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The Boyd’s Forest Dragon

26 December, 2025
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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

The Chinese Crocodile Lizard

28 February, 2025
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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

17 January, 2025
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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

31 December, 2024
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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

12 July, 2023
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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 Lethal Eastern Green Mamba

27 October, 2022
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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

The Giant Aldabra Tortoise

26 April, 2021
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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

27 July, 2018
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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.

reptiles

The Boyd’s Forest Dragon

The Chinese Crocodile Lizard

The Common House Gecko

The Oriental Garden Lizard

The Mangrove Snake

The Lethal Eastern Green Mamba

The Giant Aldabra Tortoise

Alligators vs Crocodiles

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