Reptile Wiki

Australian Thick-tailed Gecko: Australia’s Barking, Communally Resting Night Gecko

Explore the range, microhabitats, communal resting, hunting, reproduction, sex chromosomes, and taxonomic history of the thick-tailed barking gecko, Underwoodisaurus milii.

Western Hognose Wiki: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

Western Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

The Western Hognose belongs to the order Squamata, suborder Serpentes, and family Colubridae. The currently accepted scientific name is Heterodon nasicus Baird & Girard, 1852.

Uromastyx Wiki: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx spp.

Uromastyx are not merely animals that endure desert heat; they are diurnal, herbivorous lizards that precisely regulate their body heat and moisture levels by moving between sunlight and deep burrows.

Electric Blue Gecko: A Turquoise Jewel Confined to Screwpine Forest

Discover a finger-sized blue male, its screwpine-crown world, daylight hunting, two-egg reproduction and the trade crisis that led to CITES Appendix I.

Giant Madagascar Day Gecko: The Green Hunter of Daylight

Explore the giant Madagascar day gecko’s adhesive feet, territorial life, nectar feeding, reproduction, taxonomy, and relationship with people.

Jackson’s Chameleon: The Montane Hunter with Three Horns and Live Young

Explore the three horns, independently moving eyes, projectile tongue, East African montane ecology, live birth and invasive impact in Hawai‘i.

Jeweled Lacerta: The Mediterranean Giant with Blue Ocelli

Explore the jeweled lacerta’s blue ocelli, large body, refuge ecology, opportunistic hunting, reproduction, taxonomy and updated conservation status.

Chinese Water Dragon Wiki: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

Chinese Water Dragon

Physignathus cocincinus

The Chinese Water Dragon belongs to the order Squamata, family Agamidae, and subfamily Amphibolurinae; The currently accepted scientific name is Physignathus cocincinus it was described by Cuvier in 1829.

Chinese Cave Gecko: The Red-Eyed Gecko of Hainan’s Night Forest

A source-checked natural-history profile of the Chinese cave gecko: Hainan range, nocturnal hunting, reproduction, the 2025 taxonomic revision and CITES context.

Chahoua Gecko — Classification, ecology, reproduction, and conservation of the moss-patterned gecko distinct from Crested and Gargoyle Geckos

Chahoua Gecko

Mniarogekko chahoua

This article summarizes the taxonomic history, distribution and habitat, moss-like camouflage, ecology and behavior, diet, reproduction, and conservation threats of the Chahoua Gecko (*Mniarogekko chahoua*), a species endemic to New Caledonia, using photographs and references.

Northern Caiman Lizard: The Amazonian Water Lizard That Crushes Snail Shells

A detailed natural-history profile of Dracaena guianensis covering taxonomy, armor-like scales, distribution, aquatic adaptations, shell-crushing feeding, reproduction, and conservation.

Carpet Python: A Continent-Spanning Patterned Ambush Hunter

A detailed natural-history guide to carpet python variation, senses, ambush hunting, reproduction, maternal care, and coexistence with people.