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Selected reptile type
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The grouping is paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards") have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some lizards, such as the forest-dwelling Draco, are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo.
Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including venom, camouflage, reflex bleeding, and the ability to sacrifice and regrow their tails. (Full article...)
Selected Crocodilia article
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s, and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to humans.
The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile. Males can grow up to a weight of 1,000–1,500 kg (2,200–3,300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding 6.3 m (21 ft). Females are much smaller and rarely surpass 3 m (9.8 ft). It is also called the estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile, and, informally, the saltie. A large and opportunistic hypercarnivorous apex predator, they ambush most of their prey and then drown or swallow it whole. They will prey on almost any animal that enters their territory, including other predators such as sharks, varieties of freshwater and saltwater fish including pelagic species, invertebrates such as crustaceans, various amphibians, other reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. (Full article...)
Selected lizard article
The black-headed dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion melanocephalum) is a lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is also known as the KwaZulu dwarf chamaeleon and Durban dwarf chameleon. (Full article...)
Selected turtle article
The Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. (Full article...)
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- Image 1Sinai agama
- Image 2Trachylepis striata
- Image 3Vipera xanthina
- Image 4Aldabra giant tortoise
- Image 6Cape skink - Trachylepis capensis. Close-up on purple Aster flowers.
- Image 7Rough chameleon
- Image 8Leiocephalus personatus
- Image 9Common collared lizard
- Image 10Common box turtle
- Image 11Niveoscincus metallicus
- Image 12Phelsuma grandis
- Image 13Carolina anole
- Image 14Cerastes cerastes
- Image 16Plumed basilisk
- Image 17Vipera dinniki
- Image 18Morelia spilota
- Image 19Marine iguana
- Image 20Ladder snake
- Image 21Plestiodon fasciatus
- Image 22Trachylepis maculilabris mating
- Image 23Leiocephalus carinatus
- Image 24Steneosaurus
- Image 25Green sea turtle
- Image 26White-headed dwarf gecko
- Image 27Gold dust day gecko
- Image 28Mwanza flat-headed rock agama
- Image 29Thamnophis elegans terrestris at Western terrestrial garter snake
- Image 30Eastern long-necked turtle
- Image 31Mexican beaded lizard
- Image 32Sicilian wall lizard
- Image 33Barracudasauroides
- Image 34Indian chameleon
- Image 35Marginated tortoise hatchling
- Image 36Anole at Polychrotinae
- Image 37Green sea turtle
- Image 38Asian vine snake Ahaetulla prasina. This snake has a wide distribution in Asia. It feeds on small reptiles and amphibians, particularly lizards and tree frogs. Adults may attain 1.8 m (6 feet) in total length, with a tail 0.6 m (2 feet) long. Its appearance is very much like those of South American vine snakes. It is a rear-fanged species and is mildly venomous but is not considered a threat to humans.
- Image 39Namaqua chameleon
- Image 40Gold dust day gecko
- Image 41Jackson's chameleon
- Image 42Bosc's fringe-toed lizards during courtship
- Image 43Gold dust day gecko close-up
- Image 44Green sea turtle
- Image 45Bothriechis schlegelii
- Image 46Eastern bearded dragon
- Image 47Namaqua chameleon
- Image 48Italian wall lizard
- Image 49Yacare caiman
- Image 50Dwarf yellow-headed gecko
- Image 51Australian water dragon
- Image 52A green sea turtle swimming above a coral reef.
- Image 53Species of Ceratopsia dinosaurs
Selected snake article
The Oenpelli python or Oenpelli rock python (Simalia oenpelliensis or Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis) is a species of large snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the sandstone massif area of the western Arnhem Land region in the Northern Territory of Australia. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. It has been called the rarest python in the world. Two notable characteristics of the species are the unusually large size of its eggs and its ability to change colour. (Full article...)
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