Reptiles - Part 1

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Across
  1. 1. Abnormal or incomplete shedding of skin
  2. 6. Developmental change from larval to adult form in amphibians
  3. 8. Ventral shell of turtles and tortoises
  4. 12. Term used to collectively describe reptiles and amphibians
  5. 13. Range of temperatures allowing normal metabolic function
  6. 15. Cold‑blooded condition where body heat comes from the environment
  7. 18. Ability of some amphibians like axolotls to regrow limbs
  8. 21. Active primarily at night, common in many reptiles
  9. 24. Term for shed reptile or amphibian skin
  10. 25. Living primarily in trees, such as iguanas and chameleons
  11. 27. Giving birth to live young rather than laying eggs
  12. 28. Color or pattern variations produced through genetics
  13. 30. Active during the day, as seen in water dragons
  14. 31. Order that includes frogs and toads
  15. 32. Diet consisting mainly of animal matter
  16. 33. Class that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians
Down
  1. 2. Method snakes use to kill prey by tightening their body
  2. 3. Order that includes turtles and tortoises
  3. 4. Dorsal shell of turtles and other chelonians
  4. 5. Bony external plates forming turtle shells and crocodile skin
  5. 7. Order containing snakes and lizards
  6. 9. Behavioral process reptiles use to control body temperature
  7. 10. Order that includes salamanders and newts
  8. 11. Transparent fused eyelid covering the eye of snakes
  9. 14. Reproductive mode where eggs hatch inside the mother producing live young
  10. 16. Order containing crocodiles and alligators
  11. 17. Reproductive mode where embryos develop outside the mother in eggs
  12. 19. Process of skin shedding in reptiles
  13. 20. Order of legless amphibians known as caecilians
  14. 22. Genetic mutation resulting in reduced pigmentation
  15. 23. Description of amphibian skin that allows gas and water exchange
  16. 26. Class that includes snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians
  17. 29. Gliding membrane found in certain reptiles and mammals (referenced conceptually for membranes)