Hymenopus coronatus, also called H. bicornis, is a mantis from the rain forests of Southeast Asia. It is known by various common names including walking flower mantis and orchid mantis. This tiny creature is only about the size of my thumbnail!

Iguane des petites antilles

I love seeing the turtles basking in the sun on a winter's day at the local park in Portimao, Portugal.

Lisboa, Portugal

Varano

And here's another one -

Blue Iguana (Cyclura Lewisi)

A juvenile American alligator from the Zoo America.

The American alligator inhabits freshwater swamps, marshes, rivers, lakes and canals. It can be found throughout the southeastern United States, from the coastal swamps of North and South Carolina, throughout Florida, and west to Texas. (Best in Large)

Thanks for your visit and taking the time to comment so I can visit your photos, too... very much appreciated! Have a great day!

TerraZoo Rheinberg

Ce que les gens veulent dire par "les oiseaux sont des reptiles" est que les oiseaux sont plus proches des reptiles que d'un autre groupe. Ce qui est vrai dans un sens, mais quel genre de reptiles ? Ils seraient plus proches du crocodile. Selon certains sites de biologie...

Usually what people mean when they say "birds are reptiles" is that birds are more closely related to reptiles than anything else, and this is true in a way, but there are many types of reptiles. Birds are most closely related to crocodiles. According to ertain biology sites...

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San Diego Zoo Reptile House

TerraZoo Rheinberg

I love Lizards and Chameleons, but there are not many variety here in my state. And then they are hard to shoot in good angles unless they get on perches like this.

This is a common Lizard found in the green bush usually requiring a bit of open space. They are quite visible in summer due to the lack of raptors (which are in holiday mostly in Europe). Come winters, they would be again hard to sight.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

Wandering through the hibiscus leaves...

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a wonderful black lizard we saw while out traveling the island

Britain's only venomous snake.

"The flowers are nice, but it's still the flies I prefer." Spring brings the return of the reptiles and this one was speeding through the wildflowers tracking it's flying morning breakfast. Mojave desert, CA.

lézard

Hemorrhois hippocrepis

Black-tailed Jameson's mamba

Mityana, Uganda

This is "Curious George" our resident garden guard

Reptile keeping an eye on me ...

panic , there u go a reptile :P

Saw this handsome Alligator sunning himself by the shoreline today.

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Desert Iguana

Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.

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