Reptile Collection (page 6)

Malabar pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus), green colour morph. Agumbe, Karnataka, Western Ghats, India. Endemic

King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), low wide angle perspective Agumbe, Karnataka, Western Ghats, India. Vulnerable species

Julia heleconia (Dryas iulia) butterfly on head of Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare). Butterflies often land on caimans head to drink the salt from its eyes. Pantanal, Brazil

Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in water at night, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. September

Aldabra Giant Tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) resting in a pool to keep cool, Grand Terre, Natural World Heritage Site, Aldabra

Satiny Parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the surf, Black Beach, Floreana Island, Galapagos

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in water, Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, Galapagos

Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) sitting on Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapgos

Floreana giant tortoise hybrid descendants (Chelonoidis elephantopus) feeding on flower. These are descendants of the extinct Floreana giant tortoise, but are hybridised with other species

Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) swims over a coral reef. Darwin Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean

Western Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) portrait, Highlands, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis vandenburghi) group resting in water to keep cool, Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) swims over a coral reef. Darwin Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) feeding on Red soft coral (Dendronepthya sp.) growing on a coral reef. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims along a coral reef with pink soft coral (Dendronepthya sp.). Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas] swimming in open ocean, Andaman Sea, Thailand. April

Sri Lankan pitviper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) captive, endemic to Sri Lanka

Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus stejnegerii yunnanensis) hanging from branch. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China

Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) group basking, mouths open to keep cool. Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil

Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) feeding on Amazon sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil

Yacare caiman, (Caiman yacare) Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil

Malabar pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus), green colour morph. Agumbe, Karnataka, Western Ghats. India. Endemic

South Indian flying lizard (Draco dussumieri), Agumbe, Karnataka, India. Endemic to Western Ghats

Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) Pat Sin Leng Country Park, New Territory, Hong Kong, China

Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus stejnegerii yunnanensis) camouflaged amongst leaves. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on corals, Hawaii

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) on the river bed, Okavango River, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

Peringueys adder (Bitis peringueyi) sidewinding in Namib desert, Namibia

Fan-throated lizard (Sitana ponticeriana) male displaying. Chalkewadi, Maharashtra, India

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) pair circling each other above coral reef. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Desert monitor (Varanus griseus griseus) occurs in Sahara Desert. Controlled conditions

Indian python (Python molurus), flicking tongue, Rajasthan, India

Water monitor (Varanus salvator), swimming and flicking tongue, Thailand

Peringueys / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) hiding in shallow sand, Namib Desert, Namibia. This little endemic snake is one of the smallest adders in the world

Grass snake (Natrix natrix) feigning death, Poitou, France, May

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swimming back to the surface, Galapagos. Pacific ocean

Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) captive occurs in Tanzania

Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) with butterfly (Paulogramma pyracmon) resting on its snout, Pantanal, Brazil

African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), captive

Solomon islands / large prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata) climbing branch, Solomon islands

Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) with mouth open to keep cool, Pantanal, Brazil

Common / Green iguana (Iguana iguana) portrait, Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica

O Shaughnessys dwarf iguana / Red-eyed dwarf iguana (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi) portrait, Mashpi, Pichincha, Ecuador, Vulnerable species

Yellow-tongued / Dim anole (Anolis scypheus) on log, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Chocoan parrot snake (Leptophis bocourti) on heliconia flower with fly in background, Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica

Common basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) on rock in river, Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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