Aldabra tortoises’ carapace (or upper shell) has a small neck plate that is usually visible, a feature absent in other species of giant tortoises. The...
This is the largest tortoise species on the Asian continent and quite possibly the oldest tortoise species in the world, having changed very little over...
The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is a North American species of rat snake that subdues its small prey by constriction.[4][5] It is found throughout the...
The average lifespan of horned frogs (Ceratophrys Ornata) in the wild can be anywhere from 1 – 4 years. But with proper care and attention in captivity – and as pets – they’re capable of staying on for 10 years and even more.
Horned frogs come in different shapes and sizes. The captive-bred baby Pacman is traded at about the size of a quarter. From there they can grow to adult size in about 1 – 1½ years. While female Pacmans can grow in size, reaching between 4 – 7 inches at adult stage, adult males crawl behind at a mere 2½ – 4 inches long).
The leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) is a large and attractively marked tortoise found in the savannas of eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan to the...
Brightly colored and strikingly patterned, milk snakes are nonvenomous New World snakes with a wide range throughout North and South America. They are often confused...
Pacman frogs (Ceratophrys ornata) are a popular species that is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. Rainforests are their natural habitat where you’ll often...
As the name implies, these frogs are typically found in trees or other high-growing vegetation. They do not normally descend to the ground, except to mate and spawn, though some build foam nests on leaves and rarely leave the trees at all as adults.
Tree Frogs are usually tiny as their weight has to be carried by the branches and twigs in their habitats. While some reach 10 cm (4 in) or more, they are typically smaller and more slender than terrestrial frogs. Treefrogs typically have well-developed discs at the finger and toe tips; the fingers and toes themselves, as well as the limbs, tend to be rather small, resulting in a superior grasping ability. The genus Chiromantis of the Rhacophoridae is most extreme in this respect: it can oppose two fingers to the other two, resulting in a vise-like grip.