Loggerhead Musk Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles

The Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor) is an idiosyncratic, heavy-headed freshwater chelonian native to the enchanting, crystal-clear limestone spring runs of the American Deep South. Instantly distinguished by its disproportionately massive, bulldog-like...

Bowsprit Tortoise

Reptiles > Tortoises

The Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) is the breathtaking, emerald-scaled arboreal ghost of West Africa’s tropical rainforests. Stretching up to eight feet long while remaining remarkably slender and lightweight, this agile elapid spends virtually its...

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) is one of the most abundant, resilient, and scientifically celebrated small reptiles in North America. Thriving across the arid deserts, sagebrush plains, and rocky washes of the American West, this small, sprightly...

Chicken Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles

The Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) is a uniquely elegant, long-necked freshwater turtle native to the sluggish cypress swamps and ephemeral ponds of the American Southeast. Famously named during the nineteenth century because early American settlers...

Sailfin Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis), celebrated across Indonesia as the Amboina Sailfin Dragon or Soa-soa, is a colossal, prehistoric marvel and the largest living member of the dragon family Agamidae on Earth. Stretching nearly four feet in total length and...

Florida Cottonmouth

Reptiles > Snakes

The Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti), celebrated and feared throughout the southern wetlands as the Florida Water Moccasin, is the heavy-bodied, semi-aquatic pit viper sovereign of the Sunshine State’s swamps. Formerly considered a subspecies of the...

Broad-banded Copperhead

Reptiles > Snakes

The Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon laticinctus), celebrated across the south-central United States as the handsome southwestern monarch of the genus Agkistrodon, is one of the most vividly patterned and recognizable venomous pit vipers in North America. Formerly...

Northern Map Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles and Tortoises

The Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica), celebrated across eastern North America as the Common Map Turtle, is the beautifully contoured, river-loving sovereign of the continent’s great waterways. Named for the intricate, delicate network of fine yellow...

Yellow-bellied Slider

Reptiles > Turtles and Tortoises

The Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is the sun-worshipping, yellow-splashed sovereign of the American Southeast’s cypress swamps and coastal wetlands. Belonging to the pond turtle family Emydidae, this handsome freshwater turtle is famous for...

Brown Basilisk

Reptiles > Lizards

The Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), universally celebrated throughout the Americas as the ‘Jesus Christ Lizard’ or Striped Basilisk, is one of the most athletic and visually astonishing reptiles on Earth. Famous for its seemingly miraculous ability...