
Varanus salvator
Water monitor, marsh monitor, five-clawed golden dragon, four-legged snake, round-nosed monitor
Features:The second largest lizard in the world.
Speaking of the nickname of the water monitor lizard, everyone is familiar with it, that is - the five-clawed golden dragon.Although the water monitor lizard looks unfriendly, it is actually very docile and very friendly to people. It is said to be a non-aggressive animal, and no cases of biting peo...

Chamaeleo calyptratus
Veiled chameleon
Features:The easiest chameleon species to breed.
The veiled chameleon is native to Central Asia, such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen, so they have another name - Yemen chameleon. They are a relatively large chameleon and are also the most suitable chameleon for beginners to raise.When the mood is beautiful, the iridophore crystals are closely arranged,...

Morelia bredli
carpet python, felt python, central python
Features:The carpet python gets its name from its unique pattern that resembles a carpet.
All pythons are non-venomous, and carpet pythons are no exception.Carpet pythons strangle their prey by constricting their bodies. The species is usually active during the day and at night, with some subspecies being primarily nocturnal. Carpet pythons like to live in trees, although they usually ba...

Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Crocodile lizard, water gecko, Yaoshan crocodile lizard, big sleeping snake, wood sleeping fish, drowned dog
Features:It looks very much like the Chinese alligator, so it is called the crocodile lizard.
Between 1928 and 1929, the biology department of Sun Yat-sen University went to Dayao Mountain in Guangxi, China, and collected 28 reptiles that looked like lizards but had tails like crocodiles in Qiongwu Village, Luoxiang Township, Jinxiu County, Guangxi. No. 2 of them was sent to the Zoological M...

Tomistoma schlegelii
Malayan alligator, Malayan crocodile
Features:It was once believed that there were Malayan crocodiles in the Lingnan area of mainland China in ancient times, mainly distributed in inland rivers, but they no longer exist today.
The Malayan crocodile looks very similar to the Ganges crocodile (Gavialis gangeticus), but its head gradually narrows towards the snout, and it does not have the bulbous protrusion on the snout of the male Ganges crocodile.Historically, the Malayan crocodile has a wide distribution range and appear...

Varanus exanthematicus
Grassland monitor lizard, plains monitor lizard
Features:Husky among monitor lizards
The plain monitor lizard is docile and not too big; it rarely has problems with eating. Because it has a low sense of aggression and is relatively easy to keep, it is the most commonly kept monitor lizard. Unsurprisingly, the plain monitor was first raised by Americans. Due to its docile personality...

Calotes versicolor
Chameleon, horsehair snake, cockscomb snake, four-legged snake
Features:Body color changes with wet or dry conditions and light intensity.
Ancient folklore says that if you are bitten by a crested snake, you will definitely die. However, up to now, no snake has been found in the world with a mortality rate of 100%.After relevant investigations, it was reported that this crested snake may be a tiger-spotted neck snake or a chameleon tre...