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Cold and confused and lost I flopped down on a stone bench in Russia. With my toes frozen to the thin shoes I mistakenly wore, I tried to decrypt the bewildering characters on a map. I did not know a word

I found this buddy on some rocks but I missed getting a photo of him there. He was very quick and he ran under a few other rocks so I thought I lost him but eventually I found him again. I had to put him

This is my pet that I decided to make a little origami hat for. He stays surprisingly still for my pictures. I reward him with a tasty cricket.

Lowland Dwarf Toads are practically impossible to spot because they hide in bushes, they are very camouflaged, and they are miniscule. They grow up to one inch (2.5cm) long. As tadpoles they are less than

The Rhinoceros Frog is a very sturdy frog with a wide head. The males also have a small horn coming from their head. The females have no indications of a horn on their heads. This species of frogs is one

The Chinese Crocodile Lizard doesn't grow to the size of a crocodile but they are big lizards being 16 inches long. They can hold their breath for up to ten minutes like crocodiles to wait for an unsuspecting

Paradise Tree Snakes can flatten themselves out to a thin sheet of scales. This enables them to jump from a tree and glide to the next throughout the forests. They are one of the strongest snakes and are

The Poisonous Rock Frog secretes a deleterious poison from their skin that can easily kill another frog. Presumably, the frog isn’t poisonous enough to harm a human but it would be best just to stay away.

The Earless Monitor lizard like most lizards doesn’t have ears but these lizards also don't have a visible hole in their head. All lizard species can hear including these lizards even though it is not

Olive Ridley Sea Turtles stay predominantly in tropical or subtropical areas. Hundreds of eggs are laid on beaches by each active female but only a small portion of the baby turtles survive. Even adult

The Chinese Water Dragon is one of the largest lizards that are common pets, and I find these all the time in pet stores. They have been bred in captivity so they normally are not aggressive but sometimes

The Malayan Horned Frog is 10-12 cm or roughly the size of a small leaf. Above their eyes they have horns that exturude over their face and makes them look even more like leaves because you cant see their

A Pit Vipers can be distinguished by a cavity in their face next to their eye. It leads to a surprisingly accurate heat sensing organ. They can sense the size of nearby animals accurately without even

The Olive Tree Skink is almost always found high up on trees. They even lay their eggs in trees. The newly hatched lizards have stripes on them which is very different from the plain looking adults. Juvenile

The Leatherback Sea Turtle is unlike all other turtles because they are the only ones that have a protective covering over their shells. Their added protection is a leathery skin and a slightly flexible

This snake may be slidin’ through mud or catchin’ fish but that is not how it got its name. The Red-necked Keelback gets its name from their vibrant orangish red neck. They are very slightly venomous and

The Spotted turtle would make a great pet. They are not aggressive turtles, they only grow to 5 inches (13 cm) from head to tail, and they are easy to buy. They also are very easy to take care of. They

The Great Anglehead lizard is closely related to the Bell's Anglehead Lizard, but I think these are more appealing to the eye. They have a blue belly with yellow polka dots, green sides, and a striped

The Blue-eyed Anglehead lizard has very large eyes with vibrant blue irises. Only the males have blue eyes, however both males and females have the orange ring around their eyes so they are also called

The Calotes emma is a lizard that are sometimes held as pets. They were named by Maria Emma Grey, a conchologist. She chose the name after her own and I would do the same. Wouldn't it be cool to have a