Reptiles & Amphibians
24 entries in the Living Planet compendium.
Reptiles & Amphibians — Era Chart
Saltwater CrocodileThe prehistoric leviathan that rules the tides from India to Australia.American AlligatorA hip-hop-infused electronic anthem about facing life's chaos head-on.Komodo DragonMeet Raja, the Komodo dragon ruling the Expedition: Asia exhibit.Green AnacondaThe silent, submerged giant of the Amazon that rules the water with crushing power.Gila MonsterA study of the ways in which living organisms, including humans, adapt to their surroundinRed-Eyed Tree FrogA flash of neon color that vanishes into the green with a single blink.Poison Dart FrogVivid warnings in living glass: tiny rainforest guardians that turn beauty into lethal defGalapagos TortoiseA subspecies presumed extinct by 1840, recently rediscovered and fighting for survival.Eastern HellbenderA living fossil of North American streams, breathing through its wrinkled skin.Glass FrogNature's living window reveals the beating heart of the rainforest.AxolotlXochimilco’s Eternal Larva: A Mythological Survivor and Medical Miracle.European Fire-Bellied ToadFrance's longest river, flowing 1,006 km from the Massif Central to the Atlantic.Nile CrocodileA prehistoric ambush specialist commanding Africa’s waterways with silent, lethal patienceEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeA highly venomous pitviper of the southwestern deserts, known for two distinct venom typesCane ToadAustralian writer, spider scientist, and co-founder of ToadShow.GharialThe river's needle-nosed ghost: built for silence, speed, and survival.Chinese Giant SalamanderA fully aquatic giant from the Yangtze basin, pushed to the edge by overcollection and habGalápagos TortoiseRediscovered after more than a century: the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise.Glass LizardA legless lizard that blinks, hears, and breaks its own tail to survive.Bearded DragonA spiky-bearded guardian of the Australian outback, trading fierce defense for gentle curiGreen IguanaA vibrant arboreal giant that rules the canopy with a whip-like tail and serene gaze.ChameleonSilent masters of the canopy who shift their colors to speak without a sound.Blue Poison Dart FrogA living jewel of the rainforest, armed with nature's most potent chemical warning.Nile MonitorA prehistoric-looking giant that rules the African waterways with intelligence and power.
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