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Black-webbed Flying Frog
A tree frog with large black-webbed feet, capable of gliding flights between trees.
Gray Tree Frog
A gray-green tree frog that can change to gray or green to match bark, with a yellow inner thigh.
Chinese Brown Frog / Wood Frog
A brown frog of northern China, hibernating in cold water, valued in traditional Chinese medicine.
Milk Snake
A colorful colubrid with red, black and white banding, mimicking coral snakes, found from Canada to South Amer…
Chinese Cobra
A cobra with a broad hood, found in southern China and Southeast Asia, dangerously venomous.
Saw-scaled Viper
A small aggressive viper that produces a rasping sound by rubbing scales, among the most dangerous.
Egg-eating Snake
A slender snake specialized in eating bird eggs, swallowing them and regurgitating the crushed shell.
Reticulated Python
The longest snake in the world, with an intricate net-like pattern, a powerful constrictor of Southeast Asian …
Amazon Tree Boa
A tree boa that varies from gray to orange, active at night in Amazonian canopy.
Blue Iguana
A large blue-gray iguana endemic to Grand Cayman, one of the longest-lived lizards, herbivorous.
Western Green Lizard
A bright green lizard with blue throats in males, sunning on rocks and vegetation.
Chinese Blue-tailed Skink
A brown skink with a bright blue tail in juveniles, common in East Asian fields.
Jackson's Chameleon
A green chameleon with three prominent horns on the head, viviparous (live-bearing).
Nile Monitor
A large aquatic monitor of Africa with a yellow-spotted body, powerful swimmer and hunter.
Knight Anole
The largest anole, bright green with a light stripe, native to Cuba and established in Florida.
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
A large intelligent tegu with black-and-white banded scales, omnivorous and increasingly popular as a pet.
Short-horned Lizard
A small flat lizard with short horns, living at high altitudes and giving live birth.
European Glass Lizard
The largest European legless lizard, brown with yellow stripes, tail easily shed.
Frilled Lizard
A lizard with a large neck frill spread like an umbrella to intimidate predators, bipedal runner.
Crested Gecko
A tree-dwelling gecko with eyelash-like ridges above the eyes and a prehensile tail, famous for its ability to…
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Famous for its overlapping, saw-toothed scutes and hawklike beak.
Greater Rhea
A large flightless bird of South America with gray-brown plumage and long legs, living in flocks across open g…
Romanian Hamster
One of the least studied hamster species in Europe.
Miniature Lop
A dwarf lop breed with a compact body and short floppy ears set close together, giving a baby-like face.
