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Page 1: Adaptive radiations in reptiles........pptx

Adaptive radiations in reptiles

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What is adaptive radiation?• It is the phenomenon

in which the same genera or different but closely related genera become adapted to different kinds of environment or habitat.

• It is the formation of different species from a common ancestor getting adapted to different kinds of environment i.e. habitats by adopting various modifications.

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Flourishing reptiles• End of devonian produces

organisms “amniota”• Mesozoic era = age of

reptiles• first reptile (ancestor of

reptilia)-cotylosauria(stem reptiles)

• Durind late Triassic period arose Dinosaur and Pterosaur belonging to archosauria

• During late cretaceous period all of these giant reptiles disappeared

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Reptilian ancestor-Cotylosaur

• Lizard like creature about 2 feet long

• It used to live on other larger animals

• Intermediate characteristics

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Early adaptive radiations during Permian period

• Synapsids and Thecodonts evolved

synapsid thecodont

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• Synapsids Therapsids Mammals• Thecodonts

Dinosaurs Crocodiles

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• Some stem reptiles returned to water

Ichthyosaurs Plesiosaurs

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Second major adaptive radiations during Triassic

period• Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs evolved from Thecodonts

DINOSAURS• Largest animals ever• Carnivorous and Herbivorous• They can be divided into Reptile-like(Saurischians eg:-Tyrannosaurus Rex)

and Bird-like(Ornithischians eg:-Camptosaurs)

PTEROSAURS• Small sized flying reptiles• Powerful forelimbs supporting wings• Eg:- Pteranodons

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Third major adaptive radiations during Cretaceous period

• Period of mass extinction• Nearly all dinosaurs and many

invertebrates disappeared• Few reptilian groups survived

SquamataCheloniaCrocodilia

Rhynchocephalia

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Classification of reptilia• Subclass: anapsida

o Order-cotylosauriao Order-chelonia

• subclass: synaptosauriao Order-sauropterygia

• Subclass: ichthyopterygiao Order-ichthyosauria

• Sublass: lepidosauriao Order-rhynchocephalia

o Order-squamata• Subclass: archosauria

o Order-crocodiliao Order-pterosauriao Order-saurischia

o Order-ornithoschia• Subclass:synapsida

o Order-pelycosauriao Order-therapsida

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Adaptive radiations in order-squamata

(lizards and snakes)Lizards

• Various habitats such as forests, grasslands, deserts and even below soil

• Lizards have adapted to various habitats such as

Adaptations to aboreal habitat Adaptations for flying

Adaptations for running Adaptations for fossorial habitat Adaptations for desert habitat

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Adaptations to aboreal habitat(living on trees)

• Short limbs• Prehensile tail eg:-

chameleon• Digits with adhesive discs &

pads/claws eg:-gecko

Adaptations for flying(gliding)

• Development of petagia supported by ribs(5-6)

• Slender and tapering tail eg:-draco

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Adaptations for running

• Narrow body for least resistance• Well developed hind limbs for upright

posture• Reduced number of digits• Eg:- calotes

Adaptations for fossorial habitat

• Narrow cylindrical body • Limbs absent• Eyes are degenerated (eg:-anguis)

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Adaptations for desert habitat• Body covered by numerous spines• Ureotelic• Skin-hygroscopic• Eg:uromastyx and phrynosoma

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Snakes• Burrow and also live on land• Vestigial organs• Adapted to various habitats such as trapical and temperate forests,

grasslands, in desserts, in alpine medows and also living underground• Smallest species (brahming blind) and largest species(reticulated python)

Carnivorous snakes show following adaptations:-• Loosely articulated jaws• Presence of Venom apparatus• Python & boas squeeze their prey• Presence of prey is easily detected by vibrations of air and water• Presence of forked tongue

Aboreal snakes show following adaptations:-• Laterally compressed body• Prehensile tail• Exhibit protective colouration• Flying snake can glide from tree to tree

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Aquatic snakes show following adaptations:-

• Flat tail• Nostrils on the top of snout• Highly venomous• Feed on fish particularly eel• Protective colouration such as yellow bellied sea snake

and black banded krait• Fresh water snakes are semi-aquatic• They overhang on tree branches on a stream to catch

their prey• they also hunt in water

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Adaptive radiations in order- chelonia(turtles and tortoises)

• Oldest living reptiles on the earth evolved from stem-reptiles

• Tortoise = landforms (short limbs with 5 digits each)

• Turtles = aquatic forms (limbs modified to form flippers)

• Outer shell(plastron) fused with ribs called plastron

• Slow metabolic rate• Can remain for long time under water • Reproductive behaviour

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Adaptive radiations in order-crocodilia(crocodiles, alligators and gavialis)

• Evolved from thecodonts• Kins of dinosaurs• Only archosaurs surviving• Semi-aquatic Habitats- rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, estuaries, seas etc… Locomotion- long and powerful tail Breathing:- • development of false palate• Nostrils present in the front of the mouth in

the primitive land dewelling animals• Aquatic forms- nostrils towards the back of

their head• In crocodilians nostrils are on the tip of snout

but underneath lies a partion running along the entire length of the mouth

• Nasal opening are opened by constrictor muscles and closed by dialator muscles

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Food habits:-• Feed on insects,

crustaceans, fishes, small frogs, birds, other reptiles and mammals.

• Also developed a method of

crushing and grinding their prey.

Reproduction:-• Oviparous

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Adaptive radiations in order-rhynchocephalia (tuatara)

• Rhynchocephalians evolved during permian period of paleozoic era and survived upto jurassic period

• Sphenodon (Tuatara) “living fossil”• Tuatara means lightening back in native Maori language

Survival instincts:-• Crest of large erect spines on their back• Thick tail with spines• Head relatively larger than body proportion• Jaws are “chisel-like”• Third eye on the top of head. This eye has lens, retina,

and also nerve connection to brain.• Habitat- burrows• Penis is absent in males.• Female lays eggs only once in 4 years.

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