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Adult central bearded dragon resting alertly on warm sandstone with its full body and bright eye in clear view.Bearded dragonsLizard · Pogona vitticeps Adult leopard gecko resting alertly on pale sandstone with its patterned body, sturdy tail, and bright eye in clear view.Leopard geckosLizard · Eublepharis macularius Adult crested gecko resting alertly on cork with its intact tail, raised eyelash crests, bright eye, and broad toe pads in clear view.Crested geckosLizard · Correlophus ciliatus Adult eastern blue-tongued skink exploring pale stone with its broad banded body, clear eye, small sturdy limbs, and blue tongue in close view.Blue-tongued skinksLizard · Tiliqua scincoides Adult African fat-tailed gecko resting alertly on pale cork with its warm brown bands, movable eyelid, clawed toes, and full segmented tail in clear view.African fat-tailed geckosLizard · Hemitheconyx caudicinctus Adult Gargoyle gecko resting alertly on cork with its rough pebbled skin, bumpy cranial profile, broad toe pads, clear eye, and intact tail in full view.Gargoyle geckosLizard · Rhacodactylus auriculatus Adult Moroccan spiny-tailed lizard representing the pet uromastyx group, basking beside a rocky retreat with its sturdy body and complete whorled tail in clear view.UromastyxLizard group · Uromastyx spp. Adult male green anole on a leafy branch with its complete slender green body, long tail, gripping toes, and rosy dewlap in clear view.Green anolesAnole · Anolis carolinensis

Popular snake guides

Adult ball python resting alertly on warm stone beside a cork hide, with its patterned body and clear dark eye in view.Ball pythonsSnake · Python regius Adult corn snake resting calmly over pale cork with its clear eye, slender head, and orange-red saddle pattern in close view.Corn snakesSnake · Pantherophis guttatus Adult California kingsnake moving across chaparral rock with its complete black-and-cream banded body and small glossy head in clear view.California kingsnakesSnake · Lampropeltis californiae Adult Sinaloan-type milk snake representing the pet milk-snake group, crossing a woodland log with its complete red, black, and cream ringed body in clear view.Milk snakesSnake · Lampropeltis triangulum complex Adult rosy boa resting across pale desert granite with its complete sturdy gray-tan body, three muted rosy stripes, and small blunt head in clear view.Rosy boasSnake · Lichanura trivirgata Adult female Kenyan sand boa partly emerging from sand with its short stout orange-and-brown body and tiny blunt head in clear view.Kenyan sand boasSnake · Eryx colubrinus Adult western hognose snake exploring prairie soil with its complete sandy blotched body and distinctive upturned snout in clear view.Western hognose snakesSnake · Heterodon nasicus Adult boa constrictor resting across a rainforest branch with its long muscular body, warm saddle pattern, and broad alert head in clear view.Boa constrictorsSnake · Boa constrictor

Popular turtle & tortoise guides

Adult Russian tortoise walking across dry steppe soil with its rounded patterned shell, sturdy forelegs, and bright face in clear view.Russian tortoisesTortoise · Testudo horsfieldii Adult Hermann's tortoise crossing a Mediterranean meadow with its complete yellow-and-black patterned shell, sturdy legs, and alert head in view.Hermann's tortoisesTortoise · Testudo hermanni Adult Greek tortoise walking through Mediterranean scrub with its complete high-domed tan-and-dark shell, scaled legs, small head, and thigh spurs in view.Greek tortoisesTortoise · Testudo graeca Adult red-eared slider basking completely out of the water with its oval patterned shell, striped face and limbs, and distinct red ear patch in clear view.Red-eared slidersSemi-aquatic turtle · Trachemys scripta elegans Adult painted turtle basking above a pond with its complete smooth dark shell, vivid red-orange shell margins and legs, striped head, and long claws in view.Painted turtlesBasking turtle · Chrysemys picta Representative adult common box turtle on woodland leaf litter with its complete high-domed dark shell, warm yellow-orange markings, patterned head, and legs in view.Box turtlesBox turtle overview · Terrapene spp. Adult common musk turtle at a shallow log edge with its complete small dark domed shell, pointed head, paired pale face stripes, and short legs in view.Common musk turtlesBottom-walking turtle · Sternotherus odoratus Adult African helmeted sideneck turtle at a savanna pool with its complete broad olive-brown shell, large plain head, partly folded neck, and webbed feet in view.African helmeted turtlesAfrican sideneck turtle · Pelomedusa subrufa

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Blue-tongued skink looking toward the camera while exploring leaf litter beside a cork shelter. All Lizard Guides Browse the complete canonical lizard directory. Corn snake moving calmly over cork with its face, clear eye, and patterned body in close view. All Snake Guides Browse the complete canonical snake directory. Russian tortoise walking toward the camera with its face, forelegs, and patterned shell in close view. All Turtle & Tortoise Guides Browse all 26 turtle and tortoise guides.

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