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Blanus cinereus, Spain

Amphisbaenia /æmfɪsˈbiːniə/ (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As many species have a pink body and scales arranged in rings, they have a superficial resemblance to earthworms. While the genus Bipes retains forelimbs, all other genera are limbless. Phylogenetic studies suggest that they are nested within Lacertoidea, closely related to the lizard family Lacertidae. Amphisbaenians are widely distributed, occurring in North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Western Asia and the Caribbean. Most species are less than 6 inches (15 cm) long. (Full article...)

Selected Crocodilia article

The dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), also known as the African dwarf crocodile, broad-snouted crocodile (a name more often used for the Asian mugger crocodile) or bony crocodile, is an African crocodile that is also the smallest extant (living) species of crocodile. (Full article...)

Selected lizard article

Gehyra mutilata, also known commonly as the common four-clawed gecko, Pacific gecko, stump-toed gecko, sugar gecko in Indonesia, tender-skinned house gecko, and butiki in Filipino, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. It has made its way to several areas of the world including Sri Lanka, Indochina, and many of the Pacific Islands. Compared to the common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), the appearance of G. mutilata is somewhat plump, with delicate skin. The skin is usually colored a soft purplish/pinkish gray, with golden spots on younger specimens; these spots eventually fade with age. (Full article...)

Selected turtle article

The southern New Guinea giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys bibroni) is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to the lowlands of southern New Guinea with occasional vagrant individuals sighted off the coast of northern Australia. There is no confirmed Australian record. P. bibroni is referred to by the Suki people as kiya eise, a reference to its flexible shell. In the Arammba language, it is called sokrere, meaning "earthquake". It is sometimes hunted by local villages for its meat and/or eggs, leading to some cases of chelonitoxism. (Full article...)

Picture slideshow

Image 1Marginated tortoise hatchling
Image 2Morelia spilota
Image 3Red-headed Amazon River turtles
Image 4Barracudasauroides
Image 5Bothriechis schlegelii
Image 6Bosc's fringe-toed lizards during courtship
Image 7Common collared lizard
Image 8Steneosaurus
Image 9Mwanza flat-headed rock agama
Image 10Aldabra giant tortoise
Image 11Namaqua chameleon
Image 12 Albino alligator
Image 13Mexican beaded lizard
Image 14Indian chameleon
Image 15Jackson's chameleon
Image 16Trachylepis striata
Image 17Eastern long-necked turtle
Image 18Species of Ceratopsia dinosaurs
Image 19Australian water dragon
Image 20Plestiodon fasciatus
Image 21Green sea turtle
Image 22A green sea turtle swimming above a coral reef.
Image 23Niveoscincus metallicus
Image 24Rough chameleon
Image 25Yacare caiman
Image 26White-headed dwarf gecko
Image 27Sinai agama
Image 28Sicilian wall lizard
Image 29Asian vine snake Ahaetulla prasina. This snake has a wide distribution in Asia. It feeds on small reptiles and amphibians, particularly lizards and tree frogs. Adults may attain 1.8 m (6 feet) in total length, with a tail 0.6 m (2 feet) long. Its appearance is very much like those of South American vine snakes. It is a rear-fanged species and is mildly venomous but is not considered a threat to humans.
Image 30Leiocephalus personatus
Image 31Vipera xanthina
Image 32Carolina anole
Image 33Anole at Polychrotinae
Image 34Italian wall lizard
Image 35Namaqua chameleon
Image 36Ladder snake
Image 37Green sea turtle
Image 38Gold dust day gecko
Image 39Vipera dinniki
Image 40Marine iguana
Image 41Common box turtle
Image 42Cape skink - Trachylepis capensis. Close-up on purple Aster flowers.
Image 43Phelsuma grandis
Image 44Gold dust day gecko
Image 45Leiocephalus carinatus
Image 46Green sea turtle
Image 47Plumed basilisk
Image 48Eastern bearded dragon
Image 49Cerastes cerastes
Image 50Thamnophis elegans terrestris at Western terrestrial garter snake
Image 51Gold dust day gecko close-up
Image 52Trachylepis maculilabris mating
Image 53Dwarf yellow-headed gecko

Selected snake article

Red milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum syspila)

The milk snake or milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum), is a species of kingsnake; 24 subspecies are currently recognized. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as a 25th subspecies (L. t. elapsoides), but is now recognized as a distinct species. The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. Some authorities suggest that this species could be split into several separate species. They are not venomous to humans. (Full article...)