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Fire Skink
The Fire Skink (Mochlus fernandi, formerly Riopa fernandi) is a West African skink whose body bears continuous black-white-red bands from snout to tail like flames — hence the name. Affordable and striking, it is a great example of a skink that is both cheap and beautiful.
Texas Diamondback Terrapin
The Texas Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) is a rare and prized subspecies of the diamondback terrapin. Thanks to conservation, its numbers are rising; the white-skinned 'super Texas' form is considered top quality and can fetch very high prices.
Razor-backed Musk Turtle
The Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus), affectionately called the 'razor' or 'little razor,' has a uniquely keeled, roof-like carapace. A common and easy musk turtle, it is active and interactive with keepers.
Northern Diamondback Terrapin
The Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin), the nominate subspecies, is a semi-aquatic turtle native to the brackish estuaries of the U.S. Atlantic coast. Named for the diamond patterns on its shell, it is increasingly popular, reasonably priced, and not hard to keep — but it needs brackish water.
Northern Black-humped Map Turtle
The Northern Black-humped Map Turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda nigrinoda) is a relatively common map turtle seen in markets worldwide. Affordable, easy to keep, and odd-looking, it is popular — the black hump-like knobs on the front vertebral scutes are its unmistakable mark.
Iverson’s Turtle
Iverson's Turtle (Mauremys iversoni), also called the Fujian stone turtle, is a China-endemic turtle found only in Fujian and Guizhou. Very rare, it is listed under China's protected-wildlife category, and its taxonomic status is debated — some research suggests it may be a hybrid.
Flattened Musk Turtle
The Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) is a small, critically imperiled musk turtle endemic to the Black Warrior River system in Alabama, USA. With a distinctly flattened shell and a shy, nocturnal nature, it is prized by keepers but almost never captive-bred, and habitat loss has left only about 15% of healthy populations.
South American Snapping Turtle
The South American Snapping Turtle (Chelydra acutirostris) is a large, heavily built chelydrid ranging from Honduras and Nicaragua through Costa Rica and Panama to Colombia and Ecuador. Fierce-looking and meaty, it is a popular but challenging pet, and nearly all specimens in trade are wild-caught.
Pritchard’s Turtle
Pritchard's turtle (Mauremys pritchardi) is a Geoemydidae turtle found in China and Japan. Its looks blend the Chinese pond turtle and the yellow pond turtle, and some researchers believe it is a natural hybrid — though that is not officially recognised.
Malayan Horned Frog
The Malayan horned frog (Megophrys nasuta), also called the triangular leaf frog, is a master of leaf-litter mimicry from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. A large, nocturnal amphibian with a huge appetite.