waits for rain?
- A. tomato frog
- B. tiger salamander
- C. fire-bellied toad
- D. spring peeper
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tiger salamander
Did you know? Tiger salamanders are among the largest land salamanders.
11.Which arachnid lives on Mexican hillsides in silk-lined burrows?
- A. spitting spider
- B. house spider
- C. red-knee tarantula
- D. net-casting spider
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red-knee tarantula
Did you know? The red-knee tarantula is a protected species.
12.Which reptile is the world's longest venomous snake?
- A. basilisk lizard
- B. Nile crocodile
- C. king cobra
- D. European adder
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king cobra
Did you know? The king cobra builds a nest for its eggs.
13.Which amphibian is among the most toxic wild animals?
- A. fire salamander
- B. golden poison frog
- C. olm
- D. axolotl
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golden poison frog
Did you know? Indigenous hunters used its skin for hunting darts.
14.Which arachnid throws a small silk net over passing prey?
- A. orb weaver
- B. camel spider
- C. wolf spider
- D. net-casting spider
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net-casting spider
Did you know? Net-casting spiders enlarge their eyes at night.
15.Which reptile bears warning bands of red, yellow, and black?
- A. coral snake
- B. reticulated python
- C. leaf-tailed gecko
- D. gharial
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coral snake
Did you know? Coral snakes are burrowing relatives of cobras.
16.Which amphibian regrows lost limbs and tail?
- A. poison dart frog
- B. olm
- C. cane toad
- D. newt
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newt
Did you know? Some newts switch between aquatic and land forms.
17.Which arachnid waits on grass tips for passing hosts?
- A. house spider
- B. tick
- C. black widow spider
- D. red-knee tarantula
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tick
Did you know? Ticks can detect animals by breath and heat.
18.Which reptile warns intruders with a rattle on its tail?
- A. caiman
- B. thorny devil
- C. rattlesnake
- D. chameleon relative agama
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rattlesnake
Did you know? A rattlesnake's rattle is made of interlocking keratin segments.
19.Which amphibian carries potent skin compounds once used on hunting darts?
- A. poison dart frog
- B. fire-bellied toad
- C. newt
- D. fire salamander
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poison dart frog
Did you know? Poison dart frogs get their toxins from their diet.
20.Which arachnid dangles upside down in loose tangled webs?
- A. crab spider
- B. red-knee tarantula
- C. cellar spider
- D. whip scorpion
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cellar spider
Did you know? Cellar spiders gently shake their webs to blur their outline.
21.Which reptile has become established in Florida's wetlands?
- A. Burmese python
- B. gila monster
- C. coral snake
- D. gecko
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Burmese python
Did you know? Burmese pythons are among the six longest snakes.
22.Which amphibian has skin so translucent its organs show?
- A. spotted salamander
- B. glass frog
- C. fire salamander
- D. axolotl
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glass frog
Did you know? Glass frogs live in Central and South American forests.
23.Which arachnid carries its young on its back?
- A. wolf spider
- B. nursery web spider
- C. wasp spider
- D. net-casting spider
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wolf spider
Did you know? Wolf spiders hunt by stalking instead of web-spinning.
24.Which reptile closes its hinged shell completely for protection?
- A. rattlesnake
- B. box turtle
- C. bearded dragon
- D. horned lizard
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box turtle
Did you know? Box turtles can live more than 50 years.
25.Which amphibian defends itself with toxin glands on its shoulders?
- A. fire salamander
- B. olm
- C. cane toad
- D. Surinam toad
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cane toad
Did you know? The cane toad was introduced to Australia as a pest control.
26.Which arachnid hunts at night from a silk-lined burrow?
- A. spitting spider
- B. crab spider
- C. net-casting spider
- D. tarantula
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tarantula
Did you know? Tarantulas flick irritating hairs from their abdomens in defense.
27.Which reptile is the world's largest living lizard?
- A. chameleon
- B. Komodo dragon
- C. frilled lizard
- D. skink
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Komodo dragon
Did you know? Komodo dragons can eat up to 80% of their body weight in one meal.
28.Which amphibian eats almost anything that fits in its mouth?
- A. fire salamander
- B. poison dart frog
- C. tomato frog
- D. American bullfrog
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American bullfrog
Did you know? Bullfrog tadpoles can take years to transform.
29.Which arachnid spins a messy web in dark corners?
- A. net-casting spider
- B. trapdoor spider
- C. whip scorpion
- D. black widow spider
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black widow spider
Did you know? Black widow webs shine faintly in ultraviolet light.
30.Which reptile squeezes its prey before swallowing?
- A. boa constrictor
- B. coral snake
- C. Galápagos tortoise
- D. American alligator
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boa constrictor
Did you know? Boa constrictors give birth to live young.
31.Which amphibian carries eggs embedded in the skin of its back?
- A. tiger salamander
- B. tomato frog
- C. Surinam toad
- D. mudpuppy
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Surinam toad
Did you know? Surinam toad young emerge fully formed from the mother's back.
32.Which arachnid walks on extremely long stilt-like legs?
- A. pseudoscorpion
- B. house spider
- C. red-knee tarantula
- D. harvestman
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harvestman
Did you know? Harvestmen are not spiders and have no venom glands.
33.Which reptile haunts South American rivers in large numbers?
- A. sea snake
- B. gila monster
- C. caiman
- D. Galápagos tortoise
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caiman
Did you know? Caiman eyes glow red at night in flashlight beams.
34.Which amphibian keeps external gills throughout its life?
- A. golden poison frog
- B. mudpuppy
- C. Surinam toad
- D. tomato frog
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mudpuppy
Did you know? Mudpuppies are fully aquatic North American salamanders.
35.Which arachnid pounces with remarkable accuracy and sharp vision?
- A. wolf spider
- B. orb weaver
- C. black widow spider
- D. jumping spider
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jumping spider
Did you know? Jumping spiders can see in color.
36.Which reptile waits motionless at the water's edge to ambush?
- A. boa constrictor
- B. monitor lizard
- C. Nile crocodile
- D. Indian cobra
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Nile crocodile
Did you know? Nile crocodiles can live over 40 years.
37.Which amphibian climbs reeds and shrubs near ponds?
- A. European tree frog
- B. red-eyed tree frog
- C. American bullfrog
- D. newt
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European tree frog
Did you know? The European tree frog's call carries far on spring nights.
38.Which arachnid weaves a zigzag silk band across its web?
- A. nursery web spider
- B. dust mite
- C. wasp spider
- D. harvestman
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wasp spider
Did you know? The wasp spider's web band may lure or warn insects.
39.Which reptile is the world's longest snake?
- A. rattlesnake
- B. reticulated python
- C. coral snake
- D. European adder
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reticulated python
Did you know? Reticulated pythons can exceed six meters.
40.Which amphibian startles predators by flashing bright red eyes?
- A. olm
- B. red-eyed tree frog
- C. newt
- D. caecilian
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red-eyed tree frog
Did you know? Red-eyed tree frogs sleep stuck to leaf undersides.

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