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The mangrove monitor, aka mangrove goanna, western Pacific monitor lizard, or wbl yb in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea can be found from northern Australia and New Guinea, to the Moluccas, and the Solomon Islands. These lizards face the threat of hunting for their meat and skin (which […]

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The rock monitor, aka white-throated monitor, is the largest species of lizard in Africa. They hail from the eastern and southern parts of Africa. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments. Their microhabitats are also encroached upon […]

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The Sudan plated lizard, aka western plated lizard, great plated lizard, or Broadley’s rough-scaled plated lizard, hails from eastern and central Africa. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential developments, farming, and ranching. They are also collected for the pet trade, which […]

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The delicate skink, aka dark-flecked garden sun skink, garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink, plague skink, or metallic skink, while native to Australia, are invasive in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Hawaii. These lizards face the threats of feral and domestic cats, that can sometimes wipe out entire […]

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The Mexican beaded lizard, aka beaded lizard, is but 1 of 2 species of venomous lizards. The other being the Gila monster. The beaded lizard is larger and duller in coloration than the Gila monster. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, […]

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The Asian giant softshell turtle, aka Cantor’s giant softshell turtle or the frog-faced softshell turtle, vanished from most of their range in the 20th century. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, marine and freshwater aquaculture, mining, quarrying, dams […]

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The mugger crocodile, aka mugger or marsh crocodile, can be found in freshwater habitats from south-eastern Iran to the Indian subcontinent. These crocodiles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching; hunting; trapping (in fishing lines and equipment) that […]

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The red diamond rattlesnake, aka red rattlesnake or red diamond snake, can be found in southwestern California and Baja California. These pit vipers face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments; hunting; and trapping. Even through these adversities they are […]

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The Boyd’s forest dragon is a species of arboreal (tree dwelling) lizard from the family Agamidae (iguanas). Contrary to the popular belief of some tour guides they are not endangered reptiles, although they do however face the threats of habitat loss due to deforestation; climate change, that can cause droughts […]

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The western swamp turtle, aka western swamp tortoise (although it isn’t a tortoise at all), is a species of freshwater turtle that hails from Perth, Australia. These turtles face the threats of habitat destruction and fragmentation; predation by introduced invasive species like foxes; climate change which causes drier winters from […]

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