Reptiles

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American Alligator

American alligators are a little clumsy on land but they’re great swimmers. Their webbed feet and strong tails help propel them in the water at speeds up to 20 miles (3.19km) per hour. The heat of an alligator’s nest determines whether that alligator’s offspring...

Blue Tongued Lizard

Blue tongued lizards prefer to be alone and spend their time basking in the sun. When frightened, they stick their tongues out and hiss to scare away their predators. Because many poisonous animals have bright colors, this display by the blue tongued lizard is...

Chameleon

Chameleons are best known for their ability to change color, which they’re able to do by expanding pigment filled cells that are underneath their top layer of skin. They use this ability to blend in with their environment, which is why chameleons that live in trees...

Chinese alligator

Chinese alligators are smaller than American alligators and have bony plates on their bellies and eyelids which American alligators don’t have. They live in bodies of fresh water such as ponds, swamps, and slow-moving rivers. Chinese alligators dig burrows which...

Chinese Alligator

Chinese alligators are smaller than American alligators and have bony plates on their bellies and eyelids which American alligators don’t have. They live in bodies of freshwater such as ponds, swamps, and slow-moving rivers. Chinese alligators dig burrows which...

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Rattlesnakes use the rattle at the end of their tail to distract prey and to warn potential threats before attacking. They don’t have ears, which makes them unable to hear most sounds. They make up for this with their sense of touch by detecting movement through...

Frilled Neck Lizard

The Frilled Neck Lizard, also known as the Frilled Dragon, gets its name from the ruff of skin it keeps folded behind its neck. When frightened the Frilled Neck Lizard stands on its hind legs and opens up its colorful frills to intimidate the potential threat. It’s...

Galápagos Tortoise

The Galápagos tortoise is the biggest tortoise in the world. The largest Galápagos tortoise ever recorded was 6 feet (1.83m) long and weighed 919 lbs (416.85kg). Galápagos tortoises don’t eat much and their metabolisms are so slow that they can go a year without...

Gecko

Geckos have hairlike structures on their toes that bond to any surface they step on. This allows them to run across tree branches and even crawl up walls and across ceilings. Geckos are one of very few types of lizards to have a voice and sound a little bit like a...

Gila Monster

Gila Monsters were named after the Arizona Gila River Basin, which is where they were first discovered. Their bright colored splotches are meant to ward predators off by showing that they are poisonous. Gila monsters store fat in their tails which allows them to go...