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Sad Stories of Unsatisfactory Staycations

Cold and confused and lost I flopped down on a stone bench in Russia. With my toes frozen to the thin shoes I mistakenly wore, I tried to decrypt the bewilderin...

Blue Tailed Skink

I found this buddy on some rocks but I missed getting a photo of him there. He was very quick and he ran under a few other rocks so I thought I lost him but eve...

Gecko with origami

This is my pet that I decided to make a little origami hat for. He stays surprisingly still for my pictures. I reward him with a tasty cricket....

Dwarf Toad

http://www.ecologyasia.com/images-stu/st-andrews-cross-toadlet0491a.jpg Lowland Dwarf Toads are practically impossible to spot because they hide in bushes, they...

Rhinoceros Frog

http://ecologyasia.com/images-pqr/rhinoceros-frog2659.jpg The Rhinoceros Frog is a very sturdy frog with a wide head. The males also have a small horn coming fr...

Crocodile Lizard

http://www.factzoo.com/sites/all/img/reptiles/lizards/chinese-croc-lizard.jpg The Chinese Crocodile Lizard doesn't grow to the size of a crocodile but they are ...

Paradise Tree Snake

http://www.ecologyasia.com/images-pqr/paradise-tree-snake3022.jpg Paradise Tree Snakes can flatten themselves out to a thin sheet of scales. This enables them t...

Poison Rock Frog

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Odorranahosii.JPG/1200px-Odorranahosii.JPG The Poisonous Rock Frog secretes a deleterious poison from ...

Earless Monitor lizard

http://cdn2.tstatic.net/surabaya/foto/bank/images/biawak-tak-bertelinga20151017090844.jpg The Earless Monitor lizard like most lizards doesn’t have ears but the...

Olive Sea Turtle

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/animals/thumbs/rights-exempt/reptiles/o/olive-ridley-sea-turtlethumb.jpg Olive Ridley Sea Turtles stay predominan...

Chinese Water Dragon

http://i65.tinypic.com/66j0ww.jpg The Chinese Water Dragon is one of the largest lizards that are common pets, and I find these all the time in pet stores. They...

Malayan Horned Frog

https://www.thainationalparks.com/img/species/2015/07/13/134667/megophrys-nasuta-malayan-leaf-frog-3-800x600.jpg The Malayan Horned Frog is 10-12 cm or roughly ...

Pit Viper

http://i68.tinypic.com/15n51xf.jpg A Pit Vipers can be distinguished by a cavity in their face next to their eye. It leads to a surprisingly accurate heat sensi...

Olive Tree Lizard

The Olive Tree Skink is almost always found high up on trees. They even lay their eggs in trees. The newly hatched lizards have stripes on them which is very di...

Leatherback Sea turtle

http://i64.tinypic.com/jhfrqd.jpg The Leatherback Sea Turtle is unlike all other turtles because they are the only ones that have a protective covering over the...

Red-necked Snake

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Rhabdophissubminiatus-Red-neckedkeelback.jpg/220px-Rhabdophissubminiatus-Red-neckedkeelback.jpg This s...

Spotted Turtle

http://www.animalspot.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Spotted-Turtle-Pictures.jpg The Spotted turtle would make a great pet. They are not aggressive turtles, the...

Great Anglehead Lizard

http://www.ecologyasia.com/images-ghi/great-anglehead-lizard-male-ms.jpg The Great Anglehead lizard is closely related to the Bell's Anglehead Lizard, but I thi...

Blue-eyed Lizard

http://www.ecologyasia.com/images-mno/orange-ringed-anglehead1SS.jpg The Blue-eyed Anglehead lizard has very large eyes with vibrant blue irises. Only the males...

Emma Gray's Forest Lizard

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Calotes-emma-alticristatus-emma-grays-forest-lizard-khao-yai-national-park.jpg The Calotes emma is a lizard ...