Herp Trivia Quiz

A chameleon can do quite a few tricks, but what can it not do?

• Move its eyes independently of each other

• Change color

• Stick out its tongue farther than its body length

• Lose its tail

A salamander can lose its tail, just like most lizards.

• True

• False

How long does the Indian Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus frog) stay above ground each year?

• 2 days

• 2 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 3 months

A king cobra primarily eats:

• Rats and mice

• Lizards

• Other snakes

• Birds

How long can a scorpion survive without food?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

The Gila monster is the .... lizard of North America.

• Fastest

• Largest

• Smallest

• Deadliest

You can hear a tree frog’s call from a kilometer away.

• True

• False

What is someone who studies fossils called?

• Paleontologist

• Herpetologist

• Archaeologist

• Biologist

The American bullfrog hibernates in a kind of sleeping bag made of dead skin.

• True

• False

Crocodiles swallow stones to grind food in their stomachs.

• True

• False