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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.
Fire Crest Lizard
The fire crest lizard is a typical arboreal lizard found in the moist forests near waterways of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia). A carnivorous, insect-eating species, males are large, brilliantly colored, and aggressive, and are best kept singly.
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
The yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) is a moderately sized, venomous sea snake found from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. Despite its potent neurotoxic venom, its small mouth and low aggressiveness make it little threat to humans, and it retains enough land ability to climb ashore.
Acanthochelys radiolata (Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle)
The Brazilian radiolated spiny-necked turtle is a rare Brazilian species in the genus Acanthochelys, named for the radiating pattern on its carapace. It is difficult to keep and seldom seen in captivity.
Batagur baska (Northern River Terrapin)
The Batagur turtle is one of the largest freshwater turtles in Asia, living in Andaman coast estuaries from Bangladesh to Vietnam and feeding on mangrove seeds. Once thought extinct in Thailand, it is now classified as Critically Endangered and protected under CITES Appendix I.
Pseudemydura umbrina (Western Swamp Turtle)
The Western swamp turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina) is one of Australia's smallest turtles; males have a 155 mm shell and weigh 550 g, while females reach 135 mm and 410 g. Its coloration varies with age and habitat, and it is listed as Critically Endangered.
Emydura australis (Australian Big-headed Turtle)
The Australian big-headed side-necked turtle is carnivorous and lives in shallow water, aestivating in pond mud during the dry season. In the wild it consumes large numbers of mosquito larvae, making it beneficial to people, though it is rare and its trade is strictly controlled.
Celebes Tortoise
The Celebes Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii), also called the Sulawesi tortoise, is a herbivorous land tortoise native to the Indonesian islands. It resembles the Burmese mountain tortoise but grows slightly larger, and is relatively easy to keep in captivity.
Banded Krait
A strikingly banded, highly venomous elapid of southern China and Southeast Asia - beautiful but dangerous; not a pet and a poor choice for novices.
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