Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Geckos
The Bumblebee Gecko (Nactus kunan) is one of the most vividly patterned and visually striking reptile discoveries of recent decades. Unveiled to science in 2012 by herpetologists exploring the remote Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea, this remarkable slender-toed...
Reptiles > Varanidae & Monitor Lizards
The Tri-color Monitor (Varanus yuwonoi), also known as the black-backed monitor, is a monumental and magnificent varanid lizard endemic strictly to the rugged, tropical island of Halmahera in eastern Indonesia’s Northern Maluku province. Described in 1998, this...
Reptiles > Anguidae & Alligator Lizards
Frost’s Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia frosti) is an exquisite and critically endangered squamate reptile endemic strictly to the mist-wrapped heights of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in western Guatemala. Discovered and described in the late 20th century,...
Reptiles > Scincidae & Skinks
The Alpine Bog Skink (Pseudemoia cryodroma) is a highly specialized, cold-adapted reptile endemic strictly to the windswept subalpine and alpine peat bogs of southeastern Australia’s high country. Operating in an extreme alpine realm where snow blankets the...
Reptiles > Geoemydidae & River Turtles
The Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) is a colossal, critically imperiled estuarine chelonian native to the vast mangrove deltas and tidal rivers of South and Southeast Asia. Reaching carapace lengths of two feet and weights exceeding 60 pounds, this magnificent...
Reptiles > Anguidae & Alligator Lizards
Martin del Campo’s Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia martindelcampoi) is an exquisite, dragon-like anguid reptile endemic strictly to the high-elevation cloud forests of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, southwestern Mexico. Adorned in heavily keeled,...
Reptiles > Varanidae & Monitor Lizards
The Panay Monitor (Varanus mabitang), known locally in the Visayas as the ‘mabitang,’ is an extraordinarily rare, highly specialized arboreal monitor lizard endemic strictly to Panay Island in the Philippines. Unlike the overwhelming majority of monitor...
Reptiles > Elapidae & Sea Kraits
The Blue-lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda laticaudata) is a beautifully patterned, amphibious marine elapid snake native to warm, shallow coastal waters across the tropical Indo-Pacific. Instantly recognized by its alternating bands of sky-blue and jet-black, paddle-shaped...
Reptiles > Varanidae & Monitor Lizards
Spencer’s Goanna (Varanus spenceri), also celebrated as Spencer’s Monitor, is a heavily built, terrestrial monitor lizard endemic exclusively to the vast, open cracking-clay plains of northeastern Australia. Engineered to thrive in one of the most...
