Reptiles > Snakes
The Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) is widely celebrated among herpetologists as one of the most masterfully camouflaged pit vipers in the world. Native to the rugged, sun-scorched desert mountain ranges, boulder outcroppings, and rocky arroyos of the...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) is one of Australia’s most renowned, medically significant, and ecologically adaptable venomous elapids. Native to the temperate coastal margins, wetlands, and river corridors of southern Australia and Tasmania, this...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata), affectionately known across Australia as the common bearded dragon or jew lizard, is a large, iconic, and famously expressive agamid lizard endemic to the woodlands, dry forests, and rural landscapes of eastern Australia....
Reptiles > Snakes
The Black-necked Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis), widely recognized across sub-Saharan Africa as the zebra cobra or black spitting cobra, is a formidable, highly defensive elapid serpent native to the savannas, scrublands, and agricultural landscapes of Central,...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Rock Monitor (Varanus albigularis), also widely celebrated across Africa as the White-throated Monitor or leguaan, is a massive, heavy-bodied predatory varanid lizard native to the rocky savannas, dry bushlands, and arid woodlands of Southern, Central, and Eastern...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius), also universally known across the American South as the North American Coral Snake or American Cobra, is a small, exquisitely banded, and lethally venomous elapid serpent native to the sandy pine flatwoods and coastal...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii), previously classified in the genus Physignathus, is a large, magnificent semi-aquatic agamid lizard endemic to the river systems, rainforest creeks, and coastal waterways of eastern Australia. Spanning a vast range...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje), universally recognized across North Africa and the Arab world as the asp or royal cobra, is a massive, highly venomous elapid snake native to the deserts, savannas, and river valleys of North and East Africa. Famous throughout human...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is an iconic, highly recognized venomous elapid serpent indigenous to the wetlands, river corridors, and coastal woodlands of eastern Australia. First described scientifically by British naturalist George Shaw in...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is an extraordinarily beautiful, critically endangered arboreal lizard belonging to the family Iguanidae, strictly endemic to a few tiny, predator-free islands in northwestern Fiji. First brought to international...
