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Komodo Dragon
The world's largest lizard - a 3 m, 90 kg apex predator with venom glands and septic saliva. Protected and NOT a pet; this profile is educational only.
Helmeted Turtle
A common, hardy African side-neck turtle - small, gregarious, a strong carnivore, and a good tropical-community water turtle (no brumation).
Pig-nosed Turtle
A bizarre, soft-shelled, flipper-limbed 'fly river turtle' that looks more like a turtle-bream hybrid - fully aquatic, sensitive to water quality, and a committed non-basker.
Marginated Tortoise
The largest Mediterranean tortoise, with a fan-like flared rear shell - temperate-climate friendly and a good (if winter-careful) European tortoise.
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.
Beal’s Eyed Turtle
A rare, China-endemic, largely vegetarian water turtle with four 'eye-spots' on its head - sensitive to water quality and of conservation concern.
Asian Giant Turtle
Asia's largest hard-shelled semi-aquatic turtle - a temple favourite, long-lived, and of conservation concern across Southeast Asia.
Splendid Japalure (Liyue Dragon Lizard)
A pretty but fragile Chinese mountain lizard - mostly wild-caught, a protected 'three-have' species, and hard to keep alive. Look, don't buy.
River Cooter (Donut Turtle)
A large, colourful, easy-going North American pond turtle - hardy, active, and a good aquarium-kept water turtle, though hybrids blur the subspecies.
Armadillo Girdled Lizard
A spiny, press-flattening lizard from South Africa that rolls into a ball like an armadillo - armoured, fascinating, and a specialist's species.