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Black-throated Monitor
A large monitor with a dark body and light throat, powerful and intelligent.
Puerto Rican Crested Anole
An arboreal green anole with a prominent head crest, native to Puerto Rico.
Gold Tegu
A large golden-brown tegu, secretive and omnivorous.
Eastern Water Dragon
A semi-aquatic agamid of eastern Australia, gray-brown with a yellow belly and high crest.
Tokay Gecko
A large bold gecko with bright blue-gray spotted skin and a loud 'to-kay' call.
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
The most abundant sea turtle, famed for large arribada mass-nesting events involving thousands of females on I…
North Island Brown Kiwi
A small flightless nocturnal bird with hair-like feathers, tiny wings and a long curved bill, the iconic natio…
Roborovski Hamster
The smallest and fastest of the domesticated hamster species (body 4.
French Lop
A large, heavy-bodied lop breed with a broad head and long drooping ears, known for its calm, laid-back and af…
Burmilla
A British breed with a shimmering silver-tipped short coat, created by accident from a Chinchilla Persian and …
Bergamasco Shepherd
An ancient Italian herder whose coat forms unique felted flocks, protecting it while it guards livestock.
Giant Slippery Frog
The largest frog in the world, up to 30cm, a powerful river-dwelling predator of West Africa.
Gold-striped Pond Frog
A green frog with golden lateral lines and a pale belly, common in East Asian waters.
Golden Toad
A brilliant orange toad, endemic to a single cloud forest in Costa Rica, now considered extinct.
Hispaniolan / Haiti Poison Frog
A small orange-and-black toxic frog of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Variable Tree Frog
A tree frog that can change color, common in Southeast Asian forests.
White-eyed Tree Frog
A gray-green tree frog with bright white eyes, active at night in lowland forests.
Yellow-bellied Water Snake
A semi-aquatic snake of the US south with a pale belly, found near water.
Black Mamba
Africa's longest venomous snake, fast and highly toxic, gray to brown inside a black mouth.
Sharp-nosed Pit Viper
A large pit viper with an upturned pointed snout and keeled scales, dangerously venomous.
Red-tailed Pipe Snake
A primitive burrowing snake with a red tail, found in South and Southeast Asia.
Green Tree Python
A strikingly green arboreal python that coils over branches, with young that start yellow or red.
Rainbow Boa
A glossy snake with an iridescent rainbow sheen over a tan-and-dark pattern, native to South America.
Galapagos Land Iguana
A large yellow-brown land iguana with a blunt face, feeding on cactus and fruits.
