Questions tagged [herpetology]

I saw a video in which a decapitated snake head still tried to bite. I also saw a video in which a man was hit by the moving tail of a dead crocodile. So why do reptiles move even after death? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile

When I was younger once I have tried to catch a ground lizard by its tail but, unfortunately the tail got broken and the lizard ran away. Why did the lizard's tail get broken so easily while other animals have stronger tails?

I need to find the scientific (latin) names of the reproductive organs of female and male lizards. So far the only result I've got is that male lizards have hemipenes inverso, but nothing on the female part. Thanks for the help!