Reptiles & Amphibians
24 entries in the Living Planet compendium.
Saltwater CrocodileThe prehistoric leviathan that rules the tides from India to Australia.American AlligatorThe Southeast's apex wetland predator, pulled back from endangered status to least concern.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 surroundings.Red-Eyed Tree FrogA flash of neon color that vanishes into the green with a single blink.Poison Dart FrogTiny, brightly coloured rainforest frogs whose skin toxins come from the bugs they eat.Galapagos TortoiseThe largest living tortoise species, native to the Galápagos Islands, with 12 surviving subspecies.Eastern 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 catching fish, and…Chinese Giant SalamanderA fully aquatic giant from the Yangtze basin, pushed to the edge by overcollection and habitat loss.Galápagos 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 curiosity in a dance of…Green 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 disputed taxonomic…Nile MonitorA prehistoric-looking giant that rules the African waterways with intelligence and power.
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