Reptile Quiz (RV)

[Cantona]

Over to you Dream Weaver

[Dream Weaver]

Thanks, Cantona

The Tokay Gecko is an invasive species in South Africa. Besides the illegal pet trade, how do they commonly end up getting into the country?

[Cantona]

Tokay geckos ‘glue’ their eggs onto objects, walls, and packing crates, which has resulted in them being transported throughout the world and becoming established where food and climate are optimal.

[Dream Weaver]

That’s correct, Cantona They can get quite big too, up to 30 or 40 cm long.
Your turn!

[Cantona]

T/F?

All adders are vipers, but most vipers aren't called adders.

[Dream Weaver]

True

[Cantona]

Over to you Dream Weaver

[Dream Weaver]

What is the rarest turtle found in South Africa?

[Cantona]

The olive ridley turtle which is very seldom seen?

[Dream Weaver]

Correct, Cantona

[Cantona]

Thanks Dream Weaver

Which reptile has the strongest bite force (psi)?

[Chacma]

Which reptile has the strongest bite force (psi)?

That would HAVE to be our 5 metre long Aussie salties at 25,000 kPa (3,700 psi)?

[Cantona]

Over to you Chacma

[Chacma]

Which reptile has eyes at the top of its head, enabling it to bury itself in the Namib dunes with only its eyes and the tip of its tail exposed to view?

[Dream Weaver]

A sidewinder adder?