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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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