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Colombian Redleg Tarantula
The Colombian redleg (Megaphobema robustum) is a rare, large, gentle tarantula from highland Colombia, reaching an 18 cm leg span. Best for intermediate keepers, it needs cool temperatures and may be nervous and defensive.
Gumprecht’s Green Pit Viper
Gumprecht's green pit viper (Viridovipera gumprechti), described in 2002, is a large, vividly green arboreal pit viper of Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Yunnan reaching 130 cm. Sexually dimorphic and venomous, it feeds on small mammals, birds and lizards.
Rosy Chain Snake
The rosy chain snake (Dinodon rosozonatum) is a fierce, nocturnal, colubrid endemic to Hainan Island, China, marked by pink crossbands on a blackish-brown body. Listed under China's protected-wildlife directory, it is rarely kept and feeds on frogs and, occasionally, other snakes.
Armadillo Lizard
The armadillo lizard (Cordylidae) is a hardy, diurnal lizard from the dry savannas of eastern and southern Africa, reaching up to 48 cm. Omnivorous and relatively easy to keep, it needs a dry enclosure with UVB lighting, a hide, and a varied diet of insects and greens.
Short-tailed Pit Viper
The short-tailed pit viper (Gloydius brevicaudus) is a highly venomous snake widely distributed across China, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. A hardy and abundant species, it inhabits habitats ranging from plains to 1,900 m mountains and feeds on small vertebrates, though its potent venom makes it unsuitable for inexperienced keepers.
Tuatara
The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is one of the oldest surviving reptiles, a nocturnal inhabitant of the rocky coastlines and seabird burrows of New Zealand's offshore islands. It predates the dinosaurs and is the sole surviving member of the order Rhynchocephalia.
Fox Snake
The fox snake (Pantherophis vulpinus) is a North American colubrid named for the fox-like musk its glands release when disturbed. A harmless, non-venomous constrictor found near the Great Lakes, it is an uncommon and somewhat specialist pet.
Mud Turtle
The Mud Turtle is not a single species but a group of turtles sharing common traits in body structure or distribution, classified under one family. The family Kinosternidae includes the mud turtles and musk turtles.
East African Black Mud Turtle
The East African Black Mud Turtle is scarce in the wild and thus rarely kept in captivity; in China it is uncommon, though other side-neck species are seen more often, indicating its rarity and need for protection. It eats both plants and animals, living in shallow water and occasionally climbing onto land.
Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle
The Narrow-breasted Snake-necked Turtle inhabits small coastal rivers, wetlands, or swamps, is strongly aquatic, and can bury into bottom mud. It is fully aquatic, even hibernating and mating in water, with females coming ashore only to lay eggs.