Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
Labord’s Chameleon (Furcifer labordi) is biologically renowned across the animal kingdom for possessing the shortest lifespan of any terrestrial tetrapod on Earth. Endemic to the harsh, drought-prone spiny forests of southwestern Madagascar, this extraordinary...
Reptiles > Agamidae & Dragon Lizards
The Ceylon Pygmy Lizard (Cophotis ceylanica) is an extraordinarily charming, slow-moving arboreal agamid lizard native strictly to the chilly, perpetually mist-covered montane cloud forests of Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands. Notable for its stout body, prehensile...
Reptiles > Agamidae & Horned Agamas
The Rhino-horned Lizard (Ceratophora stoddartii) is a charismatic, slow-moving agamid lizard endemic exclusively to the misty, cloud-swathed mountain heights of Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands. Renowned for the prominent, pointed white horn projecting forward from...
Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
The Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) is one of the most astonishingly adapted reptiles on Earth, completely shattering the stereotype of chameleons as slow, tree-dwelling forest creatures. Inhabiting the hyper-arid dunes and scorching gravel pavements of the...
Reptiles > Colubridae & Vine Snakes
The Burmese Vine Snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) is a highly specialized, whip-thin arboreal colubrid endemic to the mangrove swamps and estuarine riverbanks of coastal Myanmar. Distinct from its forest-dwelling relatives, this elegant green serpent exhibits unique...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Leaf-tailed Geckos
The Cork Bark Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus pietschmanni) is one of the most astonishing masters of crypsis in the reptile world. Endemic to a severely restricted belt of humid mid-altitude rainforest in eastern Madagascar, this specialized nocturnal gecko possesses...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Slender-toed Geckos
The Serpent Island Gecko (Nactus serpensinsula) is a critically localized, slender-toed gecko endemic to tiny uninhabited volcanic islets lying north of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Driven entirely from the Mauritian mainland following human colonization and the...
Reptiles > Teiidae & Whiptail Lizards
The New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neomexicana) is an agile desert lizard renowned across vertebrate biology as a premier model of obligate parthenogenesis. Endemic to the Chihuahuan Desert and Rio Grande basin, every single individual of this species is female....
Reptiles > Agamidae & Tree Agamas
The Black-necked Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis), also widely recognized as the Southern Tree Agama or Blue-headed Tree Agama, is a large, heavily armored arboreal agamid lizard native to the sun-drenched woodlands of eastern and southern Africa. Renowned for its...
Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Leaf-tailed Geckos
The Lined Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus lineatus) is a master of camouflage belonging to Madagascar’s renowned endemic genus Uroplatus. While most leaf-tailed geckos mimic decayed mossy tree bark or withered dead leaves, this slender, elongated species exhibits a...
