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Cobras, mambas, and coral snakes are classified as ____.
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elapids
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The special organ that allows vipers to "see" warm objects in total darkness is the ____.
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pit organ
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The organ that gives the snake its acute sense of smell is the ____.
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Jacobson's organ
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Scientists who study reptiles and amphibians are called ____.
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herpetologists
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The ____ bone loosely attaches a snake's jaw to its skull on each side.
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quadrate
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The method of snake locomotion in which the snake throws its body sideways is ____ movement.
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sidewinding
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The method of snake locomotion in which the snake bends into a series of curves and slithers forward along the same path is ____.
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lateral undulation
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Elongated, four-legged reptiles with tapered tails, such as the chameleon and anole, are classified as ____.
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lizards
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Animals that bear their young alive from eggs that hatch within the body are _____ animals.
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ovoviviparous
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Animals that regulate their body temperature by external factors, allowing their body temperature to fluctuate, are ____.
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cold-blooded
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