Esther's photos with the keyword: reptile

West African Dwarf Crocodile The Sunday Challenge: Plenty in black and white TSCIMG 5158

Samburu/Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Kenya LIMG 1140-1

African spurred tortoise at the Southwick Zoo in Mendon, Massachusetts AIMG 3004

American alligator at the Southwick Zoo in Mendon, Massachusetts AIMG 3006

Whiptail lizards - Curaçao The large, colorful male, circles the female to see if she is interested. This poor fellow struck out as the female ran off. AIMG 9507

Wildlife, Sydney, Sydney, Australia AIMG 8231

Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia AIMG 7884

Eastern long neck turtle - Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia AIMG 7886

Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia AIMG 7877

Nile Crocodile - Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Australia How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in With gently smiling jaws! A poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. AIMG_6576

Goanna - Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Australia. "Goanna is the name used to refer to any number of Australian monitor lizards of the genus Varanus, as well as to certain species from Southeast Asia. Around 30 species of goanna are known, 25 of which are found in Australia." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanna AIMG_6580

Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Australia. "Pogona is a genus of lizards containing seven species, which are often known by the common name bearded dragons. The term "bearded dragon" is most commonly used to describe the central bearded dragon. Members of this genus live in the arid, rocky, semidesert regions and dry open woodlands of Australia. They are adept climbers, spending time on branches and in bushes and near human habitation. Pogona species bask on rocks and exposed branches in the mornings and afternoons. The species are found throughout Australia." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogona AIMG_6565

Roger Williams Park Zoo AIMG_5618

Erhard´s Wall Lizard (Podarcis erhardii) on a wall in Delos, Greece AIMG_3560

American crocodile - Rio Tarcoles in Carara National Park, Costa Rica ODT: Liquid AIMG_0518

Spiny tailed iguana - Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica AIMG_0721

Brown Basilisk - Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio. Basilisk lizards have large hind feet with skin flaps between each toe. This allows them to run upright across water on their hand legs. AIMG_0707

A male green iguana suns himself on a roof. Green Iguanas, the largest lizards in Costa Rica, are normally green but males can turn orange in breeding season to impress the ladies. They prefer to perch on trees above water. If danger approaches they make their escape by diving into the water below. They normally are arboreal with the female climbing to the ground only to lay eggs. AxMG_1951