Gallery of Reptilia (Reptiles)

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Class : Reptilia (Reptiles)

Order : Crocodilia (Crocodilians)

Family : Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)

023 Yacare caiman sunbathing in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Alligator mississippiensis - Loro Parque 01
Alligator mississippiensis
(American Alligator)
Alligator mississippiensis
(American Alligator),
albino
Caiman yacare
(Yacare Caiman)
Caiman yacare
(Yacare Caiman)
Alligator mississippiensis 113744549
Jacaré do pantanal

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See also: Alligatoridae (category)
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Family : Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)

Saltwater crocodile in Sundarbans National Park November 2024 by Tisha Mukherjee 03
Crocodylus moreletii, Balancan, 2025 p1
Osteolaemus tetraspis - Karlsruhe Zoo 01
Crocodylus porosus - Wilhelma
Cocodrilo del Nilo (Crocodylus niloticus), parque nacional de Chobe, Botsuana, 2018-07-28, DD 86
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus niloticus
(Nile Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus acutus
(American Crocodile)
Crocodylus palustris
(Mugger crocodile)
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) Gal Oya
Cocodrilo del Nilo (Crocodylus niloticus), reserva natural Masái Mara, Kenia, 2024-05-20, DD 70

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Order : Squamata (Lizards and Snakes)

Suborder : Lepidosauria (scaled lizards)

Family : Anguidae

Anguis fragilis
(Blindworm)

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Suborder : Sauria (Lizards)

Family : Agamidae (Dragon Lizards)

Amphibolurus muricatus
(Jacky dragon)
Acanthosaura cardamomensis - Khao Khitchakut National Park
Agama aculeata
(Ground Agama)
Agama agama
(Common Agama)
Agama agama
(Common Agama)
Agama mwanzae
(Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama)
Calotes mystaceus
(Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard)
Draco volans
(Common Flying Dragon)
Intellagama lesueurii
(Astralian Water Dragon)
♂ Pseudotrapelus sinaitus
(Sinai Agama)
Physignathus lesueurii subsp. lesueurii
(Eastern Water Dragon)
Stellagama stellio brachydactyla
(Roughtail rock agama)
Pseudocalotes floweri, Flower’s long-headed lizard - Khao Khitchakut National Park (47144396302) by Rushen
Ground agama (Agama aculeata) in water
Common garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) female Phang Nga
Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) in a mango tree in Laos
Green garden lizard (Calotes calotes) juvenile and common jezebel (Delias eucharis) female
Boyd's forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) Daintree 2
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Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Mwanza flat-headed rock agama
Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Mwanza flat-headed rock agama

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Family : Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Plated leaf chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) Lokobe
Blue-nosed chameleon (Calumma linotum) male Montagne d’Ambre
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
(Common Chameleon)
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
(Common Chameleon)
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
(Common Chameleon)
Chamaeleo namaquensis
(Namaqua Chameleon)
Chamaeleo namaquensis
(Namaqua Chameleon)
Trioceros rudis
(Rough Chameleon)
♀ Calumma brevicorne
(Short-horned chameleon)
♂ Furcifer oustaleti
(Oustalet's chameleon) 1 of 4
♂ Furcifer oustaleti
(Oustalet's chameleon) 2 of 4
♂ Furcifer oustaleti
(Oustalet's chameleon) 3 of 4
♂ Furcifer oustaleti
(Oustalet's chameleon) 4 of 4
Furcifer oustaleti
(Oustalet's chameleon, juvenile)
♀ Calumma crypticum
(Blue-legged chameleon)
♂ Calumma crypticum
(Blue-legged chameleon)
♂ Furcifer pardalis
(Nosy Be Panther chameleon)
♀ Calumma parsonii cristifer
(Parson's chameleon)
Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma amber) male Montagne d’Ambre 2
Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) male Montagne d’Ambre
Brookesia thieli
(Domergue's leaf chameleon)
♀ Chamaeleo dilepis
(Flap-necked chameleon)

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Family : Crotaphytidae (Collared Lizards)

Crotaphytus collaris
(Common Collared Lizard)

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Family : Eublepharidae (Eublepharid Geckos)

Eublepharis macularius
(Common Leopard Gecko)

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Family : Gekkonidae (Geckos)

Phelsuma grandis, Mauritius
Cyrtodactylus interdigitalis
Cyrtodactylus samroiyot
(Sam Roi Yot bent-toed gecko)
Hemidactylus frenatus (Common House Gecko)
Hemidactylus frenatus
Nephrurus levis (Three-lined Knob-tailed Gecko)
Uroplatus sikorae
(Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko)
Uroplatus sikorae
(Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko)
Phelsuma grandis (Madagascar Giant Day Gecko)
Phelsuma laticauda subsp. laticauda
(Gold Dust Day Gecko)
Phelsuma laticauda
(Gold Dust Day Gecko)
Mauritius ornate day gecko (Phelsuma ornata)
Gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) Moorea

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Family : Iguanidae (Iguanas)

Marine iguana, Plaza island, July 13, 2025
Iguana portrait acapulco 201905 1
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
(Marine Iguana)
Brachylophus fasciatus
(Fiji Banded Iguana)
Brachylophus fasciatus
(Fiji Banded Iguana)
Cyclura cornuta
(Rhinoceros Iguana)
♂ Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
♂ Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
♀ Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Iguana iguana
(Green Iguana)
Green iguana (06643p)
Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis) Cayo

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Family : Lacertidae (True Lizards)

20210612 Podarcis muralis 03
Gallotia galloti palmae - Los Cancajos 01
♀ Lacerta agilis
(Sand lizard)
Lacerta oertzeni
(Oertzeni's Rock Lizard)
Gallotia galloti
(Gallot's Lizard)
♂ Lacerta agilis
(Sand Lizard)
♀ Lacerta agilis
(Sand Lizard)
♀ Lacerta agilis
(Sand Lizard)
♀ Lacerta agilis
(Sand Lizard)
Podarcis sicula
(Italian Wall Lizard)
Psammodromus algirus
(Large Psammodromus)
♀♂ Acanthodactylus boskianus
(Bosc's fringe-toed lizards)
Acanthodactylus boskianus
(juvenile Bosc's fringe-toed lizard)
Ящірка прудка скрутилась
Troodos lizard (Phoenicolacerta troodica)
At Tenerife 2022 085 - Gallotia galloti (cropped)
Fringe-fingered Lizard
Lézard des murailles (Podarcis muralis) (8)

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Family : Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards)

Leiocephalus carinatus
(Northern Curly-tailed Lizard)
Cayman curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus varius)

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Family : Opluridae (Madagascan iguanas)

Three-eyed lizard (Chalarodon madagascariensis) male Toliara

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Family : Phrynosomatidae (Phrynosomatids Lizards)

Phrynosoma hernandesi
(Greater Short-horned Lizard)
Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) Finca El Pilar

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Family : Polychrotidae (Polychrotid Iguanas)

Anolis equestris
(Knight Anole)
Anolis marmoratus subsp. speciosus
(Leopard Anole)

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Family : Scincidae (Skinks)

Niveoscincus metallicus
(Metallic Cool-skink)
Tiliqua scincoides
(Common Blue-tongued Skink)
Trachylepis capensis
(Cape Skink)
Eutropis macularia
(Bronze Grass Skink)
eating a Anura sp. (Frog)
Eutropis sp.
(Skink)
African striped skinks (Trachylepis striata) Malolotja

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Family : Shinisauridae

Shinisaurus crocodilurus
(Chinese Crocodile Lizard)

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Family : Tropiduridae

Microlophus albemarlensis
(Galápagos Lava Lizard)

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Family : Varanidae (Monitor Lizards and Komodo dragon)

Varanus komodoensis, Komodo Island, Indonesia, 20250822 1319 2749
Varanus komodoensis
(Komodo Dragon)
Monitor lizard swallows Uromastyx in Kuwait
Bengal monitor at Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary - (A Mischievous Grin)
Varanus macraei
(Blue-spotted Tree Monitor)
Varanus ornatus
(Ornate Monitor)
Varanus varius
(Lace Monitor)
Varanus varius
(Lace Monitor)
Varanus niloticus
(Nile monitor lizard)
Varanus komodoensis
(Komodo Dragon)
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) fighting
At Chester Zoo 2023 019 - Komodo Dragon

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Suborder : Serpentes (Snakes)

Family : Boidae (Boas)

Corallus hortulanus
(Amazon Tree Boa)
Eryx jaculus
(Javelin Sand Boa)

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Family : Colubridae (Colubrids)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) at Nairobi Snake Park 3
Viperine water snake (Natrix maura)
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, striped bronzeback
Boiga nigriceps Red cat snake
Natrix natrix
(Grass Snake)
Ahaetulla prasina, oriental whipsnake - Kaeng Krachan National Park (15895767306)
Boiga jaspidea
(Jasper cat snake)
Leptophis ahaetulla
(Lora Snake) eating a
Craugastor gollmeri
Natrix helvetica
(Barred Grass Snake)
Natrix natrix
(Grass Snake)
Oxybelis aeneus
(Mexican Vine Snake)
Rhinechis scalaris
(Ladder Snake)
Zamenis longissimus
(Aesculapian Snake)
Ahaetulla prasina
(Asian Vine Snake)
Oligodon huahin, Hua Hin kukri snake - Kaeng Krachan National Park (32625377028)
Mexican vine snake
086 Wild Grass snake at Lake Geneva Photo by Giles Laurent
Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) Daintree 4
Dipsas albifrons, Cobra Papa Lesmas
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) Pieniny
Gonyosoma oxycephalum Oslo

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Family : Elapidae (Elapids, Cobras)

King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Bach Ma 2
Serpiente marina de hocico ancho (Laticauda colubrina), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-25, DD 129
Dendroaspis angusticeps
(Eastern Green Mamba)
Serpiente marina de hocico ancho (Laticauda colubrina), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-23, DD 04

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Family : Psammophiidae

Rufous beaked snake (Rhamphiophis rostratus) and speckled sand snake (Psammophis punctulatus) at Nairobi Snake Park

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Family : Pythonidae (Pythons)

Python molurus
(Indian Python)
Malayopython reticulatus
(Reticulated python)
Green Tree Python juvenile A22I6572
Green Tree Python 0A2A0428

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Family : Viperidae (Vipers)

Bitis arietans
(Puff Adder)
Bothriechis schlegelii
(Eyelash Viper)
Bothrops bilineatus
(Two-striped forest-pitviper)
Cerastes cerastes
(Saharan Horned Viper)
Crotalus atrox
(Western diamondback rattlesnake)
Crotalus basiliscus
(Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake)
♀Trimeresurus albolabris
(White-lipped pit viper)
Trimeresurus fucatus
(Banded pit viper)
♀ Trimeresurus gumprechti
(Gumprecht's green pit viper)
Trimeresurus popeiorum
(Pope's pit viper)
Trimeresurus sabahi fucatus
(Banded pit viper)
Trimeresurus venustus
(Brown-spotted pit viper)
Trimeresurus vogeli
(Vogel’s pit viper)
Tropidolaemus wagleri, Wagler's palm pit viper - Takua Pa District, Phang-nga Province (48238132136)
Common European viper (Vipera berus) female Pieniny

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Order : Testudines (Turtles)

Family : Chelidae (Side-neck Turtles)

Hilaire’s side-necked turtle (Phrynops Hilarii) Costanera Norte

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Family : Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)

Chelonia mydas
(Green Sea Turtle)
Chelonia mydas
(Green Sea Turtle)
Chelonia mydas
(Green Sea Turtle)
Chelonia mydas
(Green Sea Turtle)
Chelonia mydas
(Green Sea Turtle)
Chelonia mydas
(Green Sea Turtle)
Eretmochelys imbricata
(Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
Lepidochelys olivacea
(Olive Ridley Sea Turtle)
Tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata), islas Ad Dimaniyat, Omán, 2024-08-13, DD 69
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Moorea
Tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata), islas Ad Dimaniyat, Omán, 2024-08-15, DD 15

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Family : Emydidae (Pond Turtles)

Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta
(Yellow-bellied Slider)
Unidentified Testudinidae
with Dryas iulia
(Julia Butterflies)
Pond sliders in Prospect Park (03861)
Hellenic pond turtle (Emys orbicularis hellenica) Butrint
Chelydra serpentina 2017 G1

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Family : Geoemydidae

Pangshura tentoria
(Indian tent turtle)

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Family : Pelomedusidae (Side-necked Turtles)

Pelomedusa subrufa
(African Helmeted Turtle)

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Family : Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Chelonoidis vicina 04
Testudo graeca
(Common Tortoise)
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Tsimanampetsotsa
Tunisian tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) male Cap Bon 2

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