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question="What are the gastropeges of snakes?"
choice1="A single row of large ventral scales in that assist in locomotion"
choice3="Clear scales that cover the eyes and are shed during ecdysis"
choice2="Cutaneous appendages at the base of the tail that play a role in defense"
choice4="Fangs in vipers and pit vipers that fold caudodorsally and are sheathed when the mouth is closed"
choice5="Infrared–sensitive receptors that allow them to ‘see’ the radiated heat of their prey"
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feedback1="'''Correct!''' Gastrosteges are enlarged ventral scales on the body which aid locomotion. The number of gastrosteges may be used in snake identification [[Snake Skin|WikiVet Article: Snake Skin]]."
feedback3="'''Incorrect!''' Scales that cover the eyes are called spectacles (also ocular scale, eye cap and brille). Gastrosteges are the enlarged ventral scales on the body which aid locomotion [[Snake Skin|WikiVet Article: Snake Skin]]."
feedback2="'''Incorrect!''' These cutaneous appendages are known as Hemepenes. Gastrosteges are enlarged ventral scales on the body which aid locomotion [[Snake Skin|WikiVet Article: Snake Skin]]."
feedback4="'''Incorrect!''' This snake dentition is known as solenoglyphous. Gastrosteges are enlarged ventral scales on the body which aid locomotion. The number of gastrosteges may be used in snake identification [[Snake Skin|WikiVet Article: Snake Skin]]."
feedback5="'''Incorrect!''' These receptors occur in the labial pits of boids and pythons, and the heat pits of pit vipers and are used to located warm-blooded prey. Gastrosteges are enlarged ventral scales on the body which aid locomotion."
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