Peloponnese Wall Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Peloponnese Wall Lizard (Podarcis peloponnesiacus) is an agile, diurnal lacertid lizard endemic to the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece. Thriving amidst sun-drenched limestone outcrops, ancient ruins, traditional stone walls, and olive groves, it is an...

Viviparous Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

OverviewThe Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara), also widely known across Britain and Europe as the Common Lizard, is an extraordinary, cold-tolerant reptile that boasts the most northerly geographic distribution of any terrestrial squamate on Earth. Pushing far into...

Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa

Reptiles > Boas & Pythons

The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) is universally acclaimed as the pinnacle of arboreal snake evolution. Endemic to the lush, undisturbed rainforest canopies of the Amazon Basin, this magnificent, non-venomous constrictor is renowned for its intense...

Horned Adder

Reptiles > Venomous Snakes

The Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis) is a charming, venomous desert specialist native to the harsh sand dunes and gravel plains of southern Africa. Named for the prominent, upright horn-like scale rising above each eye, this compact, muscular viper is a master of desert...

Blue Malaysian Coral Snake

Reptiles > Venomous Snakes

The Blue Malaysian Coral Snake (Calliophis bivirgatus) is widely celebrated as one of the most visually spectacular yet chemically terrifying venomous snakes on the planet. Flaunting a brilliant electric-blue or navy dorsal body flanked by stark white side stripes and...