Reptiles > Agamidae & Dragon Lizards
Weber’s Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus weberi) is a magnificent, prehistoric-looking agamid lizard endemic to the tropical volcanic islands of Halmahera and Ternate in the northern Moluccas of Indonesia. Holding the title of one of the largest lizards in the dragon...
Reptiles > Viperidae & Bush Vipers
The Mount Kenya Bush Viper (Atheris desaixi), also known as the Ashe’s or Desaix’s bush viper, is a rare and breathtakingly beautiful venomous snake endemic exclusively to the misty montane forest enclaves surrounding Mount Kenya and the adjacent Nyambene...
Reptiles > Tropidophiidae & Dwarf Boas
The Northern Eyelash Boa (Trachyboa boulengeri) is a secretive, uniquely armored dwarf boa native to the hyper-humid tropical rainforests of the Chocó-Darién biogeographic region. Renowned for the bristling array of horn-like, raised scales protruding above each eye...
Reptiles > Varanidae & Monitor Lizards
The Argus Monitor (Varanus panoptes), also known as the Yellow-spotted Monitor, is a powerful, hyper-active terrestrial lizard native to the northern savannas and river corridors of Australia and southern New Guinea. Named after the mythical hundred-eyed Greek giant...
Reptiles > Elapidae & Coral Snakes
The Banded Malayan Coral Snake (Calliophis intestinalis) is a secretive, highly specialized elapid snake native to the tropical forest understories of Sundaland in Southeast Asia. Celebrated for its striking aposematic coloration featuring bold racing stripes and a...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Leaf-tailed Geckos
Günther’s Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus guentheri), named in honor of the pioneering British zoologist Albert Günther, is one of the rarest, most specialized, and most threatened nocturnal lizards endemic to Madagascar. Unlike its rainforest-dwelling cousins that...
Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
The Four-horned Chameleon (Trioceros quadricornis) is an extraordinary prehistoric-looking reptile restricted exclusively to the misty, volcanic high-altitude cloud forests of the Cameroon Highlands in Central-Western Africa. Distinguished by an astonishing cluster of...
Reptiles > Geoemydidae & Asian Box Turtles
McCord’s Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi) is one of the world’s most endangered chelonian species, an Asian box turtle of exceptional aesthetic beauty that has become an urgent flagship for global chelonian conservation. Scientifically described in 1988 from pet...
Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
The Nose-horned Chameleon (Calumma nasutum) is a charming and delicate miniature lizard endemic to the mist-shrouded tropical rainforests of eastern Madagascar. Characterized by an extraordinary, flexible fleshy rostral appendage protruding from the tip of its snout...
