Behind the photographs
Photograph credits and licenses.
Find the photographer, original source and license for each image used on the site.
Crested Gecko
Photo: Lennart Hudel · Correlophus ciliatus 33606417
License: CC BY 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Ball Python
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · Python regius - ball python
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Bearded Dragon
Photo: George Chernilevsky · Pogona vitticeps close-up 2009 G3
License: Public domain. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Leopard Gecko
Photo: Yinan Chen / Good Free Photos · Common Leopard Gecko
License: CC0 / Public domain. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Russian Tortoise
Photo: Jallen98499 · Russian Tortoise
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Terrarium
Photo: Jens Raschendorf · Terrarium2
License: CC BY-SA 2.5. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Build12
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · Terrariumbau 12.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Build24
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · Terrariumbau 24.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Infrared Thermometer
Photo: KalWadin · Industrial infrared thermometer with additional temperature probe.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Corn Snake
Photo: Danny S. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Pantherophis guttatus-020.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Boa Imperator
Photo: William L. Farr / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Boa imperator, Central American Boa Constrictor Tamaulipas.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Asian Water Monitor
Photo: Carlos Delgado / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Varanus salvator - 01.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Blue Tongued Skink
Photo: Stefan3345 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Tiliqua scincoides intermedia, Northern Blue-Tongued Skink (captive bred specimen).JPG
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Green Anole
Photo: Danny S. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Anolis-carolinensis-0709.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Red Eared Slider
Photo: © Superbass / CC-BY-SA-4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · 2024-03-29-Trachemys scripta elegans-3348.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Veiled Chameleon
Photo: Σ64 / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Chamaeleo calyptratus 03.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Ackie Monitor
Photo: Mark Dumont / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Ackies Dwarf Monitor.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Western Hognose
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Plains Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) (29833441881).jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Kenyan Sand Boa
Photo: The Reptilarium / CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Eryx colubrinus close up.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Terrarium Base Layers
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · Terrariumbau 09.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Terrarium Planted Result
Photo: Burkhard Mücke · Terrarium fixed 01.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Gargoyle Gecko
Photo: Generish / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Gargoylegecko 2017.png
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
African Fat Tailed Gecko
Photo: Stolbovsky / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Hemitheconyx caudicinctus in Yaroslavl Zoo.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Zoo display photograph; the pictured group is not a cohabitation recommendation.
Blood Python
Photo: Rushenb / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Python brongersmai, Brongersma's short-tailed python.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Bullsnake
Photo: Psyon / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Pituophis catenifer sayi 005.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
California Kingsnake
Photo: Caudatejake / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Lampropeltis californiae.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Carpet Python
Photo: LiquidGhoul / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Morelia spilota head.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Representative taxon: Morelia spilota mcdowelli. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Childrens Python
Photo: Matt from Melbourne, Australia / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Childrens Python (Antaresia childreni) (8692425238).jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Common Garter Snake
Photo: Jaden Clark / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · California Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis).jpg
License: CC BY 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Green Tree Python
Photo: Jakub Hałun / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · 20130526 Morelia viridis 4900.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Representative green tree python, identified by the source as Morelia viridis; this guide also covers Morelia azurea. The historical photograph does not establish locality or modern lineage.
Honduran Milk Snake
Photo: Dick Culbert / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis, a Hondurian Milksnake.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Northern Emerald Tree Boa
Photo: Photo by and (c)2014 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Emerald Tree Boa Corallus caninus.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Reticulated Python
Photo: Rushenb / CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Malayopython reticulatus, Reticulated python - Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi Province (47924282891).jpg
License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Rosy Boa
Photo: Athene cunicularia (talk) 16:35, 28 March 2008 (UTC) · Lichanura-trivirgata.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Representative taxon: Lichanura trivirgata. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Argentine Black And White Tegu
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) male Vicente Lopez.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Beauty Rat Snake
Photo: Holger Krisp / CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Orthriophis-taeniurus-schönnatter.jpg
License: CC BY 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Representative taxon: Orthriophis taeniurus. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Chinese Cave Gecko
Photo: Melvin TOULLEC / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Hainan leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus hainanensis).jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Giant Day Gecko
Photo: Diego Delso · Gecko diurno grande de Madagascar (Phelsuma grandis), Nosy Komba, Madagascar, 2025-09-12, DD 30.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Green Iguana
Photo: Wilfredor / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Endangered species Iguana Iguana from Margarita Island.jpg
License: CC0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Leachianus Gecko
Photo: Lennart Hudel / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Rhacodactylus leachianus 33611667.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Panther Chameleon
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) male Nosy Be.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Angolan Python
Photo: TimVickers / Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Python anchietae (1).jpg
License: Public domain. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Black Headed Python
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Aspidites melanocephalus 1.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Chinese Water Dragon
Photo: Emőke Dénes / CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Physignathus cocincinus - Kew 2.jpg
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Eastern Box Turtle
Photo: Judy Gallagher / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina carolina, Mason Neck, Virginia (38728564775).jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Greek Tortoise
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Tunisian tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) juvenile Cap Bon.jpg
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Saharan Uromastyx
Photo: Paul Korecky / CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · 2017-04-29 AT Wien 22 Donaustadt, Palmenhaus Hirschstetten, Uromastyx geyri (51380934280).jpg
License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Schneiders Skink
Photo: Omid Mozaffari / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Eumeces schneiderii (46852706235).jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Sulcata Tortoise
Photo: H. Zell / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Centrochelys sulcata - Maroparque 01.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
African House Snake
Photo: Erikpaterson / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Lamprophiscapensis.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Representative taxon: Boaedon capensis. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Amazon Tree Boa
Photo: Geoff Gallice / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Corallus hortulanus head, Peru.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Anacondas
Photo: Diego Delso · Anaconda común (Eunectes murinus), Tierpark Hellabrunn, Múnich, Alemania, 2012-06-17, DD 01.JPG
License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Representative taxon: Eunectes murinus. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Boa Constrictor
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Red-tailed boa (Boa constrictor constrictor) Rio Napo.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Boelens Python
Photo: Tigerpython / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Lateral view of head of adult Morelia boeleni.jpg
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Borneo Short Tailed Python
Photo: Marius Burger / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Python breitensteini 429890708.jpg
License: CC0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Photo: Ben P / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Epicrates cenchria 169783420.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Burmese Python
Photo: LiCheng Shih / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Python bivittatus (30854211403).jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Caiman Lizard
Photo: TimVickers / Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Dracaena guianensis (3).jpg
License: Public domain. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Colombian Tegu
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Teiidae- Tupinambis teguixin (Gold Tegu) - 49770083868.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Common Musk Turtle
Photo: James St. John / CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Sternotherus odoratus (eastern musk turtle) 2.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Crocodile Monitor
Photo: Vassil / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Varanus Salvadorii Köln Zoo 31122014 2.jpg
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Crocodile Tegu
Photo: Lucas Mantelo Cruz / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Crocodilurus amazonicus 559172621.jpg
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Dumerils Boa
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Dumeril's Madagascar ground boa (Acrantophis dumerili) male head Isalo.jpg
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Gopher Snake
Photo: Photo by Mark Bratton / Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Pituophis catenifer in Mojave.jpg
License: Public domain. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Hermanns Tortoise
Photo: NorbertNagel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Testudo hermanni Boettgeri - 01.jpg
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Hispaniolan Boa
Photo: Bruno de Medeiros / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Chilabothrus striatus 65570192.jpg
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Knob Tailed Geckos
Photo: Max Tibby / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Nephrurus levis levis 119445422.jpg
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Representative taxon: Nephrurus levis levis. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Leopard Tortoise
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) juvenile.jpg
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Mangrove Monitor
Photo: Jebulon / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Varanus indicus MNHN.jpg
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Mexican Black Kingsnake
Photo: Schwer13 at de.wikipedia / Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Schwarze Kettennatter.jpg
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Mourning Gecko
Photo: Fatihah-Syafiq M, Badli-Sham BH, Fahmi-Ahmad M, Aqmal-Naser M, Rizal SA, Azmi MSA, Grismer LL, Ahmad AB (2020) Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of Bidong Island, Peninsular Malaysia, South China Sea. ZooKeys 985: 143-162. / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Lepidodactylus lugubris (10.3897-zookeys.985.54737) Figure 9.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0. Resized, compressed to WebP, and cropped in page layouts. Adapted images retain their respective licenses. View the site image.
Nile Monitor
Photo: Charles J. Sharp / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) 2.jpg
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Olive Python
Photo: Tylwyth Eldar / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Alligator Bay - Liasis olivaceus 01.jpg
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Painted Turtle
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) - Fairfax, Va - 2.JPG
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Pine Snake
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL · Washington DC Zoo - Pituophis melanoleucus 1.jpg
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Pygmy Python
Photo: Smacdonald / CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Antaresia perthensis.jpg
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Red Footed Tortoise
Photo: Paulo Henrique Lima de Jesus / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Chelonoidis carbonaria Jaboti.jpg
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Rock Pythons
Photo: Tigerpython / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Python sebae head1'.jpg
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Representative taxon: Python sebae. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Rough Scaled Python
Photo: Reptilefact / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Morelia-Carinata.jpg
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Roughneck Monitors
Photo: James Jolokia (james1203) / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · 20230521 Varanus rudicollis (cropped).jpg
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Rubber Boa
Photo: andrewnydam / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Charina bottae 146729725.jpg
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Savannah Monitor
Photo: Tawaye / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Le Varan des savanes (Varanus exanthematicus).jpg
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Scrub Pythons
Photo: Philipp Hoenle / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Simalia amethistina 226601713.jpg
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Representative taxon: Simalia amethistina. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Solomon Island Boas
Photo: Dominik Maximilián Ramík / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Candoia bibroni 200936300.jpg
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Representative taxon: Candoia bibroni, photographed in Vanuatu. This guide also discusses Candoia paulsoni; the photograph does not establish a Solomon Islands locality or represent every taxon in the guide.
Spotted Python
Photo: Noah Kirkland / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Antaresia maculosa 401995639.jpg
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Sumatran Short Tailed Python
Photo: Tylwyth Eldar / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Ferme des Reptiles - Python curtus 02.jpg
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Timor Python
Photo: Tylwyth Eldar / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Alligator Bay - Malayopython timoriensis 06.jpg
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Tokay Gecko
Photo: Gerard Chartier / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Gekko gecko 192144103.jpg
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Tree Monitors
Photo: Tylwyth Eldar / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Reptilarium du Larzac - Varanus prasinus 05.jpg
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Representative taxon: Varanus prasinus. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
Viper Boa
Photo: coenobita / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Candoia aspera 15025882.jpg
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Water Python
Photo: Max Tibby / CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Liasis fuscus 188041546.jpg
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Western Whiptail
Photo: Laura Camp from San Juan Capistrano, CA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Aspidoscelis tigris tigris - Great Basin Whiptail (10304994103).jpg
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White Lipped Pythons
Photo: EN:User:Dawson / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Leiopython albertisii.jpg
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Representative taxon: Leiopython albertisii. This guide covers a broader group; the photograph does not represent every taxon or locality in that group.
White Throated Monitor
Photo: Wynand Uys / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Varanus albigularis albigularis 100861973.jpg
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Woma Python
Photo: Calistemon / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) at Perth Zoo, February 2023 03.jpg
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Chahoua Gecko
Photo: Lennart Hudel / CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Mniarogekko chahoua 33663116.jpg
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Macklots Python
Photo: Шатилло Г.В. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Питон Гродно 1.JPG
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Black Throated Monitor
Photo: (c) Stephanie Dolrenry, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Stephanie Dolrenry · Black-throated monitor at Loitokitok, Kenya (iNaturalist photo 395715492)
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Build Connor Long Arid Gecko Vivarium
Photo: Connor Long · Bioactive Arid Vivarium.jpg
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Build Danny S California Kingsnake Terrarium
Photo: Danny S. · Lampropeltis californiae Terrarium ohne Besatz.jpg
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Build Baumann Pygmy Monitor Terrarium
Photo: Christoph Baumann · Gillenibaumann 03.JPG
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Build Mayer Outdoor Covered Enclosure
Photo: Richard Mayer · Freilandgehege.JPG
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Build Sarkka Plywood Vivarium
Photo: Sauli Särkkä / SaerX · Vivarium with epoxy-coated plywood walls.jpg
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Build Porte Doree Turtle Pool
Photo: KoS · Aquarium tropical du Palais de la Porte Dorée - Vivarium tortue.jpg
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Build Tabor Chameleon Education Terrarium
Photo: Czeva · Zoo Tábor-Větrovy, env-centrum 05.jpg
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Build Usfws Ivanpah Desert Tortoise Enclosure
Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US · Desert Tortoise Enclosure at Ivanpah Solar Electricity Generating Plant (14010958854).jpg
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Regal Jumping Spider
Photo: Thomas Shahan · File:Female Jumping Spider - Phidippus regius - Florida.jpg
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Curly Hair Tarantula
Photo: Elick11 · File:Brachypelma albopilowsom.jpg
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Mexican Redknee Tarantula
Photo: BhaalPriestess · File:Brachypelma Hamorii Spiderling 2025.jpg
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A spiderling is pictured; its appearance differs from a mature redknee.
Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula
Photo: Viki (German Wikipedia) · File:Caribena versicolor 9 Fh.jpg
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The photographer identifies this as a young subadult female.
Heterometrus Silenus
Photo: Chris Oldnall · File:Heterometrus silenus 279322573.jpg
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Desert Hairy Scorpion
Photo: Robb Hannawacker, while working for Joshua Tree National Park · File:Giant hairy scorpion, Twentynine Palms, Ca 2813 RobbHannawacker.jpg
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Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula
Photo: scragz (Flickr) · File:Aphonopelma seemanni front view.jpg
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Chilean Rose Tarantula
Photo: Viki; levels adjusted by Ianmacm · File:Grammostola rosea adult weiblich.jpg
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Common Pinktoe Tarantula
Photo: Luis Alejandro Cisneros · File:AVICULARIA AVICULARIA.JPG
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Arizona Blonde Tarantula
Photo: Chris A. Hamilton, Brent E. Hendrixson, Jason E. Bond · File:Aphonopelma chalcodes female ZooKeys 560.jpg
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Female photographed for Hamilton, Hendrixson and Bond’s2016 taxonomic revision.
Emperor Scorpion
Photo: Rosa Pineda · File:Female Emperor Scorpion.jpg
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Damon Diadema
Photo: Acrocynus · File:Damon diadema 003 L.D.jpg
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African Fire Skink
Photo: User:Haplochromis · File:Riopa fernandi.jpg
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Indonesian Blue Tongued Skink
Photo: Bjoertvedt · File:Tiliqua gigas Giant blue-tounged skink LoroParque IMG 6869.JPG
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Rankins Dragon
Photo: dhfischer · File:Pogona henrylawsoni 87992320.jpg
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Reeves Turtle
Photo: Mark O’Shea · File:Mauremys reevesii.jpg
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Pink Tongued Skink
Photo: Hectonichus · File:Scincidae - Cyclodomorphus gerrardii.JPG
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Sandfish Skink
Photo: Wilfried Berns · File:Apothekerskink01.jpg
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Red Eyed Crocodile Skink
Photo: The original uploader was Dawson at English Wikipedia. · File:Tribolonotus gracilis.jpg
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Jeweled Lacerta
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · File:Jewelled Lizard (Timon lepidus) male found under a stone by Jean NICOLAS (14166347788).jpg
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Gold Dust Day Gecko
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · File:Gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) Nosy Komba.jpg
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Pictus Gecko
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · File:Big-headed gecko (Paroedura picta) Arboretum d'Antsokay.jpg
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Viper Gecko
Photo: Kaliumperoxid · File:Rübenschwanz-Viperngecko.JPG
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Japanese Rat Snake
Photo: U-ichiro Murakami from Kyoto, JPN · File:Elaphe climacophora -Kyoto, Japan-8.jpg
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Russian Rat Snake
Photo: Tylwyth Eldar · File:Reptilarium du Larzac - Elaphe schrenckii 02.jpg
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Common Egg Eating Snake
Photo: de:Benutzer:Mond76 · File:Eierschlange frisst Zwergwachtelei.jpg
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Mexican Milk Snake
Photo: John · File:Nelson's milksnakes het female bah (2).jpg
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Razor Backed Musk Turtle
Photo: Ltshears · File:RazorBackMuskTurtle.jpg
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Spotted Turtle
Photo: hug_78 · File:Spotted Turtle Virginia March 2023.jpg
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Marginated Tortoise
Photo: Richard Mayer · File:Testudo marginata7.jpg
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Whites Tree Frog
Photo: LiquidGhoul · File:Australia green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) crop.jpg
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Cranwells Horned Frog
Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · File:Ceratophrys cranwelli 56095539.jpg
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A field photograph is shown; it is not an enclosure example.
Ornate Horned Frog
Photo: Melanie Mae Bryan from Greensboro, NC, USA · File:Mr Wiggles 7-20-07 (870844637).jpg
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African Bullfrog
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang · File:Pyxicephalus adspersus 2zz.jpg
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Sambava Tomato Frog
Photo: Franco Andreone - see authorization · File:Dyscophus guineti04.jpg
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Red Eyed Tree Frog
Photo: Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) 3.jpg: Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA derivative work: B kimmel · File:Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) 1.png
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Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Photo: H. Zell · File:Dendrobates tinctorius - Karlsruhe Zoo 05.jpg
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Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog
Photo: Arpingstone · File:Yellow-banded.poison.dart.frog.arp.jpg
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Axolotl
Photo: LoKiLeCh · File:Axolotl ganz.jpg
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Oriental Fire Bellied Toad
Photo: Alexander A. Fomichev · File:Bombina orientalis Gamova2 (1).jpg
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