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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.
Many-spotted Tree Snake
The many-spotted tree snake (Boiga multomaculata) is an arboreal, mildly venomous colubrid with a pale brown spine stripe and alternating dark blotches, found across South and Southeast Asia including southern China. A forest-dwelling climber that eats birds and lizards, it has no record of captive keeping.
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.
Texas Tortoise
The Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) is the smallest of the gopher tortoises, native to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Adapted to arid deserts, it feeds mainly on high-fiber plants and is considered a challenging species to keep, so it remains uncommon in captivity.
Eastern Chicken Turtle
The Eastern Chicken Turtle is uncommon in China, as its plain appearance is not popular, and as a tropical species it is rare in cold regions.
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.
Kinosternon acutum (Tabasco Mud Turtle)
The Tabasco mud turtle (Kinosternon acutum) is a medium-sized mud turtle prized for its vivid head striping, found mainly in the Mexican Caribbean lowlands. It is rarer than the narrow-bridged musk turtle and seldom seen on the market.
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.
Indian Roofed Turtle
The Indian Roofed Turtle (Kachuga tecta) is one of the more common roofed turtles, recognizable by the distinctive raised black keel on its shell. Native to the rivers of the Indian subcontinent, it is a timid aquatic turtle that can enter hibernation.
Canine and Feline Keratitis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Keratitis is inflammation of the cornea in dogs and cats from trauma, microbes, or chemicals, causing pain, cloudiness, and ulcers that can threaten sight. Prompt care protects the cornea and preserves vision.