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Brown Anole
A brown anole with a red or orange dewlap in males, now invasive across the southeastern US.
Blue Whiptail Lizard
A whiptail lizard with a blue tail, many species are all-female and reproduce by parthenogenesis.
Desert Horned Lizard
A flat desert lizard with head horns and a sand-colored body, excellent camouflage.
Eastern Glass Lizard
A legless lizard with distinct grooves and a long fragile tail that easily breaks, common in US grasslands.
Flying Lizard (Draco)
A small lizard with wing-like membranes between the ribs, gliding between trees in Southeast Asian forests.
African Fat-tailed Gecko
A chunky gecko with a large fat tail, brown banded body and calm temperament, an excellent beginner pet.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Distinguished by its large, block-like head and powerful crushing jaws adapted to feed on hard-shelled prey su…
Emu
The second-largest living bird, a tall flightless bird with shaggy gray-brown plumage, strong long legs and a …
Turkish Hamster
A close relative of the Syrian hamster.
Holland Lop
A small breed with distinctive floppy lop ears that hang down on each side of a broad, rounded head.
Bombay
A sleek, all-black shorthair resembling a miniature panther, developed from Burmese and black American Shortha…
Miniature American Shepherd
A smaller, agile version of the Australian Shepherd, valued as both a sport dog and a devoted companion.
Blue Iguana
A large blue-gray iguana endemic to Grand Cayman, one of the longest-lived lizards, herbivorous.
Western Green Lizard
A bright green lizard with blue throats in males, sunning on rocks and vegetation.
Chinese Blue-tailed Skink
A brown skink with a bright blue tail in juveniles, common in East Asian fields.
Jackson's Chameleon
A green chameleon with three prominent horns on the head, viviparous (live-bearing).
Nile Monitor
A large aquatic monitor of Africa with a yellow-spotted body, powerful swimmer and hunter.
Knight Anole
The largest anole, bright green with a light stripe, native to Cuba and established in Florida.
Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
A large intelligent tegu with black-and-white banded scales, omnivorous and increasingly popular as a pet.
Short-horned Lizard
A small flat lizard with short horns, living at high altitudes and giving live birth.
European Glass Lizard
The largest European legless lizard, brown with yellow stripes, tail easily shed.
Frilled Lizard
A lizard with a large neck frill spread like an umbrella to intimidate predators, bipedal runner.
Crested Gecko
A tree-dwelling gecko with eyelash-like ridges above the eyes and a prehensile tail, famous for its ability to…
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Famous for its overlapping, saw-toothed scutes and hawklike beak.
