Reptiles > Lizards
The Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) is a robust, highly arboreal phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the south-central United States and northeastern Mexico. With heavily keeled, pointed scales that create an extraordinarily spiny appearance, this agile climber...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Common European Adder (Vipera berus) is a remarkably resilient, venomous viperid that holds the distinction of having the most northern geographic distribution of any terrestrial reptile on Earth, with its range extending well north of the Arctic Circle in...
Reptiles > Snakes
Dekay’s Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi), named in honor of pioneering nineteenth-century American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay, is one of the most common, gentle, and ecologically successful small colubrid snakes in North America. Widely distributed across the...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis), affectionately known as the green grass snake, is one of the most gentle, aesthetically stunning, and ecologically beneficial non-venomous colubrids native to northern North America. Exhibiting a radiant, uniform...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis), also known historically in British folklore as the blindworm or deaf adder, is one of the most intriguing, misunderstood, and gentle reptiles native to the European continent. Despite its completely limbless, serpent-like body that...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), often designated as the northern watersnake, is one of the most abundant, successful, and frequently encountered non-venomous semi-aquatic serpents native to North America. Inhabiting virtually every permanent body of...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus), widely celebrated throughout eastern North America as the blue-tailed skink, is one of the most familiar, abundant, and visually striking squamates native to temperate hardwood woodlands. Renowned for its spectacular...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) is one of the most widespread, secretive, and instantly recognizable small colubrid serpents native to the temperate biomes of North America. Renowned for its elegant, contrasting color scheme, this diminutive woodland...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi), a prominent subspecies of the gopher snake, is one of the largest, heaviest, and most ecologically indispensable non-venomous colubrid serpents native to North America. Prowling the sweeping open expanses of the Great Plains,...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus), widely celebrated across the American South as the vine snake or green grass snake, is an exceptionally slender, docile, and beautiful non-venomous colubrid. Perfectly adapted for life in the dense foliage of sunlit briar...
