The giant girdled lizard, aka sungazer, giant dragon lizard, ouvolk, and/or giant zonure, dwells in South Africa. These lizards, that appear to look more like dragons than lizards, face the threats of
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
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
The Chinese crocodile lizard can only be found in the cooler forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam. Unfortunately, these lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of agriculture, logging, mining, and quarrying; roads and
The common house gecko, aka Asian house gecko, chipkali, house lizard, moon lizard, Pacific house gecko, tiktiki, or wall gecko, is originally from southern and southeastern Asia. However, they have been intentionally and
The Oriental garden lizard, aka bloodsucker, changeable lizard, common garden lizard, eastern garden lizard, or Indian garden lizard, hails from southeast Asia. These lizards are a common site but are threatened by
The mangrove snake, aka gold-ringed cat snake, hails from Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam. These snakes prefer lowland rainforests and mangrove forests,
The eastern green mamba can be found along the coastal regions of Kenya; South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania; and the United Republic of Zimbabwe
Found on Aldabra island in the Indian Ocean, the Aldabra tortoise is one of the largest tortoise species in the world, after the Galápagos tortoise. These giants prefer mangrove swamps, scrublands, coastal dunes, and grasslands. There used to be 18 known species of giant tortoise throughout the islands in the […]
Alligators vs crocodiles… Sounds like a bad B movie, but today’s article is on the details and comparisons of these 2 ferocious prehistoric beasts. They are both large, they both have lots of teeth, and they both are featured here today, via Critter Science.
