🐸Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
Max size usually about 30 cm (~11.8"). In rare cases it will grow to 45 cm (17.7").
Found in Mexico.
Threatened by habitat loss and water pollution.
Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
📷by Raphael Brasileiro on Pexels
🐍Young green tree python (Morelia viridis).
Max length ~2m (~6'7").
Juvenile green tree pythons are usually yellow or red. They turn green at an age of 6-12 months.
Found in and around New Guinea and in Cape York, Australia.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
🦎Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus).
Max size 25 cm (10").
Arboreal.
Found in rainforests of New Caledonia and on the adjacent Isle of Pines.
Thought to be extinct in the wild but rediscovered in 1994.
Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.
📷by Saul Siguenza on Pexels
🦎Lau banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus).
Max size 60 cm (23.6").
Found in the Lau Islands of Fiji. Has been introduced to Tonga.
Threatened by habitat loss and competition from feral goats.
Considered Endangered by the IUCN.
📷by Koushalya Karthikeyan on Pexels
🐸Young tiger-legged monkey frog (Pithecopus hypochondrialis).
Max size for males 50 mm (2"), for females 61 mm (2.4").
Found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Venezuela.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
🐸Red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas).
Max size for males 5 cm (2"), for females 7 cm (2.75").
If sensing danger, tadpoles may hatch early and drop into the water below.
Found from Honduras to northern Colombia.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Jean Paul Montanaro on Pexels
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🦎Young Doria's angle-headed lizard (Gonocephalus doriae).
Max size 37 cm (14.6"). Males tend to be larger than females.
Found on the island of Borneo (Indonesia).
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
🐍Radiated ratsnake (Coelognathus radiatus).
Max size 200 cm (6'7").
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Bhupendra_Shrestha on Pixabay
The postman just delivered a package.
This is the first physical book I've bought in ~5 years.
@jonathanstea.bsky.social - I'm really looking forward to reading this one.
