Reptile care sheets

Also: Ornate Horned Frog, Argentine Horned Frog

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 4–6 in
Native: Subtropical South America — Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil

Crested Gecko

Correlophus ciliatus

Also: Eyelash Gecko

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 7–9 in
Native: Southern New Caledonia — humid subtropical forest canopy

Green and Black Dart Frog

Dendrobates auratus

Also: Green and Black Poison Dart Frog

Activity period: ☀️ Diurnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 1–1.6 in
Native: Central America — Nicaragua to northwestern Colombia; introduced to Hawaii

Leopard Gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Activity period: 🌆 Crepuscular
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 7–11 in
Native: Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwestern India — arid rocky scrubland

Kenyan Sand Boa

Gongylophis colubrinus

Also: East African Sand Boa, Egyptian Sand Boa

Activity period: 🌆 Crepuscular
Setup: Fossorial (burrowing)
Adult: 15–30 in
Native: East Africa — Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt; semi-arid savanna

African Fat-Tailed Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

Also: Fat-Tail Gecko

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 7–9 in
Native: West Africa — savanna with dry season refugia, humid burrows

Western Hognose

Heterodon nasicus

Also: Plains Hognose

Activity period: ☀️ Diurnal
Setup: Fossorial (burrowing)
Adult: 15–36 in
Native: Great Plains and southern Canada — arid grasslands, sandy soils

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

Also: Cal King

Activity period: 🌆 Crepuscular
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 36–60 in
Native: Western United States and Baja — chaparral, desert, grassland

White's Tree Frog

Litoria caerulea

Also: Australian Green Tree Frog, Dumpy Tree Frog

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 3–4.5 in
Native: Northern and eastern Australia; New Guinea

Chahoua Gecko

Mniarogekko chahoua

Also: Mossy Prehensile-Tailed Gecko, Bavay's Giant Gecko

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 8–11 in
Native: New Caledonia — Grande Terre (Mainland) and Pine Island (Île des Pins). The two populations are tracked separately in the hobby.

Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus

Also: Red Rat Snake

Activity period: 🌆 Crepuscular
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 36–72 in
Native: Southeastern United States — pine forests, fields, barns

Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Also: Central Bearded Dragon, Inland Bearded Dragon

Activity period: ☀️ Diurnal
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 18–24 in
Native: Central and eastern Australia — arid woodland, rocky desert, scrub

Ball Python

Python regius

Also: Royal Python

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 36–60 in
Native: West and Central Africa — savanna and grassland

African Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

Also: Pixie Frog, Giant African Bullfrog

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 4–9.5 in
Native: Sub-Saharan Africa — savanna grasslands

Gargoyle Gecko

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

Also: Knob-headed Giant Gecko, New Caledonian Bumpy Gecko

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 8–10 in
Native: Southern Grande Terre, New Caledonia — humid subtropical forest and shrubland

Leachianus Gecko

Rhacodactylus leachianus

Also: Leachie, New Caledonian Giant Gecko

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 12–17 in
Native: Southern New Caledonia — Grande Terre and offshore islands (Pine Island, Nuu Ami, Brosse, etc.). Locality types are tracked in the hobby.

Blue-Tongued Skink

Tiliqua scincoides

Also: Common Blue-Tongue, Eastern Blue-Tongue

Activity period: ☀️ Diurnal
Setup: Terrestrial
Adult: 18–24 in
Native: Eastern and northern Australia, parts of Indonesia — woodland, grassland, suburbs

Amazon Milk Frog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

Also: Mission Golden-eyed Tree Frog

Activity period: 🌙 Nocturnal
Setup: Arboreal
Adult: 2.5–4 in
Native: Amazon basin — Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela