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Category: Reptiles
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
A cobra that sprays venom from its fangs at the eyes of predators, pale brown with dark throat.
Rhinoceros Viper
A vividly patterned viper with horn-like scales on the snout, found in West African forests.
Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis)
A venomous burrowing snake with a small head and protruding fangs, strikes sideways.
African Rock Python
Africa's largest snake, heavy-bodied with irregular blotches, a powerful predator of African savannas.
Yellow Anaconda
A large yellow-and-black patterned anaconda, semi-aquatic and powerful.
Marine Iguana
The world's only marine lizard, black with a blunt snout, diving to graze on underwater algae.
Common Wall Lizard
A small gray-brown lizard with variable patterning, abundant on walls and rocks across Europe.
Garden Skink
A tiny brown skink common in gardens, fast and secretive.
Pygmy / Rainbow Chameleon
Among the smallest reptiles in the world, tiny ground-dwelling chameleons of Madagascar.
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…
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.
Steppe Runner (Eremias)
A fast, pale sand-colored lizard of Asian steppes, darting between burrows.
Fire Skink
A brilliantly colored skink with red, gold and black markings, native to West African forests.
