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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.
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%.
Calotes mystaceus
The white-lipped tree lizard (Calotes mystaceus), also called the arrow-spined agama, is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and China's Yunnan. A small, forest-dwelling agamid, it needs high humidity (about 75%) and temperatures of 25-30 deg C.
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.
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.
Montane Pit Viper
The montane pit viper (Gloydius monticola) is a small venomous snake of the high mountains of western China, recorded up to 4,320 m. Ovoviviparous and feeding on rodents, lizards and frogs, it is not known in captivity.
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.
Philippine Cobra
The Philippine cobra (Naja philippinensis) is a highly venomous elapid native to the Philippines, whose primarily neurotoxic venom can kill within an hour. A short, stout cobra of farms and forests, it has no record of safe captive keeping and is best observed in the wild.
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.