Reptiles > Crocodylidae & Crocodiles
The Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus) is a distinct, medium-sized crocodilian native to the vast, densely forested freshwater networks of the Congo Basin and Central Africa. Historically classified alongside its critically endangered...
Reptiles > Trionychidae & Softshell Turtles
The New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys bibroni), also known as Bibron’s giant softshell turtle, is one of the largest and most impressive freshwater chelonians on Earth, endemic to the extensive river basins and lowland estuaries of the island of New...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Geckos
Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) is one of the undisputed masters of evolutionary camouflage in the reptile world, an ancient nocturnal lizard endemic exclusively to the fragmented primary forests of northern Madagascar. Measuring up to a foot in...
Reptiles > Agamidae & Dragon Lizards
The Crested Bicycle Dragon (Ctenophorus cristatus), also celebrated as the crested dragon or bicycle lizard, is an agile, high-speed agamid lizard endemic to the arid interior of southern and western Australia. Famous for its comical yet extraordinary ability to...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Day Geckos
The Yellow-headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri), affectionately known to herpetologists as the ‘neon day gecko,’ is universally celebrated as one of the most stunningly colored and visually dazzling reptiles on Earth. Strictly endemic to a tiny, fragmented...
Reptiles > Sphaerodactylidae & Dwarf Geckos
The Jaragua Sphaero (Sphaerodactylus ariasae), also known as the Jaragua dwarf gecko, shares the remarkable biological world record as the smallest known terrestrial amniote and reptile on Earth. Measuring barely sixteen millimeters from the tip of its snout to its...
Reptiles > Agamidae & Dragon Lizards
The Hump-nosed Lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus), known locally in Sinhala as the ‘Kandukara Bodilima,’ is the sole living representative of its monotypic genus, endemic exclusively to the misty tropical rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka. Possessing a...
Reptiles > Pygopodidae & Flap-footed Lizards
Burton’s Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis) is one of the most remarkable, successful, and ecologically specialized squamates in Australasia. Spanning nearly the entire Australian continent and parts of New Guinea, this fascinating pygopodid lizard has completely...
Reptiles > Pygopodidae & Legless Lizards
The Pink-tailed Worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) is an extraordinary and cryptic fossorial squamate endemic to the threatened temperate grasslands of southeastern Australia. Superficially resembling a miniature earthworm or blind snake, this specialized pygopodid...
