Wildlife Trade Gallery

Wide-mouth frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis)

Wide-mouth frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis), besides looking bizarre in its mimicry of a river pebble has a weird habit of emitting a shrill scream if alarmed. Origin: Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Boliva, South America

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Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)

Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) portrait with gaping mouth. The hugely powerful jaws can take small American alligators, squirrels and armadillos. Required mention: A Cupulatta Tortoise Protection Centre, Corsica Native to southeastern USA

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Crested chameleon (Trioceros cristatus)

Crested chameleon (Trioceros cristatus) male in a tree at night, shown by the bright blue scales on the casque. It lives in forest undergrowth and has no need of a long prehensile tail like the chameleons that live high up in the forest. Origin: West and Central Africa

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