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Ball Python

Ball pythons (Python regius) are a small- to medium-sized constrictor snake native to western and central Africa. Difficulty: Intermediate.

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Bearded Dragon

Bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) are a medium-sized agamid lizard native to eastern and central Australia. Difficulty: Intermediate.

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Blue Tongue Skink

Blue tongue skinks (Tiliqua spp.) are a group of medium-sized lizards native to parts of Australia and Indonesia. Difficulty: Intermediate.

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Boa (aka Red-Tailed Boa or Boa Constrictor)

Boas are a group of medium-large snakes native to Central and South America. This guide addresses all members of the Boa genus. Difficulty: Intermediate-Hard.

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Corn Snake

Corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) are a small constrictor snake primarily native to the southeastern United States. Difficulty: Easy.

Crested Gecko

Crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus) are small geckos native to New Caledonia. Difficulty: Easy.

Dumeril's Boa

The Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili) is a medium-sized constricting snake native to the arid southwest portion of Madagascar. Difficulty: Intermediate.

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Gargoyle Gecko

Gargoyle geckos (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) are small arboreal geckos native to New Caledonia. Difficulty: Easy.

North American Hognose Snake

The North American Hognose (Heterodon spp.) is a small terrestrial snake native to North America. Difficulty: Easy - Intermediate.

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Jackson's Chameleon

The Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii ssp.) is a medium-sized chameleon native to montane regions of Kenya and Tanzania. Difficulty: Hard.

Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Leaf-tailed geckos (Uroplatus spp.) are a group of well-camouflaged geckos native to Madagascar. Difficulty: Intermediate - Very Hard.

Leopard Gecko

Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) are medium-sized terrestrial geckos native to arid and semiarid regions of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. Difficulty: Intermediate.

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Mourning Gecko

Mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus lugubris) are small parthenogenic geckos distributed across the South Pacific islands, Central and South America, and Hawaii. Difficulty: Easy.

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Red-Eared Slider (COMING SOON!)

Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) are medium-sized freshwater turtles native to the United States. This guide addresses all 3 subspecies of pond slider. Difficulty: Hard.

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Sudan Plated Lizard

Sudan plated lizards (Broadleysaurus major) are medium-sized lizards native to central and eastern Africa. Difficulty: Intermediate.

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Sandfish

Sandfish (Scincus spp.) are small skinks native to the sand dunes of northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula, named for the way they "swim" through loose sand. Difficulty: Easy.

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Tegu

Tegus (Salvator spp. & Tupinambis spp.) are a group of large lizards native to eastern and southeastern South America. Difficulty: Hard.​

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