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 DragonThe largest living lizard, apex predator of Indonesian islands.Green AnacondaThe heaviest snake on Earth, a master of South America's waters.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 TortoiseThe largest living tortoise species, native to the Galápagos Islands, with 12 surviving suEastern HellbenderNorth America's largest salamander, a living fossil of clean streams.Glass FrogNature's living window reveals the beating heart of the rainforest.AxolotlThe neotenic salamander that never grows up.European Fire-Bellied ToadFrance's longest river, flowing 1,006 km from the Massif Central to the Atlantic.Nile CrocodileAfrica's largest predator, a powerful and ancient ambush hunter.Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakeThe largest rattlesnake species, endemic to the Southeastern United States.Cane ToadAustralian writer, spider scientist, and co-founder of ToadShow.GharialThe gharial is a critically endangered crocodilian with a long, narrow snout adapted for cChinese 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 vibrant blue poison dart frog from Suriname, known for its pumiliotoxin defense and dispNile MonitorA prehistoric-looking giant that rules the African waterways with intelligence and power.
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