🐍Northern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus). The specific name 'piscivorus' means fish-eater. Max size 188 cm (6'2"). Found in the USA from Virginia to Missouri in the north to Florida and Texas in the south. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by FotoshopTofs on Pixabay

🦎Sudan plated lizard (Broadleysaurus major). Max size 71 cm (28"). Omnivore. Found in central and eastern Africa. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by PurpleOwl on Pixabay

🐸Hourglass treefrog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus). Max size for males 2.5cm (~1"), for females 3.2cm (~1¼") Found from Mexico to Ecuador. Deposits its eggs on plants above water, on the surface or submerged. This makes it more adaptable. Considered Least concern by the IUCN. 📷by Alejandro Orozco

I finally found time to rewatch this gem about the street cats of Istanbul and the citizens who share a city with them. I must admit that I haven't watched many Turkish movies, but this one I'll recommend. (My DVD-version has French and English subtitles, which certainly helps a lot).

🐍Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes). Max size 85 cm (33.5"). Eats lizards, rodents and birds. Found in dry, sandy areas in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by miniformat65 on Pixabay

Kuhl's flying gecko (Gekko kuhli). Can't fly but can glide over short distances. Max size ~20 cm (~8"). Found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, Singapore and Thailand. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐊American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Max size: males 4.6 m (15'1"), females 3 m (9'10"). Found from North Carolina in the northeast across to Texas and occasionally even into Mexico. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by the Smithsonian Institution

🐢Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). May live past 200 years. Max carapace length/weight 122 cm (~4')/ 250 kg (~551 lb) for males, 91 cm (3')/159 kg (359 lb) for females. Endemic to the Seychelles. Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. 📷by Frank Eiffert on Unsplash

🐸Jade tree frog (Zhangixalus dulitensis). Max. size for males 36 mm (1.4"), for females 50 mm (2"). Found in northern Borneo. Threatened by deforestation associated with palm oil agriculture. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐍Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi). Max size 280 cm (9'2.2"). Males tend to be slightly larger than females. Found in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Threatened by habitat loss/fragmentation. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Mount R., USFWS on Pixnio

🦎Baby maned forest lizard (Bronchocela jubata). Max. size 55 cm (21.6"), most of which is its tail. Insectivore. Found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.

🐸Pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris). Max size 87 mm (3.4"). Females tend to be larger than males. Can secrete a poisonous substance when threatened. Found in southeastern Canada and in much of the eastern United States. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by leoleobobeo on Pixabay

🐍Wagler's pit viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri). Max total length ~100 cm (39.5"). Eats small birds, lizards and mammals. Found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Usually lives close to water. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Abdulkomeng on Pixabay

Baracoa giant anole (Anolis baracoae) in Malmö Reptilcenter, Sweden. Max size 45 cm (17.7"), about 2/3 of which is the tail. Eats large insects and other invertebrates. Found only in the easternmost part of Cuba. Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

🐸Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio). Max size 23 mm (0.9"). Found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Oophaga means egg eater. The tadpoles eat unfertilized eggs which the female deposits every few days. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Jelle de Gier on Unsplash

🐍Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer). Max size 565 cm (18'4.4"). Semi-arboreal. Eats mostly mammals and birds but occasionally also reptiles and amphibians. Found in Cuba and on a few surrounding islands. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Oleksandr Kuzmin on Unsplash

🦎Male Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard (Calotes bachae). Max size ~25 cm (~9.8"). Mainly arboreal. Diurnal. Found in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Danganhfoto on Pixabay

🐸Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius). Some variants will grow to 7 cm (2.8"). Females tend to be larger than males. Found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and in the northernmost part of Brazil. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

🐍Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius). Max size 78.8 cm (31"). Venomous. Found in the southeastern USA. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷from Pixnio

🦎Female Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii). Max size for males 38 cm (15"), for females 25 cm (9.8"). Found in Kenya and Tanzania. Has been introduced to Hawaii and California in the USA. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐸White-lipped tree frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus) in Cairns Aquarium. Max. size 14 cm (5.5"). Largest tree frog species in the world. Found in northern Queensland, Papua New Guinea and on surrounding islands. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

🐍Graham's Crawfish Snake (Regina grahamii). Max size 119.4 cm (47"). Found in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas (all in the USA). Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Brett_Hondow on Pixabay

🦎Common flat-tail gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus). Max size ~32 cm (~12.6"). Found in Madagascar and on the islands of Nosy Bohara and Nosy Mangabe. Threatened by habitat destruction. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Jim and Pam Jenkins, Smithsonian's National Zoo

🐸Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca). Max. size 26 mm (~1"). Endemic to Madagascar. Like the somewhat similar golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), it is poisonous, though not to the same degree. Considered Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by the Smithsonian Institution

🐍Rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures. Max. size 2 m (6'7"). The female coils around the eggs until they hatch. Found in the northern part of Western Australia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash.

🦎Male Taiwan japalure (Diploderma swinhonis). Max. size 31 cm (12"), most of which is its tail. Found in Taiwan and on a few surrounding islands. It is an invasive species in Japan. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Chris Oberman on Pexels

🐸Gulf Coast toad (Incilius valliceps). Max size 10.2 cm (4"). Eats insects and other invertebrates. Found from southeastern Mexico to Costa Rica. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Brett_Hondow on Pixabay

🐍Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus). Max. size 350 cm (11'6"), but usually about half that. The female coils around her eggs until they hatch. Found in not too dry areas across the northern part of Australia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Bicanski on Pixnio

🦎Young clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus). Max size 150 cm (4'11.1"). Found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and South Vietnam. Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐸Black-webbed treefrog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii). Found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Constructs foam nests above standing water. Max size for males 5.3 cm (2.1"), for females 7.9 cm (3.1"). Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐍Mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila). Max size 250 cm (8'2"). Mildly venomous. Rear-fanged. Found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐢Three young red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonarius) in a Copenhagen pet shop. Max carapace length over 50 cm (~19.7"). Omnivores, but eats mostly fruit, flowers and leaves. Found on some Caribbean islands and from Panama to northern Argentina. Not evaluated by the IUCN. 📷 by plesnercph

🐊Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). Max size males 6m (19'8"), females 4.5m (14'9"). Found in India and Nepal. Threats: fishing nets, pollution, hunting (for skin and indigenous medicine). Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by dropshado on Pexels

🦎Lined gecko (Gekko vittatus). Max size 30 cm (11.8). Insectivorous. Nocturnal. Found in Indonesia, New Guinea, Palau and the Solomon Islands. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐸Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki). Max. size: males 48 mm (1.9"), females 63 mm (2.5"). Belongs to Bufonidae, the true toads. Threatened by habitat destruction and the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by unknown at Pixnio

🐍Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in Fort Worth Zoo. Max length ~579 cm (~19'), max weight ~183 kg (~403 lb.). Found from Eastern India and Nepal in the west to Eastern China in the east and as far south as Java. Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. 📷by thegaminghyena.bsky.social

🦎Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures. Max. size 80 cm (31.5"), 2/3 of which is the tail. Herbivorous, though young ones also eat insects. Found in forests on the islands of Fiji. Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

🐸Female Italian newt (Lissotriton italicus). Max. size 80 mm (3.2"). Found only in Italy. Threatened by habitat loss and invasive species. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by wirestock on Freepik

🐍Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor). Max size 396 cm (13'). Younger specimens are arboreal, older ones tend to be more terrestrial. Mostly nocturnal. Found in most of South America above 35°S. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Jim and Pam Jenkins , Smithsonian's National Zoo

🦋Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) in the tropical house in Copenhagen Zoo. #ButterflyWeek 📷by plesnercph (The best my phone could do)

🦎Aruba whiptail (Cnemidophorus arubensis). Max size ~45 cm (~17.7"), most of which is the tail. Eats both insects and plant material. Found only on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by DejaVu Designs on Freepik

🐸Desert tree frog (Litoria rubella). Max. size 43 mm (1.7"). Can change colours from white to dark brown. Found in most of Australia (except for the southernmost parts), in southern Papua New Guinea and on the island of Timor. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.

🐍African Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera). Max size ~78 cm (30.7"), possibly even more. Females tend to be larger than males. Found in forested areas in sub-Saharan Africa as far south as Angola. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🦎Green anole (Anolis carolinensis). Max size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females. Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific and the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California. Considered Least concern by the IUCN. 📷by anselmo7511 on Pixabay

🐸American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). Max. size usually about 15 cm (6"). Specimens reaching 20 cm (8") have been recorded. Native to eastern North America. Has been introduced to numerous places around the world. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by josee123 on Pixabay

🐍Grass snake (Natrix natrix). Max. size 100 cm (3'3"). Eats mostly frogs and toads. Found In most of Europe and as far east as central Asia, from southern Scandinavia in the north to Turkey and northern Iran in the south Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Yuriy Vertikov on Unsplash

Allow me a short rant: My GF's crazy neighbour contacted the Animal Protection Agency claiming that my GF's cat was being mistreated/kept under horrid conditions. They visited her today and found everything in order. What's wrong with some people? Can you even prevent such things from happening?

🦎Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius). Max size for males 28 cm (11"), for females 20 cm (7.9"). Eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Found in dry areas in Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and India. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

🐸New Granada cross-banded tree frog (Smilisca phaeota). Max. size for males is 6.5 cm (2½"), for females 7.8 cm (3.1"). Primarily eats insects and other invertebrates. Found from Honduras in the north to Ecuador in the south. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Alejandro Orozco on Pexels