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Alligator Snapping Turtle
The largest freshwater turtle in the world, a prehistoric-looking ambush predator that lures fish with a worm-like tongue - powerful, demanding, and strictly for experts.
Egg Turtles (Mud & Musk Turtles)
A collective name for the small, egg-shaped turtles of the family Kinosternidae - the mud turtles and musk turtles - popular for their compact size and personable behaviour.
Brazilian Whiteknee Tarantula
The Brazilian whiteknee tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata) is a boldly black-and-white striped, fast-growing pet tarantula from Brazil — note that taxonomically it is an arachnid, not a reptile, but it is grouped here with the reptile-archive keepers' species.
Albino Ball Python
The albino ball python is a colour morph of the royal python (Python regius) from west and central Africa — a famously docile constrictor that curls into a tight ball when stressed, and a mainstay of the pet-python trade.
Himalayan Burrowing Viper
A rare, secretive, highly venomous montane viper from the Himalayas - one of the few front-fanged vipers kept only by specialist venom programmes.
Dione Rat-snake
The Dione rat-snake (Elaphe dione) is a widespread, docile, non-venomous colubrid of northern China and across temperate Asia — a hardy feeder-snake and a popular beginner pet snake.
Asian Black-spined Toad
The Asian black-spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) is a large, warty bufonid toad of South and Southeast Asia, famously familiar as the common 'toad' near human settlements, and one that secretes a defensive white venom when alarmed.
Jerdon’s Tree Frog
Jerdon's Tree Frog (Hyla annectans), also called the West Chinese rain frog, is a small, brightly colored tree frog. Its back is green with purple-gray and golden head stripes; males reach about 36 mm, females 41 mm. Common in farmland, it eats many pests.
Common Agama
The Common Agama (Agama agama), also called the rainbow lizard, is plain gray at night but flushes vivid color as it warms in the sun — hence its 'rainbow' name. A hardy starter agamid from central and western Africa. (Note: the source's 'gliding/flying' description is inaccurate — Agama agama does not glide; that belongs to flying dragons of the genus Draco.)
Red Bamboo Snake
The Red Bamboo Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyracea, formerly Elaphe porphyracea), also called the purple-gray ratsnake, is a medium-sized, non-venomous snake. Gentle and nocturnal, it makes a good pet snake, though it demands high humidity and stable temperatures.