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Long-tailed grass lizard (brown) basking between two green anoles.87

The Long-tailed Grass Lizard

Long-tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin, 1802 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D. Family: Lacertidae, a family distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. This species is found in...

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Black Mamba - World's fastest snake - image by widdowquinn on flickr71

The world's fastest snake may be the Black Mamba

The world's fastest snake may be the Black Mamba or what is commonly referred to in the Afrikaans language of South Africa as the Swart Mamba. The Swart is not only fast but it is also armed with a natural...

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Bearded Dragon, Pogona vitticeps. Used with permission.  Copyright Michael R. Walden, 2009.70

Bearded Dragon Parasites and Adenovirus

Bearded Dragon, Pogona vitticeps. Used with permission. Copyright Michael R. Walden, 2009. PinwormsBearded dragons have a number of parasites and commensals, one of the most common is pinworms or Oxyurids. ...

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Silvery legless lizard. Photo by R. G. Sprackland.70

The Silvery Legless Lizard

The Silvery Legless Lizard Anniella pulchra Gray, 1852 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D. Family: Anniellidae, completely restricted to the California coast, from Monterey County south to central Baja...

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Turtle - Turtle Care - Turtle Feeding

Turtles need constant access to water or they will die. There are different species of turtles like box turtles, basking turtles, mud turtles and sea turtles.There are more than 270 kinds of turtles. Turtles have been on earth for about 230 million years. Studies show that turtles were on earth even before dinosaurs.Turtles differ in sizes. For e.g. the Leatherback sea Turtle is the largest turtle measuring around 95 inches. The Bog Turtle is the smallest measuring only 4 inches.

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Boa Imperator – a guide to the Common Boa

This page is an introduction and care sheet for the Common Boa (boa constrictor imperator). Learn about the husbandry and care of the common boa, why they make an excellent choice as a pet snake, and what pitfalls to avoid when keeping this species.

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Protest 1: Petsmart

I've been away [again] and feel it's time to breathe words into this old computer another time. I'm hoping I'll be continuing a possibly never ending series called "Protest." This is for anyone who wants a...

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Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature Book Review

In Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature herpetologist Harry Greene has set about to supply a clean complete look at the biology of families of serpents around the world. This aspire, I believe, is a in...

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"Face of male iguana." This drawing was done with graphite pencil on sketch paper.  By Morgan Rust/2009.64

Green iguana care facts for new or prospective owners

I encourage you to read up on iguanas as much as you can before buying one, please do not let my article be your only research material. The cross-examination of care sheets and tidbits will give you some basic patterns of what you should expect and do. Happy herping!

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Bite of the Bandy-Bandy: Chapter 1

There's been a lot of talk lately about unwanted visitors. I'm not talking about in-laws or college students on an extended return from school. The visitors to which I refer have gone under a suite of...

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