New Zealand’s Unique Fauna - Quiz - Biology Articles, Tutorials & Dictionary Online

Quiz

Choose the best answer.

1. New Zealand's most iconic bird

Takahē

Kererū

Kiwi

Whio

2. Flightless, nocturnal, endemic wētā punga – the ‘god of ugly things’

Tree wētā

Cave wētā

Ground wētā

Giant wētā

3. The only land mammals recorded in New Zealand

Long-tailed bats

Short-tailed bats

Llesser short-tailed bats

All of the above

4. Which of the following is true about tuatara?

Tuatara is the largest lizard in New Zealand.

Tuatara have stayed the same and did not evolve and so they looked exactly as their ancestors.

Tuatara is the only living representative of the ancient group, Rhynchocephalia.

Tuatara are found anywhere else in the world.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about Leiopelma frogs?

Leiopelma frogs make chirping sounds.

Leiopelma frogs do not have external eardrums.

Leiopelma frogs lunge forward when catching prey.

Most of Leiopelma frogs lay eggs hatching to tadpoles.

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