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Abyssinian
One of the oldest known cat breeds, with a distinctive ticked (agouti) coat, almond-shaped amber eyes and an a…
Australian Cattle Dog
A tough, compact herding dog from Australia, famed for its blue or red speckled coat and tireless work ethic.
Green Iguana
A large green lizard with a dorsal crest and long tail, a popular but demanding pet needing a huge enclosure a…
Sand Lizard
A slender lizard with sandy-brown color and bold side stripes, living in open sandy habitats.
Blue-tongued Skink
A large, slow-moving skink with a bright blue tongue used to startle predators, docile and popular as a pet.
Veiled Chameleon
A chameleon with a tall casque crest on the head, vivid green color and the famous color-changing ability.
Komodo Dragon
The largest living lizard, a powerful apex predator of the Komodo islands, with venomous saliva and a strong b…
Green Anole
A small green lizard of the southeastern US, can change to brown, with a pink dewlap in males.
Six-lined Racerunner
A fast, slender lizard of North America with six pale stripes, among the quickest runners.
Texas Horned Lizard
A flat, spiny 'horny toad' with prominent head horns, able to squirt blood from its eyes to deter predators.
Slow Worm (Legless Lizard)
A legless lizard resembling a snake, but with eyelids and a detachable tail, shiny brown-gray, harmless.
Plumed Basilisk
A green lizard famous for running on water with its fringed hind feet, called the 'Jesus Christ lizard'.
Leopard Gecko
A ground-dwelling gecko with a thick tail, spotted pattern and distinct movable eyelids, one of the most popul…
Green Sea Turtle
The most widespread sea turtle, named for the green colour of its fat rather than its shell.
Ostrich
The largest living bird, flightless with long bare neck and legs, powerful runner reaching 70 km/h, farmed for…
Syrian Hamster
The most popular pet hamster in the world and the largest of the five domesticated species (body 13–18 cm, 110…
Netherland Dwarf
One of the smallest rabbit breeds, with a compact cobby body, short upright ears and a round face.
American Shorthair
A sturdy, medium-to-large working cat descended from European settlers' cats, with a dense short coat and a ca…
Australian Shepherd
A medium, agile herding dog with a lush merle coat, equally at home on the ranch and in the agility ring.
Rhinoceros Iguana
A heavy gray-brown iguana with horn-like bumps on the snout, herbivorous and endangered in the wild.
Viviparous Lizard
A brown lizard giving birth to live young, widespread across Europe and northern Asia.
Shingleback Skink
A short-tailed, heavily armored skink with a rough pinecone-like appearance, living in pairs for life.
Panther Chameleon
A spectacular chameleon known for vivid blue, red and green color phases, arboreal and solitary.
Asian Water Monitor
A large semi-aquatic monitor common in Southeast Asia, excellent swimmer and scavenger.
