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Mother marsh crocodile with offspring

Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon [madagascar_masoala_0574]
Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon [madagascar_masoala_0574]


Phelsuma day gecko


Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)


Snake eating frog


Blood Python (Python curtus)

young female Calmma brevicornis
young female Calmma brevicornis


Flying dragon displaying its wings


Tortoise

Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata chloroscelis) [madagascar_perinet_0470]
Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata chloroscelis) [madagascar_perinet_0470]


Tree runner (Plica plica)

Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6341]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6341]

Baby caiman [colombia_5821]
Baby caiman [colombia_5821]


Turtle


Forest dragon


Crocodile

Common Basilisk running across the water surface of a creek
Common Basilisk running across the water surface of a creek


Gecko


Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida)


Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)


Green flying dragon

Giant day gecko
Giant day gecko


Crocodile [australia_fnq_0846]


Black and yellow banded snake in Venezuela

Boa in kitchen
Boa in kitchen

Anole lizard
Anole lizard


King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cross a road


Brookesia chameleon

Baby caiman [colombia_5799]
Baby caiman [colombia_5799]

Tortoises mating
Tortoises mating

American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river [costa_rica_6066]
American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river [costa_rica_6066]

Skink on tree trunk in Java (Java)
Skink on tree trunk in Java (Java)


Slender snout crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)

Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) [colombia_4349]
Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) [colombia_4349]


Yellow eyelash viper


Gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda), an invasive species in Hawaii


Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)

Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by
Cave Dwelling snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) eating a bat as another one flies by

Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard
Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard

Giant Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) [madagascar_2037]
Giant Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) [madagascar_2037]

Varanus salvator monitor lizard on the move
Varanus salvator monitor lizard on the move

Juvenile Furcifer pardalis chameleon [madagascar_nosy_komba_0036]
Juvenile Furcifer pardalis chameleon [madagascar_nosy_komba_0036]


Asian whipsnake


Malagasy Nile crocodile

Pardalis chameleon [madagascar_masoala_0001]
Pardalis chameleon [madagascar_masoala_0001]


Panther chameleon

Green anole in Parque Tayrona
Green anole in Parque Tayrona

Blue, orange, and green Calumma crypticum chameleon [male] [madagascar_5060]
Blue, orange, and green Calumma crypticum chameleon [male] [madagascar_5060]

Common Slender Anole (Anolis limifrons)
Common Slender Anole (Anolis limifrons)


Crocodiles and an Asian openbill


Parson's chameleon


Pacific green turtle swimming off Hawaii

Baby sea turtle on a beach
Baby sea turtle on a beach

South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus)
South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus)

Skink [costa-rica_0978]
Skink [costa-rica_0978]


Snake


Green forest anole

Green iguana on a river bank [colombia_3303]
Green iguana on a river bank [colombia_3303]

Green tree Agama (Acanthocerus atricollis) on a tree trunk
Green tree Agama (Acanthocerus atricollis) on a tree trunk


Red panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) (male)

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) [brazil_1394]
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) [brazil_1394]


Green tree python

Malagasy giant hognose snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)
Malagasy giant hognose snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)


Gold dust day gecko

Female Calumma crypticum (Ranomafana N.P.)
Female Calumma crypticum (Ranomafana N.P.)


Common green iguanas


White-lipped Pitviper (Cryptelytrops albolabris)

Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6366]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6366]

Parson's chameleon [madagascar_masoala_0151]
Parson's chameleon [madagascar_masoala_0151]

Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4268]
Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4268]

Calumma globifer chameleon (male) [madagascar_0238]
Calumma globifer chameleon (male) [madagascar_0238]


Monitor lizard in Sri Lanka

Common green iguana [brazil_1776]
Common green iguana [brazil_1776]

Painted Bronzeback Gmelin snake swallowing a frog
Painted Bronzeback Gmelin snake swallowing a frog

Stunning male Calumma crypticum chameleon [madagascar_5052]
Stunning male Calumma crypticum chameleon [madagascar_5052]


Crocodiles and an Asian openbill


Mating sea turtles in ocean off Costa Rica


Collared lizard

Boa, Costa Rica
Boa, Costa Rica

Borneo skink
Borneo skink

Gecko (Gekko monarchus) in New Guinea
Gecko (Gekko monarchus) in New Guinea

Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1254]
Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1254]

Flying Lizard, Draco volans
Flying Lizard, Draco volans

Blue-nosed Chameleon; Madagascar
Blue-nosed Chameleon; Madagascar


Uroplatus gecko on tree trunk

Bright green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) on tree trunk in Java, Indonesia (Java)
Bright green lizard (Bronchocela cristatella?) on tree trunk in Java, Indonesia (Java)

Furcifer campani chameleon near Ifasina
Furcifer campani chameleon near Ifasina

Oustaleti chameleon [madagascar_perinet_0655]
Oustaleti chameleon [madagascar_perinet_0655]


Blue Day Gecko


Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)

Silhouette of a lizard on a sunlit leaf
Silhouette of a lizard on a sunlit leaf


Blue gecko

Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata chloroscelis) [madagascar_perinet_0476]
Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata chloroscelis) [madagascar_perinet_0476]


Fer-de-lance


Baby forest dragon

Lizard on a tree trunk
Lizard on a tree trunk


Lizard

Calumma nasuta chameleon on hand
Calumma nasuta chameleon on hand

Black caiman
Black caiman

Lizard [panama_0728]
Lizard [panama_0728]

Newly hatched sea turtle on a beach
Newly hatched sea turtle on a beach


Madagascar ground boa


Skink


Namibian gecko

Bright green male anole lizard on canopy tower
Bright green male anole lizard on canopy tower


Marsh crocodiles

Uroplatus phantasticus gecko (Ranomafana N.P.) [uroplatus_phantasticus_0097]
Uroplatus phantasticus gecko (Ranomafana N.P.) [uroplatus_phantasticus_0097]

Furcifer campani (Andingitra)
Furcifer campani (Andingitra)


Garden fence lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Jade Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) [kalsel_0079]
Jade Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) [kalsel_0079]


Male panther chameleon


Collared lizard


Orange forest dragon


Crocodile in Sri Lanka

Rainforest Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus) [male] [madagascar_5082]
Rainforest Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus) [male] [madagascar_5082]

Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5714]
Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5714]


Rainbow Agama in São Tomé and Príncipe

Striped house gecko [sumatra_1188]
Striped house gecko [sumatra_1188]


Baby Komodo dragon atop a tree

Juvenile puff adder (Bitis arietans)
Juvenile puff adder (Bitis arietans)


Blue gecko


Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)


Asian vine snake

Heavily vegetated streambed in the rainforest
Heavily vegetated streambed in the rainforest

Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) [madagascar_herps_0044]
Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) [madagascar_herps_0044]


Turtle


Asian water monitor

Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_4070]
Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_4070]


Chinese dragon


Snake eating frog

Red-headed basilisk [colombia_4358]
Red-headed basilisk [colombia_4358]


Male neon blue gecko


Pacific green sea turtle among coral

Anole [costa-rica-d_0467]
Anole [costa-rica-d_0467]


Calumma nasuta chameleon sleeping

Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) [madagascar_4291]
Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) [madagascar_4291]


Green Vine Snake (Gonisoma oxycephala)

American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river [costa_rica_6061]
American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river [costa_rica_6061]


William's Dwarf Day Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)


Mating green anoles


Klemmer's Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri)

Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard
Yellow, green, blue, and gray lizard


Terrapene Box Turtle

Western jesus christ lizard
Western jesus christ lizard


Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), the largest of the true vipers

Orange-headed lizard (Gonatodes albogularis)
Orange-headed lizard (Gonatodes albogularis)

Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1249]
Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1249]


World's venemous poisonous snake, the King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)


Monitor lizard [sabah_mabul_semporna_0078]

Phelsuma abbotti [madagascar_4174]
Phelsuma abbotti [madagascar_4174]

Southern Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) [madagascar_0373]
Southern Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) [madagascar_0373]


Fer-de-lance

Nile crocodile in Madagascar [madagascar_herps_0005]
Nile crocodile in Madagascar [madagascar_herps_0005]

Juvenile Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti)
Juvenile Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti)

Boa in the kitchen
Boa in the kitchen

Furcifer willsii (Male)
Furcifer willsii (Male)


Tortoise in Cambodia


Green Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)

Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe [uroplatus_fimbriatus-0148]
Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe [uroplatus_fimbriatus-0148]


Marsh crocodile


Blue gecko


Sea turtle in Malaysia [sabah_underwater_0345]


Forest dragon


Vietnamese pit viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris)


Amazon race runner


Flying gecko (Ptychozoon kuhli)

The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica [costa-rica_0121]
The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica [costa-rica_0121]


Forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0485]


Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0362]

The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
The Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) is found on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica


Turtle

Male Panther chameleon [madagascar_3852]
Male Panther chameleon [madagascar_3852]


Collared lizard


Lizard [australia_fnq_0891]

Sea turtle hatchling in hand
Sea turtle hatchling in hand


Asian forest chameleon (Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus)

Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) [costa-rica_0840]
Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) [costa-rica_0840]


Parson's chameleon

Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4266]
Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4266]


American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Brown anole
Brown anole

Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi)
Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi)


Jerdon's pit viper (Trimeresurus jerdonii)


Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standing)

Phelsuma mutabilis gecko
Phelsuma mutabilis gecko

Blue-eyed forest lizard in the Malaysian jungle; greenish-brown body
Blue-eyed forest lizard in the Malaysian jungle; greenish-brown body

Young common green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Young common green iguana (Iguana iguana)


Flying dragon lizard

Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in palm (Masoala NP)
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in palm (Masoala NP)

Striped or banded green iguana
Striped or banded green iguana


Red-Eyed Bush Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis)


Electric blue gecko


Skink


Skink [sabah_tawau_0520]

Amazon tortoise
Amazon tortoise


Phelsuma gecko


House gecko

Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) [madagascar_5221]
Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) [madagascar_5221]

Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) [madagascar_0339]
Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) [madagascar_0339]

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