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Glossary
A - E
⚠ <dt>AOR</dt>- Alive on Road.
⚠ <dt>Aquatic</dt>- Dwelling in the water. Most reptiles and amphibians are technically semiaquatic.
⚠ <dt>Arboreal</dt>- Dwelling in the trees.
⚠ <dt>Barbel</dt>- Fleshy, whiskerlike protrusion from the head or chin.
⚠ <dt>Carapace</dt>- Upper shell of a turtle.
⚠ <dt>Carrion</dt>- Dead and decaying flesh.
⚠ <dt>Carnivorous</dt>- Preying upon other animals; "meat eater".
⚠ <dt>Cloaca</dt>- Common chamber of the urinary, digestive, and reproductive canals. Also called a vent. It is somewhat analogous to an anus.
⚠ <dt>Crepuscular</dt>- Active at dawn and dusk.
⚠ <dt>Dewlap</dt>- Loose fold of the neck, often used for mating or territorial displays.
⚠ <dt>Diurnal</dt>- Active during the daylight.
⚠ <dt>DOR</dt>- Dead on Road.
⚠ <dt>Dorsal</dt>- Pertaining to the upper surface. In vertebrates, the backside.
⚠ <dt>Dorsolateral</dt>- Intermediate area between the back and sides.
⚠ <dt>Eft</dt>- Mid-life terrestrial stage of a newt.
⚠ <dt>Endothermic</dt>- Producing body heat through internal metabolic reactions, as in birds and mammals; "warm blooded".
⚠ <dt>Ectothermic</dt>- Gaining body heat through external heat sources, as in amphibians and reptiles; "cold blooded".
⚠ <dt>Extant</dt>- Still having living members; not extinct.
⚠ <dt>Extinct</dt>- Having no living members.
⚠ <dt>Extirpation</dt>- Local extinction event.
⚠ <dt>Barbels</dt>- Fleshy, whiskerlike protrusion from the head or chin.
⚠ <dt>Carnivore</dt>- Preying upon other animals; "meat eater".
⚠ <dt>Carnivores</dt>- Preying upon other animals; "meat eater".
⚠ <dt>Dorsum</dt>- Pertaining to the upper surface. In vertebrates, the backside.
⚠ <dt>Efts</dt>- Mid-life terrestrial stage of a newt.
⚠ <dt>Endotherm</dt>- Producing body heat through internal metabolic reactions, as in birds and mammals; "warm blooded".
⚠ <dt>Endotherms</dt>- Producing body heat through internal metabolic reactions, as in birds and mammals; "warm blooded".
⚠ <dt>Ectotherm</dt>- Gaining body heat through external heat sources, as in amphibians and reptiles; "cold blooded".
⚠ <dt>Ectotherms</dt>- Gaining body heat through external heat sources, as in amphibians and reptiles; "cold blooded".
⚠ <dt>Extinction</dt>- Having no living members.
⚠ <dt>Extirpate</dt>- Local extinction event.
⚠ <dt>Extirpated</dt>- Local extinction event.
⚠ <dt>Extirpates</dt>- Local extinction event.
F - J
⚠ <dt>Fossorial</dt>- Dwelling underground.
⚠ <dt>Gravid</dt>- Bearing eggs or young; "pregnant".
⚠ <dt>Herbivorous</dt>- Consuming plant material; "plant eater".
⚠ <dt>Herp</dt>- From the Greek Herpeton. Refers to a reptile or amphibian.
⚠ <dt>Herpetocultural</dt>- Refers to the captive husbandry of reptiles and amphibians.
⚠ <dt>Herpetofauna</dt>- From the Greek Herpeton and "fauna", which means life. Refers to reptile and amphibian life.
⚠ <dt>Herpetologist</dt>- One who studies reptiles and amphibians.
⚠ <dt>Herpetology</dt>- The study of reptiles and amphibians.
⚠ <dt>Insectivorous</dt>- Preying upon insects, spiders, and other arthropods; "insect eater".
⚠ <dt>Herbivore</dt>- Consuming plant material; "plant eater".
⚠ <dt>Herbivores</dt>- Consuming plant material; "plant eater".
⚠ <dt>Herps</dt>- From the Greek Herpeton. Refers to a reptile or amphibian.
⚠ <dt>Herping</dt>- The activity of looking for "herps": reptiles and amphibians.
⚠ <dt>Herptile</dt>- Variation of "herp". From the Greek Herpeton. Refers to a reptile or amphibian.
⚠ <dt>Herptiles</dt>- Variation of "herp". From the Greek Herpeton. Refers to a reptile or amphibian.
⚠ <dt>Herpetologists</dt>- One who studies reptiles and amphibians.
⚠ <dt>Insectivore</dt>- Preying upon insects, spiders, and other arthropods; "insect eater".
⚠ <dt>Insectivores</dt>- Preying upon insects, spiders, and other arthropods; "insect eater".
K - O
⚠ <dt>Keel</dt>- A ridge. In turtles, refers to a middorsal ridge of the carapace. In snakes, refers to a longitudinal ridge on a dorsal scale.
⚠ <dt>Labial</dt>- Pertaining to the lips.
⚠ <dt>Larva</dt>- Early stage of development in an organism, prior to metamorphosis. In amphibians, the early aquatic form.
⚠ <dt>Lateral</dt>- Pertaining to the sides.
⚠ <dt>Metamorphosis</dt>- A transformation in which the previous life stage is markedly different than the resulting one.
⚠ <dt>Middorsal</dt>- Middle of the back. In vertebrates, refers to the "line of the backbone".
⚠ <dt>Nocturnal</dt>- Active at night.
⚠ <dt>Omnivorous</dt>- Consuming a variety of materials, both plant and animal.
⚠ <dt>Keels</dt>- A ridge. In turtles, refers to a middorsal ridge of the carapace. In snakes, refers to a longitudinal ridge on a dorsal scale.
⚠ <dt>Keeled</dt>- A ridge. In turtles, refers to a middorsal ridge of the carapace. In snakes, refers to a longitudinal ridge on a dorsal scale.
⚠ <dt>Larvae</dt>- Early stage of development in an organism, prior to metamorphosis. In amphibians, the early aquatic form.
⚠ <dt>Larval</dt>- Early stage of development in an organism, prior to metamorphosis. In amphibians, the early aquatic form.
⚠ <dt>Metamorph</dt>- An organism in a transitional period between major life stages.
⚠ <dt>Metamorphs</dt>- An organism in a transitional period between major life stages.
⚠ <dt>Metamorphized</dt>- Having undergone a transformation from an earlier life stage.
⚠ <dt>Omnivore</dt>- Consuming a variety of materials, both plant and animal.
⚠ <dt>Omnivores</dt>- Consuming a variety of materials, both plant and animal.
P - T
⚠ <dt>Parotoid Gland</dt>- Large wart-like gland located behind each eye of toads.
⚠ <dt>Plastron</dt>- Lower shell of a turtle.
⚠ <dt>Poisonous</dt>- Refers to an organism that carries a poison, but lacks an injecting mechanism. Compare to venomous.
⚠ <dt>Rugose</dt>- Rough in texture; ridged or wrinkled.
⚠ <dt>Scavenger</dt>- An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
⚠ <dt>Scute</dt>- A larger scale on a reptile; usually referencing turtle shell plates or larger scales on crocodilians.
⚠ <dt>Semiaquatic</dt>- Literally, "somewhat of the water". Dwelling in or near the water.
⚠ <dt>Tadpole</dt>- A larval frog.
⚠ <dt>Terrestrial</dt>- Dwelling on the ground.
⚠ <dt>Tympanum</dt>- Eardrum; usually in reference to the external ear disk of frogs.
⚠ <dt>Parotoid Glands</dt>- Large wart-like gland located behind each eye of toads.
⚠ <dt>Poison</dt>- A toxic substance that is swallowed or absorbed. Compare to venom.
⚠ <dt>Poisons</dt>- A toxic substance that is swallowed or absorbed. Compare to venom.
⚠ <dt>Scutes</dt>- A larger scale on a reptile; usually referencing turtle shell plates or larger scales on crocodilians.
⚠ <dt>Scavengers</dt>- An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh.
⚠ <dt>Tadpoles</dt>- A larval frog.
U - Z
⚠ <dt>Venomous</dt>- Refers to an organism that can inject venom via a delivery mechanism, such as stinger, fangs, etc. Compare to poisonous.
⚠ <dt>Ventral</dt>- Pertaining to the lower surface. In vertebrates, the belly.
⚠ <dt>Venom</dt>- A toxic substance that is delivered through means of a stinger or fangs. Compare to poison.
⚠ <dt>Venoms</dt>- A toxic substance that is delivered through means of a stinger or fangs. Compare to poison.
⚠ <dt>Venter</dt>- Pertaining to the lower surface. In vertebrates, the belly.
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