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Emerald Tree Boa
A vivid green arboreal boa with white zigzag markings, coiling on branches in Amazonian forests.
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.
Brown Anole
A brown anole with a red or orange dewlap in males, now invasive across the southeastern US.
Blue Whiptail Lizard
A whiptail lizard with a blue tail, many species are all-female and reproduce by parthenogenesis.
Desert Horned Lizard
A flat desert lizard with head horns and a sand-colored body, excellent camouflage.
Eastern Glass Lizard
A legless lizard with distinct grooves and a long fragile tail that easily breaks, common in US grasslands.
Flying Lizard (Draco)
A small lizard with wing-like membranes between the ribs, gliding between trees in Southeast Asian forests.
African Fat-tailed Gecko
A chunky gecko with a large fat tail, brown banded body and calm temperament, an excellent beginner pet.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Distinguished by its large, block-like head and powerful crushing jaws adapted to feed on hard-shelled prey su…
Emu
The second-largest living bird, a tall flightless bird with shaggy gray-brown plumage, strong long legs and a …
Turkish Hamster
A close relative of the Syrian hamster.
Holland Lop
A small breed with distinctive floppy lop ears that hang down on each side of a broad, rounded head.
Bombay
A sleek, all-black shorthair resembling a miniature panther, developed from Burmese and black American Shortha…
Miniature American Shepherd
A smaller, agile version of the Australian Shepherd, valued as both a sport dog and a devoted companion.
Granular Glass Frog
A green glass frog with transparent underparts and a granular belly texture.
Asiatic Narrow-mouthed Toad
A small plump burrowing frog with a narrow pointed mouth, common in East Asian fields.
Surinam Toad
A bizarre flat aquatic frog that embeds its eggs in the mother's back skin, where young develop.
Cranwell's Horned Frog
A popular pet horned frog with a huge mouth and bold colors, sedentary and easy to keep.
American Toad
A warty toad of eastern North America with dark spots, producing a defensive skin secretion.
Blue Poison Dart Frog
A vivid cobalt-blue frog, endemic to Suriname, toxic in the wild but harmless in captivity.
