Reptile Wiki

Gargoyle Gecko Wiki: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

Gargoyle Gecko

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

The Gargoyle gecko gets its name from the protrusions on either side of its head, but its true charm lies in its versatile lifestyle, moving vertically between the forest floor and the canopy in the forests and shrublands of southern New Caledonia.

Gold Dust Day Gecko: The Green Acrobat Dusted with Gold

A natural-history portrait of Phelsuma laticauda, from adhesive feet, nectar feeding, territorial life, and reproduction to island introductions and conservation.

Peacock Day Gecko: The Four-Eyed Day Gecko of Madagascar's Eastern Forests

Natural history of Phelsuma quadriocellata: flank ocelli, arboreal ecology, diet, reproduction, taxonomy, and conservation.

Spur-thighed Tortoise Species Wiki: Thigh Spurs, Seasons and Survival | Testudo graeca

Explore the spur-thighed tortoise's thigh spurs, regional lineages, wild food, courtship, nesting and threats through primary and specialist sources.

Green Basilisk: The Crowned Lizard That Runs on Water

Explore the green basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons): its crests, water-running physics, riverside forest life, unexpected prey, reproduction and conservation.

Green Anole Wiki: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

The green anole is a small arboreal lizard that employs a complex visual language involving body color shifts between green and brown, a red dewlap, and gestures resembling push-ups.

Green Iguana: The Canopy Herbivore That Leaps into Rivers

Explore the green iguana's enormous tail and dewlap, canopy life, aquatic escape, herbivory, reproduction, social signals, taxonomy, conservation, and invasive populations through research-based natural history.

Green Tree Python Wiki: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

Green Tree Python

Morelia viridis

The Green Tree Python is an arboreal python belonging to the order Squamata, suborder Serpentes, and family Pythonidae; traditionally, Morelia viridis the scientific name (Schlegel, 1872) has been widely used.

Gidgee Skink: The Rock-Dwelling Lizard with a Long-Lived Family

Explore the gidgee skink’s spiny defense, enduring family groups, scent signals and live birth through field research.

Neon Day Gecko Natural History Wiki: Madagascar’s Tiny Jewel of the Bamboo Forest

Explore the taxonomy, appearance, habitat, behavior, diet, reproduction, and conservation of the neon day gecko, a tiny specialist of northwestern Madagascar’s bamboo forests.

Diamondback Terrapin Species Wiki: A Diamond-Shelled Turtle of the Salt Marsh | Malaclemys terrapin

Explore the seven subspecies, estuarine life, shell-crushing diet, nesting and conservation of Malaclemys terrapin through primary and specialist sources.

Atlantic Central American Milksnake Species Profile: A Changing Name and the Secret of Its Red Bands | Lampropeltis polyzona

Explore the taxonomic history, Mexican habitats, predation, and reproduction of Lampropeltis polyzona, long sold as Nelson’s, Sinaloan, and Pueblan milksnakes.