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Green Anole
The Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) is a small, tree-dwelling lizard from the southeastern United States and Caribbean, famous for changing color between green and brown, earning it the nickname 'American chameleon.' A diurnal, insect-eating pet that is easy to keep in a planted terrarium with heat and UVB.
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
The Florida Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni) is a brightly marked freshwater turtle from Florida and Georgia, popular with keepers who want a colorful alternative to the Red-eared Slider. Hardy and easy to care for, it thrives under slider-like conditions with good water quality and a basking spot.
Fitzroy River Turtle
The Fitzroy River Turtle (Rheodytes leukops) is an Australian river turtle famous for 'breathing through its bottom'—it draws oxygen via cloacal sacs, letting it stay submerged far longer than most turtles. A bottom-dweller of flowing, gravelly waters, it is sensitive to poor water quality and warm temperatures.
Philippen’s Stripe-necked Turtle
Philippen's Stripe-necked Turtle (Ocadia philippeni) is a large striped-neck turtle endemic to Hainan, China, resembling the Chinese stripe-necked turtle but with a larger carapace. Sensitive to temperature swings, it is omnivorous and fairly easy to keep, though wild individuals are scarce and often mislabeled as the Chinese stripe-necked turtle.
Red-eared Slider
The world's most popular pet turtle and, outside its native range, one of the most damaging invasive species - hardy, personable, but a serious ecological responsibility.
Takydromus wolteri
The mountain grass lizard (Takydromus wolteri) is a grass lizard very widely distributed across northern China. A small, slender, burrowing lizard, it is kept by both researchers and hobbyists and does well on a sand substrate with 12-14 hours of daylight.
Tiliqua nigrolutea
The blotched blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua nigrolutea) is found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania, feeding on insects, land snails, flowers, and fruit. A terrestrial skink that adapts well to captivity, it needs a temperature gradient of 22-32 deg C and humidity of 50-80%.
Vipera ruselli siamensis
The white-browed pit viper (Vipera ruselli siamensis) is a venomous pit viper found in Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi in China, and abroad in India, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Thailand. Despite its potent venom, used medically to treat cerebral thrombosis, it is one of the easiest snakes to keep and tolerates a wide range of temperatures.
Dyscophus antongili
The Antongil Bay Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongili) is native to the east coast of Madagascar and feeds on insects. Restricted to a narrow range and threatened by habitat loss and poaching for the pet trade, it is listed under CITES Appendix I. Wild individuals come in red (females) or yellow (males), so choose a female if you want a red 'tomato'.
Physignathus lesueuri
The Australian Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueuri) is a docile, medium-sized lizard that enjoys swimming, making it an ideal choice for keepers who want a gentle, aquatic reptile. Closely resembling the Green Iguana but lacking the large rounded scales on the cheeks, it thrives with proper care and can live 10-20 years or more.