Pictures of reptiles [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Blue-headed tree agama (Acanthocerus atricollis) (Uganda) Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standing) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Several side-necked turtles (Podocnemis sp.) on log (Peru) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Anole lizard showing its bright orange dewlap in a territorial display Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Panther chameleon (Madagascar) Sleeping Calumma nasuta chameleon (Madagascar) Antongil Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) on a woman's hand Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) (Belize) Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) Snake (Madagascar) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea (Costa Rica) Uroplatus gecko on tree trunk (Madagascar) Male Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Pacific green sea turtle Rainbow Agama in São Tomé and Príncipe Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx aegyptius) Uroplatus fimbriatus Panamanian Gecko (zoomed) (pan01-0822a) Snake eating frog (Madagascar) Phelsuma Day Gecko; Nosy Mangabe (Nosy Mangabe) Lizard in the highlands of New Guinea Gecko Gecko in New Guinea Green agama dragon lizard on tree trunk (Indonesia) Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree (Costa Rica) Mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus) Electric-blue day gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle (Costa Rica) Brown leaf litter snake (Costa Rica) Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach Sea turtle caught in fishing net (Nosy Mangabe) Caiman (Costa Rica) Green anole in Parque Tayrona Flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli) Baby caiman Sceloporus magister (Grand Canyon) Neon Blue Gecko Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea (Costa Rica) The Desert Horned lizard or Horny Toad (Phrynosoma sp.) in Big Sur; California. This species is a lizard; not a toad despite its common name. As a defense mechanism; Horned lizards can squirt blood from its eyes at a distance of up to 5 feet. Male iguanas bloodied during a fight Common green iguana Blue gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Juvenile American Alligator South American rattlesnake Phelsuma Gecko; Nosy Mangabe (Nosy Mangabe) Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) (Malaysia) Cicada and anole lizard sharing a tree trunk Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Juvenile green iguana (Iguana iguana) Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) Parson's chameleon (Madagascar) Sumatran forest dragon (Indonesia) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) Creek in Machu Picchu Pueblo Location: Pueblo at Machu PicchuV (Peru) Furcifer balteatus chameleon Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) Orange, blue, and yellow lizard Tree viper Madagascar plated lizard (Zonosaurus quadrilineatus) Green anole in Colombia Forest lizard (Malaysia) Caiman Brookesia chameleon (Madagascar) Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) (Brazil) Sea turtle hatchling (Australia) Galapagos Tortoise Furcifer lateralis (juvenile) Petter's Chameleon (Furcifer petteri) [female] Boa constrictor in defensive mode Harlequin Iguana (Plica plica) Female panther chameleon Parson's chameleon (Madagascar) Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (Tsingy de Bemaraha) Tortoise Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Panther chameleon (Madagascar) Madagascar Forest Chameleon (Furcifer campani) [male] Brown lizard with red markings Oustalet's chameleon Green lizard Small lizards (Kenya) Cnemidophorus deppei lizard in Colombia Oustalet's chameleon reptiles: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44