Reptiles > Iguanians
The Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri), affectionately known by islanders as the ‘Swamper’, is one of the world’s most specialized and endangered iguanid lizards. Restricted to an area of less than ten square kilometers of brackish...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus), locally known as Culebra Majá, is the largest native terrestrial predator on the island of Puerto Rico. Inhabiting lush karst hills and subterranean limestone caverns, this magnificent, non-venomous constrictor is...
Reptiles > Turtles
The Madagascar Big-headed Turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis), known locally as the ‘Rere,’ is an ancient, critically endangered side-necked turtle endemic to the western waterways of Madagascar. As the sole living representative of the genus...
Reptiles > Turtles
The Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus) is an ancient, highly distinctive freshwater turtle found only in a single river system in Queensland, Australia. Occupying a monotypic genus that diverged from all other living turtles more than 40 million years ago, this...
Reptiles > Tortoises
Bell’s Hinge-back Tortoise (Kinixys belliana) is an evolutionary wonder among the world’s chelonians, celebrated for possessing a flexible, motorized rear shell hinge. Endemic to the savannas and miombo woodlands of eastern and southern Africa, this...
Reptiles > Crocodilians
The West African Crocodile (Crocodylus suchus), historically revered as the sacred crocodile of ancient Egypt, is a fascinating and docile crocodilian genetically distinct from the larger Nile crocodile. Famous for its astonishing survival in isolated, bone-dry desert...
Reptiles > Crocodilians
The New Guinea Crocodile (Crocodylus novaeguineae) is a medium-sized freshwater crocodilian endemic to the sprawling, uncharted river basins and swamp forests of New Guinea. Well-adapted to interior freshwater marshes where it coexists peacefully with the larger...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis), reverently called the ‘Holy Grail of Herpetology,’ is an enigmatic, prehistoric-looking reptile that is the sole surviving member of the ancient family Lanthanotidae. Endemic to Borneo, this rare, semi-aquatic...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Antiguan Racer (Alsophis antiguae) is a slender, harmless colubrid snake native exclusively to Antigua and Barbuda, famous among conservation biologists as one of the rarest snakes in the world. Once completely extirpated from mainland Antigua by introduced Asian...
Reptiles > Sea Turtles
The Flatback Sea Turtle (Natator depressus) is an extraordinary and enigmatic marine reptile with the most restricted geographic breeding range of any living sea turtle species on Earth. Unlike all other marine turtles, which disperse across vast open oceans during a...
