Question

Which is not common between newt and Hemidactylus?

• A. Body is divisible into head, neck, trunk and tail
• B. Head has a pair of eyes and tympanic membranes
• C. Trunk has two pairs of limbs
• D. Heart is three chambered

Answer 1

The correct option is A Body is divisible into head, neck, trunk and tail

Newt belongs to the subclass Urodela of class Amphibia and Hemidactylus (house lizard) belongs to the subclass Diapsida of class Reptilia.

A. Newt's body is divisible into head, trunk and tail and lizard's body is divided into head, neck, trunk and tail.

B. Both have a pair of eyes and tympanic membranes around the middle ear.

C. Both have two pairs of limbs.

D. Heart is three chambered in Newt and incomplete four-chambered in lizard.

So, the correct answer is option A.