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Three-striped roofed turtle
The giant roofed turtles (including the Burmese, Red-crowned, and Three-striped roofed turtles) are large, rare Asian river turtles that need spacious outdoor ponds with basking sites. Timid yet personable, they require warm water and careful temperature gradients to stay healthy.
Bengal Roof Turtle
The Bengal Roof Turtle (also called the Red-crowned Roof Turtle) is a Critically Endangered Asian river turtle famed for the brilliant red, white, and blue courtship colors of mature males. Rare in captivity and heavily protected, it needs pristine filtered water and warm temperatures, and is mainly herbivorous as an adult.
Brown Tree Frog
The Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii) is a small, highly adaptable hylid frog native to southeastern Australia and introduced to New Zealand, classified as a species of Least Concern. It breeds year-round—peaking in summer after rain—and is known for its distinctive whistle-like call and brown body marked with two black stripes.
Rana grylio
The Pig Frog (Rana grylio), named for its pig-like call, is a large aquatic frog from the southeastern United States, resembling a bullfrog but smaller (under 150 mm). A hardy, mostly carnivorous feeder that thrives in a clean, spacious, planted aquarium with live or cleverly presented food.
Gopher Tortoise
The Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a burrowing land turtle of the southeastern United States, strictly herbivorous and protected by law due to its small wild population. Famous for digging deep burrows (11–15 m), it needs a dry, sandy outdoor enclosure with plenty of sunny space.
Florida East Coast Diamondback Terrapin
The Florida East Coast Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is a dark, subdued brackish-marsh turtle from Florida's Atlantic coast, uncommon in the trade. Unique among turtles, it thrives in brackish water near seawater salinity, so it is best kept in slightly brackish conditions.
European Green Lizard
The European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a bright green lizard of European grasslands and hedgerows. Males show a vivid blue throat in the breeding season, while females may be brown or green; being territorial, they are best kept in pairs with ample space.
Eastern Chicken Turtle
The Eastern Chicken Turtle is uncommon in China, as its plain appearance is not popular, and as a tropical species it is rare in cold regions.
Graptemys pseudogeographica (False Map Turtle)
The false map turtle is a map turtle that is less commonly kept than sliders, needing clean water and a quiet environment. It is omnivorous but especially loves shrimp, and is distinguished by bright yellow markings behind the eyes.
Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding’s Turtle)
Blanding's turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle of the Great Lakes region, gentle and cold-hardy, with a smooth black helmet-shaped shell and a yellow hinged plastron marked with black blotches. It is omnivorous and adapts well to captivity.