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Common Madagascar Cat Snake
Madagascarophis colubrinus Schlegel, 1837
Madagascan Cat-eyed Snake (Madagascarophis colubrinus) is a pseudoxyrhophiid sna…
Blonde Hognose Snake
Leioheterodon modestus (Günther, 1863)
Leioheterodon modestus is an oviparous hognose snake endemic to patchy habitats …
Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake
Leioheterodon madagascariensis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Leioheterodon madagascariensis is a harmless endemic rear-fanged hognose snake f…
Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake
Langaha madagascariensis Bonaterre, 1790
Langaha madagascariensis, the Malagasy leaf-nosed snake, is a highly sexually di…
Lateral Water Snake
Thamnosophis lateralis (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
The lateral water snake Thamnosophis lateralis is an endemic Madagascan snake in…
Cape Reed Snake
Amplorhinus multimaculatus Smith, 1847
Amplorhinus multimaculatus is a small viviparous species found in southern Afric…
Common Slug-eater
Duberria lutrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Duberria lutrix, the common slug eater, is a small snake found across multiple c…
Mole Snake
Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pseudaspis cana, the non-venomous mole snake, lives across most of southern Afri…
Painted Mock Viper
Psammodynastes pictus Günther, 1858
Psammodynastes pictus, painted or spotted mock viper, is a Southeast Asian snake…
Common Mock Viper
Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Boie, 1827)
The common mock viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus) is a small harmless Asian s…
Cape Centipede-Eater
Aparallactus capensis Smith, 1849
Aparallactus capensis is a small centipede-eating snake found across southern an…
Common Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas polylepis (Bocage, 1873)
Amblyodipsas polylepis is a small, uniformly dark snake endemic to eastern and n…
Natal Black Snake
Macrelaps microlepidotus (Günther, 1860)
This text provides the genus diagnosis and full species description for the snak…
Southern Stiletto Snake
Atractaspis bibronii Smith, 1849
Atractaspis bibronii is a snake species found across southern Africa, with speci…
Spotted Harlequin Snake
Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The spotted harlequin snake, Homoroselaps lacteus, is an atracaspidid snake foun…
Pig-nosed Turtle
Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay, 1886
Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) is a distinctive freshwater turtle na…
African Softshell Turtle
Trionyx triunguis (Forskål, 1775)
Trionyx triunguis is a very large omnivorous softshell turtle species with a typ…
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera (Lesueur, 1827)
Apalone spinifera, the spiny softshell turtle, is a widely distributed North Ame…
Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica (Lesueur, 1827)
Apalone mutica, the smooth softshell turtle, is a North American freshwater turt…
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox (Schneider, 1783)
Apalone ferox, the Florida softshell turtle, is North America's largest softshel…
Chinese Softshell Turtle
Pelodiscus sinensis Wiegmann, 1835
Pelodiscus sinensis, the Chinese softshell turtle, is a freshwater turtle native…
Amur Softshell Turtle
Pelodiscus maackii (Brandt, 1858)
Pelodiscus maackii is an aquatic turtle found across parts of Northeast Asia, re…
Ganges Softshell Turtle
Nilssonia gangetica (Cuvier, 1825)
Nilssonia gangetica is a freshwater turtle defined by specific shell and skull t…
Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle
Amyda cartilaginea (Boddaert, 1770)
Amyda cartilaginea, the Asiatic soft-shell turtle, is a freshwater turtle found …
