The reptiles and amphibians are terrarium animals particularly popular.
In this list we show some of them. We will always have to take into account the species protection legislation of each country and always avoid the acquisition of species captured in their wild habitat in favor of species bred in captivity..
1 Agamid Lizards
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Red-headed rock agama – Jason Pratt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Agamid Lizards are found in Europe, Africa, asian and
2 Axolotl
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The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), member of the family of caudados, found exclusively in a few high-altitude Mexican lakes, by
3 Turtle feeding
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The Turtles they can be carnivorous, omnivorous or herbivorous and there are some species that change their diet as they grow and tend to go from
4 Feeding the lizards
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The lizards they feed mainly on living beings, usually from invertebrates. But this pattern does not work for all lizards. Some are always
5 Feeding reptiles
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Each species of reptile has specific feeding requirements manifested in digestive and metabolic adaptations, that define water requirements, calories and
6 Green anole
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Very nice tree lizard also called American chameleon, due to the ability to change color depending on the environment.
7 Amazon tree boa
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The Amazon tree boa it is a popular pet with snake fanciers and is a fairly common export in the snake trade.
8 Boa imperator
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The Boa imperator is twilight and nocturnal. During the day it hides in caves, hollow trees or other shelters and only comes out to take
9 Boa constrictor
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In some countries, the possession of the Boa constrictor is regulated by the regulations on the possession of so-called “potentially dangerous animals”
10 New Guinea ground boa
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The New Guinea ground boa it is mainly nocturnal and moves on the ground and is only occasionally found in trees.
11 Carpet chameleon
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The Carpet chameleon, formerly known as Chamaeleo lateralis, is a beautiful species in high demand for the pet trade.
12 Von Höhnel's chameleon
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The Von Höhnel's chameleon (Trioceros hoehnelii) is a high-altitude species that ascends to more than 3.000 m on Mount Elgon.
13 Four-horned chameleon
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The Four-horned chameleon, also known as Cameroon bearded chameleon, it is recognizable not only by its four protruding horns, but also for
14 Montane side-striped chameleon
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The Montane side-striped chameleon (Trioceros ellioti) has a soft personality. Although no chameleon should be considered a pet to be kept and interacted with
15 Fischer's chameleon
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If a «Fischer's chameleon» in a pet store or elsewhere, it's not uncommon to know
16 Jackson's chameleon
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The Jackson's chameleon is diurnal and displays food-seeking behavior with few movements per minute and a speed of locomotion
17 Meller's chameleon
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The Meller's chameleon It is the largest chameleon on the African continent., large males usually reach 61 cm length
18 Senegal chameleon
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The Senegal chameleon comes from West Africa and requires special care, as it is quite fragile.
19 Veiled chameleon
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Depending on local origin, males of Veiled chameleon reach a length of 35 to 60 centimeters, the females of 20 to 45
20 Malagasy giant chameleon
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The Malagasy giant chameleon is considered the longest chameleon in the world (although exceptionally longer adults such as the … Read more
21 Panther chameleon
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The most fascinating feature that has the Panther chameleon is its extraordinarily vibrant coloration.
Panther chameleon – David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0,
22 Brygoo's chameleon
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The Brygoo's chameleon it is a small to medium sized chameleon, earthy brown to blend in with leaf litter.
23 Chameleons
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Chameleons are the artists of the transformation of the animal kingdom: Depending on your state of mind, may change color and shape.
24 Common chuckwalla
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The Common chuckwalla found in deserts, where the air is warm and dry (of 9 to 45 degrees Celsius).
25 Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard
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The Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard It is the largest species of Spiny-tailed lizards
26 Ocellated spinytail
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The Ocellated spinytail is native to northeastern Africa, where it can be found in southern Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia (near
27 Ornate mastigure
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The Ornate mastigure (Uromastyx ornata) is included in the Appendix 2 of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
28 African house snake
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The African house snake inhabits arid areas near the Atlantic coast, plains with formations of euphorbias and other bushes.
29 Painted bronzeback
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The Painted bronzeback It is the most common type of snakes of the genus Dendrelaphis. Active during the day, usually wanders
30 Checkered garter snake
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This species has a calm character. When the Checkered garter snake feels threatened, usually flees.
31 Oriental garden lizard
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Although the Oriental garden lizard can be found relatively frequently and at a fairly low price in the trade, it's not easy to
32 Bearded dragons
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At present they are known 8 species bearded dragons (Drive), of which two species are commonly bred in captivity: The “Dragon
33 Mountain horned dragon
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The Mountain horned dragon is a beautiful lizard that is also called asian chameleon, due to their color changes and customs
34 Chinese water dragon
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The Chinese water dragon the green (Physignathus cocincinus) lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, preferably near bodies of water.
35 Green striped tree dragon
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The Green striped tree dragon is shy in nature and tends to panic. This can be counteracted with a good structure in
36 Skinks
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The lizards resembling Skinks first appear in the fossil record about 140 millions of years, during the early Cretaceous ,
37 African five-lined skink
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Nice small lizard of the family of the escindidos. As you can see, full of the stripes that give it its name and
38 Bronze grass skink
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Beautiful skink from Indonesia with a robust appearance and with colors that make it look metallic. Maintenance is exactly the same as for
39 Red-eyed crocodile skink
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Precious and very rare Indonesian lizard that nowadays is very difficult to find. It likes humid places so
40 Indonesian blue-tongued skink
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awesome lizards. This species is one of the best to keep as it is one of the calmest and most manageable. very easy animals, to
41 Common blue-tongued skink
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Its coloration ranges from gray to brown with perpendicular dark bands. reaches 60 cm in length and its is a popular kind
42 Pink-tongued skink
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The Pink-tongued skink it is a forest animal so in the terrarium we will put some humidity. very easy maintenance.
43 Peters's banded skink
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Very rare and very little seen niger skink. It is an animal of terrestrial customs and dry areas, desert and
44 East Indian brown mabuya
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Another species of this genus so docile and friendly from Southeast Asia. They are just as easy to maintain as the others. It is convenient to put
45 Schneider's skink
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The great skink North Africa and one of the most beautiful we can find, since the orange colors it has
46 Nelson's milksnake
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The Nelson's milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni) it is a small to medium sized snake, with a length of 91-152 centimeters.
47 Oaxacan spinytail iguana
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As to the nature, the Oaxacan spinytail iguana is relatively tame, eats from the hand and does not get scared when you put
48 Electric blue gecko
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The trade of Electric blue gecko is now banned in the EU. They cannot be kept or sold in the EU without documentation and
49 Crested gecko
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The “Crested gecko” in captivity it is docile and tolerates regular handling – Jazium, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Origin
The
50 Rough-tailed gecko
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The Rough-tailed gecko needs a dry sandy terrarium with shelter and a small log to climb on or under.
51 Thick-tailed gecko
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The Thick-tailed gecko have the nickname of “Barking Gecko” because they can make the corresponding sounds. If they feel upset, can complain in
52 Madagascar day gecko
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Thanks to the special adhesive foils on your fingers, the Madagascar day gecko not only moves on the smoothest surfaces, but
53 Gold dust day gecko
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The Gold dust day gecko is commonly known as the mascot of GEICO Insurance, and also the main character of the series
54 Golden gecko
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The Golden gecko golden yellow in color is a splendid host of the terrarium, since they are very easy to maintain and are also completely
55 Dwarf yellow-headed gecko
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The Dwarf yellow-headed gecko is widely traded in the exotic animal trade.
One “Dwarf yellow-headed gecko”. Lygodactylus luteopicturatus.
56 Cameroon dwarf gecko
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Extraordinary arboreal dwarf lizard that will soon replace those already only very rarely seen in terrariums Blue Gecko
57 Cat gecko
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The Cat gecko is an elegant gecko highly sought after by gecko collectors. It's relatively easy to create, but it can be difficult
58 Leopard gecko
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The Leopard gecko they are peaceful and friendly creatures. They can be kept individually, as a couple or in a group without any problem.
Leopard gecko – It repeats
59 Common wonder gecko
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The Common wonder gecko it inhabits the ground in deserts and semi-deserts with sparse vegetation. High daytime and low nighttime temperatures.
60 Lined gecko
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Gecko arborícola big size and nice design. This type of gecko also has the advantage of being totally docile at the time
61 Marbled gecko
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Very nice asian gecko, with a splendid contrast of colors in its range of grays, black and white. It is an animal that like the
62 Geckos – A fascinating lizard
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Gekko gecko – Robert Michniewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Geckos – a brief profile
The Geckos are, without a doubt, animals
63 Blue iguana
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The Blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) came to have only between 10 and 25 specimens in the wild.
64 Lau banded iguana
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The Lau banded iguana is considered a national treasure by the government of this country, and his image has appeared on stamps of
65 Cuban iguana
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As the largest member of its kind, the Cuban iguana (Cyclura nubila) reaches a total length of 150 cm and a head-torso length of
66 Angel Island chuckwalla
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The Angel Island chuckwalla it is the second largest species of the genus Sauromalus (chuckwallas), reaching 44 cm of body length and 64 cm length
67 Western spiny-tailed iguana
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The Western spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata) It is one of the largest members of the Spinytail iguanas (Ctenosaura) and can reach a length
68 Black iguana
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The Black iguana it is a large and bulky lizard, and adult males reach 45 cm long with a tail of 30
69 Rhinoceros iguana
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The Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) It is one of the most requested pets by iguana keepers., but due to its size and
70 Green iguana
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The Green iguana is a large reptile with a powerful body that can reach a length of almost two meters.
71 Pet Iguanas
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Lau banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) – H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Due to their breeding requirements
72 North African mastigure
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The North African mastigure It is one of the most representative reptiles of the Sahara desert. It is medium in size:
73 Saharan spiny-tailed lizard
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The Saharan spiny-tailed lizard it is a relatively small and slender species for the genus, with an average total length (including the
74 Red-headed rock agama
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The Red-headed rock agama (Agama agama) It is one of the most colored lizards that we can find, since even the females are quite colorful. Son
75 Sudan plated lizard
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How they are easily domesticated and relatively easy to maintain, the Sudan plated lizard is a very popular terrarium animal.
76 Spiny-tailed lizards
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The Spiny-tailed lizards They have perfectly adapted to their natural habitat and the conditions that prevail there, such as heat and
77 Green tree python
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The Green tree python has two different poses, depending on whether you are resting or hunting. In the resting position, the body of the snake is
78 Indian python
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The Indian python it is the dream snake for many terrarium keepers. His attractive appearance, its imposing size and its temperament, generally
79 Ball python
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At birth, the Ball python measured between 25 and 43 centimeters in length and grows up to 1 or 1,5 meters in adulthood.
80 Reticulated python
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The great demand for exotic animals has grown, what makes the Reticulated python be caught in the pet market to be
81 African clawed frog and Common Surinam toad
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The African clawed frog was bred for decades to perform pregnancy tests and thus spread throughout the world.
82 Banded bullfrog
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This curious terrestrial frog comes from Southeast Asia, from wetlands, what we will take into account to install the terrarium.
83 Poison dart frog
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All climbing frogs are subject to species protection legislation and require confirmation of origin.
84 Green puddle frog
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The Green puddle frog It is a nice guest for the aquaterrarium and very easy to maintain..
85 Tree frogs
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The tree frog has a slightly toxic skin discharge that can cause irritation when it comes in contact with human skin.
86 South American horned frogs
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The South American horned frogs They are originally from South America., but now they are bred in many color varieties.
Common foreshortening (Ceratophrys ornata) – Melanie
87 Mediterranean house gecko
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The Mediterranean house gecko is active at sunset and at night. It only activates sporadically during the day, especially when it is sunny in the
88 Colorado River toad
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The Colorado River toad reaches dimensions to take into account when housing in the terrarium. Very animal
89 Oriental fire-bellied toad
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The Oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis), attractive colors, It is one of the most common amphibian species.. Its area of ​​distribution
90 True toad and Narrow-mouthed frogs
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some species (for example, the Phrynomantis and more toads) can produce a poisonous skin discharge and should never be handled with bare hands.
91 Rice paddy snake
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The Rice paddy snake, mostly nocturnal, comes out at night to hunt fish and amphibians.
92 Puff-faced water snake
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The Puff-faced water snake inhabits freshwater bodies, like swamps, forest ponds and streams.
93 Keeled slug-eating snake
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The Keeled slug-eating snake is a predominantly lowland resident. It is rarely found near human settlements and areas of
94 Egg-eating snake
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This is the famous Egg-eating snake. We are probably facing the easiest snake to feed there is, From a visual point of view
95 Striped house snake
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the care of the Striped house snake in a terrarium it is quite simple, since it does not pose special requirements in terms of levels
96 Diadem snake
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Quite large, reaching some 150-200 cm length. the head of the Diadem snake is elongated, slightly triangular and clearly separated from the neck.
97 Honduran milk snake
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The name of Honduran milk snake has its origin in the erroneous belief that they drank milk from the udders of cows,
98 Arboreal ratsnake
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The Arboreal ratsnake it is diurnal and lives exclusively in the trees of the tropical forest, especially near bodies of water
99 Corn snake
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The Corn snake also known as Red rat snake. The common name of “Corn snake” has its origin
100 Sri Lankan green vine snake
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The Sri Lankan green vine snake diurnal inhabits trees and shrubs on farmland and in forests. They feed on frogs, lizards and
101 Oriental wolf snake
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Although the Oriental wolf snake it is poisonous, this poison is relatively mild. Even when they bite humans, the impact is usually not harmful.
102 Sunbeam snake
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The Sunbeam snake They are constrictors and kill their prey by suffocating them in their muscular coils..
103 Eastern kingsnake
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Primary habitat varies by subspecies. The Eastern kingsnake can be found in forests, Meadows, deserts and urban areas.
104 Golden tree snake
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The Golden tree snake is accustomed by nature to tree life (on the floor) in tropical jungles.
105 Everything You Need to Know About Caring for Mosaic Axolotls">Everything You Need to Know About Caring for Mosaic Axolotls
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If you are an aquarist looking to diversify from keeping the regular fish, an axolotl is a unique type of fish
106 African forest turtle
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The African forest turtle not exactly a colorful turtle. But with its hinge on the abdominal shell, which allows it to fold up
107 Common musk turtle
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The Common musk turtle owes its name musk (colloquially stinky) to their musk glands, with whose help it can secrete a strongly odorous secretion to drive away
108 Razor-backed musk turtle
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Like all species of the genus Sternotherus, the Razor-backed musk turtle it is a very aquatic species that rarely comes out of the water to drink
109 Chinese softshell turtle
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The Chinese softshell turtle it is completely different from all other turtles, if only for the soft shell.
110 Chinese stripe-necked turtle
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To the Chinese stripe-necked turtle he likes sunbathing. It is quite a resistant species., peaceful and good swimmer. No hibernation.
111 Red-bellied short-necked turtle
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Are you looking for an active and colorful turtle that does not need to spend the winter? So, the Red-bellied short-necked turtle is ideal for you!
112 African helmeted turtle
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The African helmeted turtle is very popular among turtle fans. Animals live in both water and
113 African spurred tortoise
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The African spurred tortoise It is the third largest tortoise after the Galápagos giant tortoise and … Read more
114 Eastern mud turtle
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The Eastern mud turtle uses tactile senses and vision when searching for food. They use vision to search for their prey and
115 Striped mud turtle
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The Striped mud turtle inhabits stagnant and slow-flowing waters of all kinds, including temporary.
116 Spot-legged wood turtle
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The Spot-legged wood turtle it is a semi-aquatic species. Lives most of the time in swamps, coastal streams and marshes.
117 Florida red-bellied cooter
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The Florida red-bellied cooter only suitable for keeping in a pond in summer. Since this tortoise does not hibernate with the
118 West African mud turtle
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The West African mud turtle it is extremely adaptable and can be found in all types of waters. Pools, ponds, lakes, rivers…
119 Rio Grande cooter
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The Rio Grande cooter it is a medium to large sized aquatic turtle with pronounced sexual dimorphism in body size
120 Painted wood turtle
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The Painted wood turtle it is a very striking turtle thanks to its colors and therefore it is easy to find it as a pet.
121 Scorpion mud turtle
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The Scorpion mud turtle is a Kinosternidae (mud turtle) medium to large in size with an oval shell (top shell) with a length of
122 False map turtle
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The False map turtle is a strong swimmer and prefers rivers and large streams with moderate currents.
123 Toadhead turtle
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The Toadhead turtle It is a shy species with nocturnal and aquatic habits that prefers the bottom of bodies of water.. These turtles change
124 Leopard tortoise
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The Leopard tortoise it is a magnificent representative of African tortoises in terms of shell. Young animals in particular have a pattern of
125 Mississippi map turtle
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The Mississippi map turtle it is a popular pet among aquarists and is very pleasant to watch.
126 Marginated tortoise
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The Marginated tortoise You can live up 100 years. This should be taken into account when buying a young animal. It is advisable to think about inheritance
127 Hermann's tortoise
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The Hermann's tortoise You can live up 70 years. This should be taken into account when buying a young animal: who will stay with my animal
128 Greek tortoise
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The Greek tortoise You can live up 80 years. This should be taken into account when buying a young animal. So, it is advisable to think
129 New Guinea snapping turtle
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Like other freshwater turtles, the New Guinea snapping turtle alternate periods in the water with time to take the
130 Nicaraguan slider
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The Nicaraguan slider lives in all kinds of watercourses: lazy rivers, lakes, swamps, ponds, voice,… They adapt to almost any aquatic environment,
131 Russian tortoise
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The Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) during very hot summers, they burrow to spend a period of summer dormancy. In countries where
132 Red-footed tortoise
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The Red-footed tortoise impresses with bright yellowish or red markings on the shell. Unlike the other turtles, needs a lot
133 Gold-ringed cat snake – Mangrove snake
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The toxin of the Mangrove snake, call denmotoxina, it is especially useful for hunting its main prey, birds.
Gold-ringed cat snake – Cymothoa
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