Saint Girons’ Sea Krait

Reptiles > Sea Kraits

Saint Girons’ Sea Krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) is a remarkable, amphibious marine elapid snake endemic to the pristine coastal waters and lagoon reefs surrounding New Caledonia. Named in honor of distinguished French herpetologist Hubert Saint Girons, this...

Variable Bush Viper

Reptiles > Snakes

The Variable Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera), also celebrated as the green bush viper or rough-scaled tree viper, is a visually mesmerizing arboreal predator native to the lush equatorial rainforests of Central and West Africa. Famed among herpetologists for its...

Ta Kou Marbled Gecko

Reptiles > Geckos

The Ta Kou Marbled Gecko (Gekko takouensis) is a rare, rock-specialist lizard discovered by herpetologists in 2010 on an isolated granite mountain peak in southern Vietnam. Confined entirely to Mount Ta Kou—an ancient ecological inselberg rising above the surrounding...

Barbour’s Skink

Reptiles > Skinks

Barbour’s Skink (Plestiodon barbouri) is a sleek, forest-floor lizard native exclusively to the ancient subtropical archipelago of southwestern Japan. Named in honor of the renowned American herpetologist Thomas Barbour, this species is a specialist of the humid...

Desert Death Adder

Reptiles > Venomous Snakes

The Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus) is a masters of ambush predation inhabiting the remote desert expanses of inland Australia. Although belonging to the family Elapidae alongside cobras and mambas, this remarkable serpent has undergone striking convergent...

Flat-tailed Horned Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Flat-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) is one of the most exquisitely camouflaged and ecologically specialized reptiles roaming the scorching sands of North America’s Sonoran Desert. Adapted specifically to the shifting windblown dunes and fine sandy...

Amboina Sailfin Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Amboina Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis) reigns as the undisputed giant among all members of the agamid family (Agamidae). Endemic to the lush tropical Molucca Islands of eastern Indonesia, this impressive semi-aquatic dragon commands riverbanks and...

Earless Monitor Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Earless Monitor Lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis) is one of the most enigmatic and scientifically celebrated reptiles on Earth. Occupying its own monotypic family (Lanthanotidae), this secretive, semi-aquatic squamate is endemic exclusively to the pristine lowland...

Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard (Uma inornata) is an exquisite, highly specialized psammophilic (sand-loving) reptile confined entirely to the windblown dune systems of the Coachella Valley in southern California. Possessing a remarkable suite of morphological...

Smooth-backed Flying Gecko

Reptiles > Lizards

The Smooth-backed Flying Gecko (Ptychozoon lionotum) is a master of arboreal aerodynamics and cryptic concealment native to the tropical evergreen rainforests of mainland Southeast Asia. Also known as the Burmese flying gecko, this remarkable nocturnal lizard is famed...