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Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) in captivity [animals_zh_056]
Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) in captivity [animals_zh_056]


Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0258]
Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0258]


Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange] [madagascar_0227]
Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange] [madagascar_0227]


Lizard [madagascar_6677]
Lizard [madagascar_6677]


Abbott's Day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti) [madagascar_ankarana_0419]
Abbott's Day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti) [madagascar_ankarana_0419]


Chamaeleo sternfeldi chameleon -- tz_2155
Chamaeleo sternfeldi chameleon -- tz_2155



Flying Draco Lizard (Draco volans)



Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla nasuta)


Small water monitor lizard sunning itself on a lawn
Small water monitor lizard sunning itself on a lawn



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0225]


Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma ambreense) [madagascar_3724]
Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma ambreense) [madagascar_3724]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0135]



Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis merianae) at Iguazu



Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)



Cave racer



William's Dwarf Day Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)


Anole [costa_rica_osa_1006]
Anole [costa_rica_osa_1006]



Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)


Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko
Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko


Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0278]
Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) [kalsel_0278]



Turtle


Phelsuma gecko (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Phelsuma gecko (Tsingy de Bemaraha)



Monitor lizard in Sri Lanka



Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus)


Collared tree lizard (Plica plica) [colombia_0363]
Collared tree lizard (Plica plica) [colombia_0363]


Madagascar ground boa (Boa madagascariensis) [madagascar_5594]
Madagascar ground boa (Boa madagascariensis) [madagascar_5594]


Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)



Tortoise in Cambodia


Young green iguana [costa_rica_osa_0999]
Young green iguana [costa_rica_osa_0999]


Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae)
Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae)



Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum horridum)



Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)



Baby Komodo dragon atop a tree



Green Jesus Christ lizard



Gliding Dragon (Draco volans)



Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0363]



Asiatic cobra (Naja naja)



Pachydactylus fasciatus gecko [namibia_1195]



Lizard



Green tree python (Morelia viridis)



Gold dust day gecko


Madagascar swift
Madagascar swift


Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4198]
Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4198]



Forest dragon


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6357]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6357]


Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4196]
Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4196]


Amazon thornytail (Uracentron flaviceps) [colombia_0290]
Amazon thornytail (Uracentron flaviceps) [colombia_0290]



Turtle


Geckolepis maculata
Geckolepis maculata



Forest dragon



Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)


Male Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
Male Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)


Lizard [colombia_6273]
Lizard [colombia_6273]


Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus)  [colombia_4285]
Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) [colombia_4285]


Turtle heads in a pond
Turtle heads in a pond



Namibian Rock Agamid [namibia_1313]



Gold dust day gecko



Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)



Garter snake (Thamnophis atratus) swallowing a rat in Big Sur



Namibian Rock Agama [namibia_1324]


Brookesia chameleon [madagascar_herps_0009]
Brookesia chameleon [madagascar_herps_0009]



Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)



Turtle


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6351]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6351]



Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)


Forest anole [colombia_2669]
Forest anole [colombia_2669]


Spiny lizard [brazil_0871]
Spiny lizard [brazil_0871]


Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4254a]
Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4254a]



Giant marsh crocodile


Water monitor with a blue-tongue
Water monitor with a blue-tongue



Pacific green sea turtle



Pacific green sea turtle


Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) [madagascar_masoala_0571]
Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) [madagascar_masoala_0571]


Green Crested Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella ) -- borneo_3075
Green Crested Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella ) -- borneo_3075



Green anole (Anolis carolinensis)


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6365]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6365]


Turtle
Turtle


Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) [madagascar_herps_0074]
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) [madagascar_herps_0074]


Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)



Sea turtle in Malaysia [sabah_underwater_0343]


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6316]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6316]



Turtle



Common green iguanas


Boa constrictor camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor [costa_rica_osa_0269]
Boa constrictor camouflaged among leaves on the forest floor [costa_rica_osa_0269]



Forest dragon


Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)
Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)


Wild freshwater turtle in Sumatra [sumatra_0520]
Wild freshwater turtle in Sumatra [sumatra_0520]



Damaraland Banded Gecko (Pachydactylus fasciatus) [namibia_0784]


Skink [java_0716]
Skink [java_0716]


Boa constrictor hidden among leaves on the forest floor [costa_rica_osa_0272]
Boa constrictor hidden among leaves on the forest floor [costa_rica_osa_0272]


Frilled Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) [madagascar_4098]
Frilled Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) [madagascar_4098]



Female Fiji Iguana



Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida)


Wild freshwater turtle in Sumatra [sumatra_0518]
Wild freshwater turtle in Sumatra [sumatra_0518]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0046]


Spearpoint Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) [madagascar_3449]
Spearpoint Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) [madagascar_3449]



Tree runner (Plica umbra)


Male anole lizard on trunk of Kapok tree
Male anole lizard on trunk of Kapok tree


Male Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) with crest [colombia_1505]
Male Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) with crest [colombia_1505]



Camouflaged flying dragon



Neon Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)



Malaysian freshwater turtle [sabah_tawau_0535]


Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_4071]
Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_4071]


Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) [madagascar_ankarana_0468]
Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) [madagascar_ankarana_0468]



Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)



Quince monitor


Caiman [colombia_6234]
Caiman [colombia_6234]



Gecko carrying eggs


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6348]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6348]



Female Komodo dragon



Skink


Radiated tortoises
Radiated tortoises


Blue-nosed Chameleon (Calumma boettgeri) [madagascar_3673]
Blue-nosed Chameleon (Calumma boettgeri) [madagascar_3673]


Zonosaurus plated lizard with red spot behind its leg
Zonosaurus plated lizard with red spot behind its leg



Gecko [north_sumatra_0360]



Pacific green sea turtle


Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_ankarana_0282]
Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_ankarana_0282]


Anole lizard silhouette on a leaf
Anole lizard silhouette on a leaf


Female Rainforest Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus) preparing her tongue to grab an insect
Female Rainforest Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus) preparing her tongue to grab an insect


Phelsuma abbotti [madagascar_4173]
Phelsuma abbotti [madagascar_4173]



Female Komodo dragon



Forest anole


Male Calumma crypticum chameleon
Male Calumma crypticum chameleon


Uroplatus lineatus in captivity [madagascar_herps_0022]
Uroplatus lineatus in captivity [madagascar_herps_0022]


Lizard [colombia_3131]
Lizard [colombia_3131]


Bornean forest lizard -- borneo_6113
Bornean forest lizard -- borneo_6113



Red panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) (male)


Male iguanas bloodied during a fight [colombia_6398]
Male iguanas bloodied during a fight [colombia_6398]


Jeweled Chameleon (Furcifer campani) [female] [madagascar_0387]
Jeweled Chameleon (Furcifer campani) [female] [madagascar_0387]


Brookesia chameleon [madagascar_herps_0012]
Brookesia chameleon [madagascar_herps_0012]



Pacific green sea turtle among coral


Boa constrictor hidden among leaves on the forest floor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0290]
Boa constrictor hidden among leaves on the forest floor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0290]


Caiman hatchlings [costa-rica_0188]
Caiman hatchlings [costa-rica_0188]


Common Slender Anole (Anolis limifrons) [costa-rica_0900]
Common Slender Anole (Anolis limifrons) [costa-rica_0900]



Baby Komodo dragon atop a tree


Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus)  [colombia_3147]
Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) [colombia_3147]



Neon blue gecko (Lygodactylus willoamsi)


Oustalet's chameleon walking across sand near Isalo [madagascar_7338]
Oustalet's chameleon walking across sand near Isalo [madagascar_7338]


Close-up of a green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Close-up of a green iguana (Iguana iguana)



Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)


Headshot of a green iguana
Headshot of a green iguana


Rescued baby sea turtles [costa_rica_5638]
Rescued baby sea turtles [costa_rica_5638]


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6323]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6323]


Anole [costa-rica_1065]
Anole [costa-rica_1065]


Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (juvenile-bright green) [madagascar_7295]
Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (juvenile-bright green) [madagascar_7295]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0224]


Boa constrictor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0266]
Boa constrictor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0266]


Furcifer lateralis chameleon on arm
Furcifer lateralis chameleon on arm



Skink [sabah_tawau_0531]


Three-eyed lizard (Chalaradon madagascariensis) hunting ants
Three-eyed lizard (Chalaradon madagascariensis) hunting ants



Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)


Caiman [colombia_4755]
Caiman [colombia_4755]


Slender Anole (Norops limifrons) [costa_rica_la_selva_1281]
Slender Anole (Norops limifrons) [costa_rica_la_selva_1281]


Green iguana eating leaves in the canopy
Green iguana eating leaves in the canopy



King's Skink (Egernia kingii)


Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) in a Pandanus palm [madagascar_0773]
Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) in a Pandanus palm [madagascar_0773]



Garden fence lizard (Calotes versicolor)


Madagascar spiny-tailed iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) [animals_00695]
Madagascar spiny-tailed iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) [animals_00695]


Giant anole [colombia_2655]
Giant anole [colombia_2655]


Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5706]
Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5706]



Flying dragon extending its dewlap [sabah_kinabatangan_0367]


Juvenile green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0616]
Juvenile green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0616]


Camouflaged Uroplatus gecko [madagascar_ankarana_0174]
Camouflaged Uroplatus gecko [madagascar_ankarana_0174]


Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)
Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)


Lizard in the highlands of New Guinea
Lizard in the highlands of New Guinea



Skink



Black-stripe lizard in Sulawesi



Camouflaged flying dragon


Gecko [java_0652]
Gecko [java_0652]



Forest dragon [sabah_tawau_0481]



Sea turtle [sabah_underwater_0038]



Neon Blue Day Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)


Boa constrictor hidden among leaves on the forest floor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0282]
Boa constrictor hidden among leaves on the forest floor in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0282]


Female Oustalet's chameleon [madagascar_ankarana_0154]
Female Oustalet's chameleon [madagascar_ankarana_0154]


Snake
Snake


Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) [madagascar_6031]
Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) [madagascar_6031]



Flying Lizard (Draco volans)


Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6378]
Male iguanas fighting [colombia_6378]


Four Spot Day Gecko (Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata)
Four Spot Day Gecko (Phelsuma quadriocellata quadriocellata)



Common green anole (Anolis carolinensis)



Skink



Turtle



Gecko



Pacific green sea turtle



Mother marsh crocodile with offspring


Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) [madagascar_masoala_0572]
Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) [madagascar_masoala_0572]


Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)  [brazil_1393]
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) [brazil_1393]


Spear-tail Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) [madagascar_3456]
Spear-tail Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) [madagascar_3456]



Pacific green sea turtle


Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0311]
Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0311]


Common green iguana [colombia_5400]
Common green iguana [colombia_5400]



Red rat snake (Elaphe guttata)



Blue gecko


Madagascarophis colubrinus [madagascar_2088]
Madagascarophis colubrinus [madagascar_2088]



Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx aegyptius)



Asian vine snake


Baby caiman [colombia_5876]
Baby caiman [colombia_5876]



Forest anole


Green lizard eating an insect [west-papua_5206]
Green lizard eating an insect [west-papua_5206]


Turtle heads in a pond [colombia_5809]
Turtle heads in a pond [colombia_5809]


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