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River Cooter (Donut Turtle)
A large, colourful, easy-going North American pond turtle - hardy, active, and a good aquarium-kept water turtle, though hybrids blur the subspecies.
Burmese Python
A giant constrictor that can exceed 5 m - impressive but a serious, space- and budget-intensive commitment, and a CITES-listed species.
Salamander
Salamanders are tailed amphibians (order Caudata) - smooth-skinned, moisture-dependent relatives of newts. The Chinese fire-bellied newt is the most commonly kept East Asian species.
Indian Black Turtle
A dark, keeled freshwater turtle widespread across South and Southeast Asia - hardy, semi-aquatic, and a solid community pond species.
Armadillo Girdled Lizard
A spiny, press-flattening lizard from South Africa that rolls into a ball like an armadillo - armoured, fascinating, and a specialist's species.
Ball Python
The most popular pet python in the world - a gentle, modest-sized constrictor that curls into a ball when nervous, and comes in endless morphs.
Four-eyed Turtle
A striking Asian pond turtle named for the false eye-spots on its neck - beautiful, semi-aquatic, and of conservation concern.
Three-toed Box Turtle
A southern subspecies of the common box turtle with only three toes per hind foot - personable, long-lived, and a classic American box turtle.
African Spurred Tortoise (Sulcata)
The third-largest tortoise in the world and a desert specialist - adorable as a hatchling, but it grows into a 50-70 kg excavation machine.
Savanna Monitor
A medium-large, intelligent African monitor - active, robust, and a more manageable alternative to the giant monitors for experienced keepers.