Squamata Gallery

Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)

Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis), a very dangerous slender snake that can grow to 2.4 m but is usually between 1.4 and 2.1 metres long. It seldom bites people but when it does, death often follows quickly. Native to West Africa

© Joe McDonald/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Agile, Animal, Animals, Arboreal, Captive, Controlled Situation, Dangerous, Dendroaspis, Diurnal, Elapidae, Fauna, Hallowell And Xed, Hallowellis Green Mamba, Head, Highly, In Captivity, Lethal, Mambas, One Animal, Reptile, Reptilia, S Green Mamba, Side View, Snake, Snakes, Squamata, Swift, Venomous, West Africa, West African Green Mamba, Wildlife, Yellow Green

Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)

Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on a rock shelf. It is generally between 10 and 20 cm long. Santiago (Saint James) Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

© Joe McDonald/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Albemarle Lava Lizard, Animal, Animals, Central Islands, Commensal With Marine Iguanas, Endemic To Galapagos, Fauna, Full Length, Lizard, Lowland, Males Brighter, Males Larger, Microlophus, One Animal, Reptile, Reptilia, Rocky Habitat, Sexual Dimorphism, Sexually Dimorphic, Side View, Squamata, Tropiduridae, Tropidurus Albemarlensis, Western Islands, Wildlife

BIC01342

Panther chameleon
(Furcifer pardalis),
a species native to Madagascar and introduced to Reunion. Photographed near Grand Galet waterfall.
Reunion, Indian Ocean, overseas department of France

© Attila Bicskos/AUSCAPE All rights reserved

Arboreal, Brightly Colored, Brightly Coloured, Chamaeleo Pardalis, Chamaeleonidae, Chameleons, Climbing, Cold Blooded, Colored, Colorful, Colour Change, Coloured, Colourful, Diurnal, Exotic Pets, Furcifer, Furcifer Pardalis, Fused Toes, Ground, Guentheri, Independently Moving Eyes, Lizards, Madagascar Wildlife, Malagasy Wildlife, Reptiles, Reptilia, Sexual Dimorphism, Sexually Dimorphic, Squamata, Wildlife Trade, Zygodactyl