Reptiles encyclopedia

Explore the 51 Animalpedia species classified as reptiles: characteristics, diet, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.

Reptiles are vertebrate animals whose skin is covered with scales or horny plates. They breathe with lungs and do not regulate their internal temperature: they depend on the warmth of their surroundings, which explains their strong presence in hot regions. Most lay eggs. The group brings together tortoises and turtles, lizards and geckos, snakes and crocodiles.

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Mediterranean chameleon Tunisia

Mediterranean chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Least concern Forest
Desert horned viper Tunisia

Desert horned viper

Cerastes cerastes

Least concern Desert
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Gaboon viper

Gaboon viper

Bitis gabonica

Least concern Savanna
King cobra

King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Vulnerable Tropical forest
Perentie

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

Least concern Desert
Egyptian cobra Tunisia

Egyptian cobra

Naja haje

Least concern Desert
Komodo dragon

Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

Endangered Savanna
Taipan

Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Least concern Savanna
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Desert monitor Tunisia

Desert monitor

Varanus griseus

Least concern Desert
Greek tortoise Tunisia

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Desert
Basil

Basil

Basiliscus sp.

Least concern Tropical forest
Leatherback turtle Tunisia

Leatherback turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Vulnerable Ocean & sea
giant turtle

giant turtle

Vulnerable Savanna
White-lipped pit viper

White-lipped pit viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Least concern Tropical forest
Green anaconda

Green anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least concern Tropical forest
Ocellated Lizard Tunisia

Ocellated Lizard

Near threatened Desert
Alligator turtle

Alligator turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes
Bearded dragon

Bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Least concern Desert
Leopard gecko

Leopard gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Least concern Desert
Galapagos tortoise

Galapagos tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

Vulnerable Savanna
Tunisia

Python

Python sp. (famille Pythonidae)

Least concern Savanna
Gharial

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Critically endangered Rivers & lakes
Iguana Tunisia

Iguana

Iguana iguana

Least concern Tropical forest
Anole

Anole

Least concern Forest

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