Reptiles > Colubrids
The Western Foxsnake (Pantherophis ramspotti) is a handsome, beneficial prairie constrictor native to the upper Midwestern plains of the United States. Named for the pungent, musky odor reminiscent of a red fox that it secretes when handled, this docile rodent hunter...
Reptiles > Colubrids
The Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni) is one of the rarest, most secretive, and most endangered snakes in North America. Endemic to the fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas of Louisiana and Texas, this heavy-bodied, burrowing constrictor spends over 90% of...
Reptiles > Iguanians
The Anegada Ground Iguana (Cyclura pinguis), also known as the Stout Rock Iguana or Anegada Rock Iguana, is an imposing, prehistoric lizard native to the coral island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands. As the most basal and ancestral member of the genus...
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...
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