Lizard Types and Characteristics

Lizard Types and Characteristics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

3rd - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

Reptile Rob introduces the video on Safari Science, focusing on blue tongue skinks. He introduces Master Squishy, an Australian blue tongue skink, and clarifies common misconceptions about their name. Rob explains that skinks are a type of lizard, highlighting their unique characteristics and diversity. He emphasizes that skinks are the most diverse group of lizards, even more so than geckos. The video concludes with Rob's farewell.

Read more

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the host of the video?

Lizard Larry

Safari Sam

Master Squishy

Reptile Rob

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct name for the lizard introduced by Reptile Rob?

Blue Tongue Blink

Blue Tongue Stink

Blue Tongue Skink

Blue Tongue Pink

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the skink introduced in the video?

Safari Sam

Master Squishy

Reptile Rob

Lizard Larry

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a skink?

A type of lizard

A type of fish

A type of mammal

A type of bird

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of skinks?

Long body and short legs

Long legs

Wings

Short body

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of lizard mentioned in the video?

Komodo dragon

Monitor lizard

Iguana

Gecko

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of lizards is the most diverse?

Monitor lizards

Iguanas

Geckos

Skinks

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the number of skink types compare to gecko types?

No skink types exist

More skink types than gecko types

Fewer skink types than gecko types

Equal number of skink and gecko types