Catesby’s Snail-eater

Reptiles > Colubrid Snakes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Catesby’s Snail-eaterScientific Name: Dipsas catesbyiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: Colubrid SnakesSize: Total length: 18–28 in (45–70 cm); slender, laterally compressed arboreal bodyWeight: 1.0–2.5 oz (30–70 g); lightweight climbing...

Green Cat Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Green Cat SnakeScientific Name: Boiga cyaneaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length: 4.5–6.2 ft (1.4–1.9 m); exceptionally slender, laterally compressed bodyWeight: 0.8–1.8 lb (350–800 g); lightweight, arboreal colubridLifespan:...

Spiny Waterside Skink

Reptiles > Lizards

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Spiny Waterside SkinkScientific Name: Tropidophorus grayiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: LizardsSize: Total length: 8–10 in (20–25 cm); Snout-vent length: 4.0–4.8 in (10–12 cm)Weight: 1.5–3.5 oz (45–100 g); heavily armored semiaquatic...

Mata Mata

Reptiles > Turtles

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mata MataScientific Name: Chelus fimbriataCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: TurtlesSize: Carapace length: 14–18 in (35–45 cm); Total length up to 21 in (53 cm)Weight: 24–33 lb (11–15 kg)Lifespan: 15–30+ years in wild freshwater river systemsDiet:...

Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko

Reptiles > Lizards

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Satanic Leaf-tailed GeckoScientific Name: Uroplatus phantasticusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: LizardsSize: Total length: 2.5–3.5 in (6.5–9.0 cm); Snout-vent length: 1.8–2.4 in (4.5–6.0 cm)Weight: 0.15–0.35 oz (4–10 g)Lifespan: 3–7 years in...

Rock Horned Lizard

Reptiles > Squamata

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Rock Horned LizardScientific Name: Phrynosoma ditmarsiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SquamataSize: Snout-vent length: 3.5–4.5 in (9–11 cm); Total length: 5.0–6.0 in (12–15 cm)Weight: 1.4–2.5 oz (40–70 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in rocky montane...

Kuhl’s Flying Gecko

Reptiles > Squamata

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Kuhl’s Flying GeckoScientific Name: Ptychozoon kuhliCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SquamataSize: Total length: 6.5–8.0 in (16–20 cm); Snout-vent length: 3.5–4.5 in (9–11 cm)Weight: 0.7–1.2 oz (20–35 g)Lifespan: 5–8 years in the wild; up...

Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

Reptiles > Testudines

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Yangtze Giant Softshell TurtleScientific Name: Rafetus swinhoeiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: TestudinesSize: Carapace length: 39–43 in (100–110 cm); Total length: up to 6 ft (1.8 m)Weight: 150–330 lb (70–150 kg); historical specimens reached...

Robust Skink

Reptiles > Squamata

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Robust SkinkScientific Name: Oligosoma alaniCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SquamataSize: Snout-vent length: 4.7–5.9 in (12–15 cm); Total length: up to 12.6 in (32 cm)Weight: 2.1–4.2 oz (60–120 g)Lifespan: 20–35+ years in predator-free island...

Whitaker’s Sand Boa

Reptiles > Squamata

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Whitaker’s Sand BoaScientific Name: Eryx whitakeriCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SquamataSize: Total length: 22–33 in (55–84 cm); Snout-to-vent length: 19–29 in (48–74 cm)Weight: 12–24 oz (340–680 g)Lifespan: 15–20+ years in fossorial...