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Australian Lungfish
The Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), also called the Queensland lungfish, is the largest of the living lungfishes and a true 'living fossil' that breathes with both gills and a lung. Native to the rivers of Queensland, Australia, it is a protected species and not part of the ornamental aquarium trade.
Radiated Tortoise
One of the most beautiful star-patterned tortoises - a Madagascan CITES I species that is common in captivity yet wild-endangered. 'The rich man's sulcata'; hardy if set up right.
Map Turtle
A variable, attractive North American water turtle with a raised midline keel and fine 'map' line-markings. Sensitive to poor water quality - keep the tank clean. The common pet forms are the Mississippi and false map turtles.
White-lipped Mud Turtle
A strikingly pretty mud-turtle relative - the 'mango-head' morph can flush yellow onto limbs and shell. Friendly and mid-priced, but it cannot brumate and must be kept heated year-round.
McCord’s Box Turtle
A dazzling, China-endemic box turtle (Cuora mccordi) from Guangxi - extremely rare and CITES II; wild individuals are essentially unobtainable. Education-only.
Angonoka (Ploughshare) Tortoise
One of the world's ten most endangered turtles - fewer than 1,000 left in Madagascar, CITES I, and effectively not tradable. Education-only profile.
Mangshan Pit Viper
A huge, white-tailed, critically endangered pit viper endemic to China - one of the world's rarest and most venomous snakes. NOT a pet; education only.
Golden-headed Box Turtle
A critically endangered, golden-capped Chinese box turtle so rare that wild individuals are essentially gone - a species now dependent on captive breeding.
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
The giant of the tortoise world and a conservation icon - some individuals have lived past 150 years, and the species survives only through intensive protection.
Chinese Tree Frog
A slender, bright-green arboreal frog from central and eastern China, built for life in the branches with sticky toe pads and a loud, repeated call.