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Animal nerd. Ethology. Languages. Etymology. Single malt whisky. Most things science.

The monitor lizard in my banner is a Varanus varius in Copenhagen Zoo.
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🐸Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas).

Max size for males 5 cm (2"), for females 7 cm (2.75").

If sensing danger, tadpoles may hatch early and drop into the water below.

Found from Honduras down to northern Colombia.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
A slender green frog is sitting in a green plant. The frog has large red eyes. There are red and light blue colour on parts of its legs, orange fingers and toes as well as blue and yellow marking along its side. The frog is looking up and to the left in the camera.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🐢Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii).

Max carapace size 23 cm (9.1").

Found in southeastn Canada and in the north and northeastern US.

Threatened by habitat fragmentation/destruction.

Considered Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by rfotostock on Pixabay
A turtle is walking on bare ground. It is Dark with tiny cream-coloured spots on the carapace. The throat is orange. It is heading to the right in the picture. Some grass is visible in the background.
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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🐊American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures.

Max size: males 4.6 m (15'1"), females 3 m (9'10").

Found from North Carolina in the northeast across to Texas and occasionally even into Mexico.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by FPV_Drones on Pixabay
The head, neck and front legs of an alligator. Only the eyes, nostrils and the top of the head are above water. It is black with light brown markings. The alligator is looking directly at the camera.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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🦎Sungazer (Smaug giganteus). Smaug is named after the dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

Max. size ~40 cm (~15.7").

Found in grasslands in only three provinces in South Africa

Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.

📷by Cifer88 on Pixabay
A lizard is sitting on a large reddish rock. The lizard is dark grey and yellowish. Many of its scales are spiked. The scales around the rear part of the head, the neck and the tail have especially prominent spikes. It is looking to the right of the camera.
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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🐍Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus).

Max size 182 cm (~6').

Found in southeastern United States.

Eats rodents, bird eggs as well as amphibians and reptiles.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by mbquinn on Pixabay
A mostly reddish brown snake with the head and front part of the body hanging in an s-shape. It is reddish/brown on the top/sides of the head and body. It is yellowish/white on the throat and belly. It is looking slightly to the right in the picture.
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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🐸Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus).

Max. size 4.2cm (1.7"). Females are slightly larger than males.

Found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.

Males fight for territories during mating season.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Alejandro Orozco on Pexels
A poison dart frog is sitting in some moss. The frog is dark brown with large and irregular mint green markings. The frog is looking to the left in the picture.
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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🦎Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).

Max. size 1.5 m (4'11"). Females are noticeably smaller than males.

Eats algae in the sea at depths of up to 30 m (98').

Found on the Galapagos Islands.

Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.

📷by pen_ash on Pixabay
Two marine iguanas are sitting on a rock with a body of water behind them. They are mostly dark grey with orange markings on their throats and bellies. The lizards have a spiny crest from their necks and down their backs. A few green plants can be seen in the foreground.
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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🐍King brown snake (Pseudechis australis) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures.

Max. size 330 cm (10'10").

Venomous.

Eats birds, frogs, mammals, reptiles, snakes and even spiders.

Found in Northern, western and central Australia.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by David Clode on Unsplash
A greyish brown snake is moving over some rocks and pieces of wood. It has a salmon coloured belly and a white lower jaw. The snake is moving towards the right in the picture
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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🐸Black-webbed treefrog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii).

Found in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Constructs foam nests above standing water.

Max size for males 5.3 cm (2.1"), for females 7.9 cm (3.1").

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.
A green frog is holding on to vertical plant stem. The frog is white around its mouth, orange on its belly and on the inside of the arms and legs. Fingers and toes are orange, green and blue. There are a number of green leaves to the left of the frog. The frog is looking slightly to the right of the camera.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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🦎Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus).

Max. length 100 cm (39.4").

Found on the island of New Guinea as well as on several islands in the vicinity.

Eats large insects/invertebrates, small birds and mammals.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by wirestock on Freepik
A lizard is sitting on a branch. The lizard is green and has dark narrow bands on its body and neck. Inside these bands, some yellowish green can be seen. The lizard is looking to the left of the camera.
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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What's your favourite song about the rain?

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November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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🐍White-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris).

Max. size males 60 cm (23.6"), females 81 cm (31.9").

Found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
A green snake on top of a naked branch. It is in a somewhat defensive posture. It has a golden eyes with dark vertical pupils. The throat and belly of the snake are a lighter green than the sides and back. A bluish colour can be seen between the scales. The snake is looking to the left in this picture.
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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🐸File-eared tree frog (Polypedates otilophus).

Max. size for males 80 mm (3.1"), for females 100 mm (3.9").

Eats mostly insects and spiders.

Found on the island of Borneo.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik.
A mostly brown frog is holding on to a red, yellow and green plant. It has a greyish belly and throat. A few thin dank lines can be seen on the outside of its arms. The frog has black horizontal pupils and is staring at something above and to the left of the camera.
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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🦎Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae).

Max size for males 150 cm (4'11"), for females 91 cm (3').

Omnivorous.

Found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Used for bushmeat and in the leather trade.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by evandroanjos on Pixabay
A black and white lizard is walking in fallen leaves among a few green plants. It has a high number of white scales. This gives them a spotted appearance. On the throat, belly and on the underside of the tail, these white scales are so numerous and so close together that they form white bands. The lizard is looking to the left in the picture.
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Some see this as controversial (and I honestly don't believe it should be).

Earlier today, I got my Covid and Flu shot.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Get to know your mutuals; list 10 random things you like:

Anabantoids and other freshwater aquarium fish
Books
Collecting strange facts
Good quality dark chocolate
Herps (reptiles and amphibians)
Italian food
Languages
Most things science
Playing billiards
Single malt whisky
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Get to know your mutuals; list 10 random things you like:

London
Snakes
The beach
The woods
Bob Dylan
TTRPGs
Lilacs
Hawaiian shirts
Blueberries
Reservation Dogs
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Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:

Fountain pens
James Frazer
Guitars
Cats
William James
Watercolors
Dredge
Irish music
Werewolves
The Verve Pipe
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🐍Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei).

This subspecies has a max. size of ~2.6 m (~8'6"), but is usually smaller. Females tend to be larger than males.

Found in rainforests in northeastern Queensland, Australia.

📷by david-clode-unsplash
A bright yellow snake with jet black patches is curled up. The snake is looking to the right of the camera..
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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🐸Malayan flying frog (Zhangixalus prominanus).

Max. size for males 62 mm (2.4"), for females 76 mm (3").

Found in forested areas of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
A green frog is sitting on a large green leaf. There is a bit of red on the cream-coloured eyelids and between the toes. The frog is looking below and slightly to the right of the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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🦎Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor).

Max. length 37 cm (14.6"), 2/3 of which is the tail.

Found from Iran and Afghanistan in the west to the Philippines in the east. It has been introduced in many places around the world.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Erik_Karits on Pixabay.
An orange yellow and brown lizard is sitting on a grey surface. The head, front legs and shoulders are slightly orange and there are black markings on the sides of its neck. The body and the tail are light and medium brown. A row of spines can be seen along its neck and back. It is looking to the right in the picture.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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🐍Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica.

Max size 155 cm (5'1").

Ambush predator. At 5 cm (2") it has the longest fangs of any snake.

Found in forested areas and grasslands in large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.

📷byConnor Padraic Mallon, Smithsonian's National Zoo
The front part of a greyish brown snake on the ground. It is a light grey on its head and around its snout. One rectangle in the same lighter colour can be seen on its back. Two small protrusions can be seen on the tip of its snout. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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🐸American green tree frog (Dryophytes cinereus).

Max. size 64 mm (2.5"). Females tend to be larger than males.

Found in the US from Texas in the west, through Florida in the southeast and as far northeast as New Jersey.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Brett_Honslow on Pixabay
A light green frog is sitting on what appears to be a light grey concrete surface. It has a white line along lips and down along the sides of its body. The frog is looking to the right in the picture.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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🦎Green anole (Anolis carolinensis).

Max. size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females.

Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific, in the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California.

Considered Least concern by the IUCN.

📷by Ray_Shrewsberry on Pixabay
A green lizard is sitting on top of a piece of wood. The lizard has a white throat and is white around the mouth. It has a bluish/turquoise colour around the eyes. It is looking to the right in the picture.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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🐍Amur rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) in Malmö Reptilcenter.

Max size more than 200 cm (6'6.7").

Found in northern and central China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and eastern Russia.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by plesnercph
The front part of a mostly black snake in some branches. It has yellowish/creamy coloured markings along its body and around its jaw. It is looking to the left in the picture.
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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🐸Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus").

Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").

Females may physically fight over a calling male.

Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.

Not evaluated by the IUCN.

📷by William Warby on Pexels
A blue frog with dark blue (almost black) markings is sitting in some bright green moss. It is looking to the right of the picture.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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🦎Black-necked agama (Acanthocercus atricollis).

May be part of a species complex of closely related species difficult to tell apart.

Max. size ~38 cm (~15").

Found in in eastern, central and southern Africa.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷Lisa Stockton on Unsplash
A lizard is sitting on the ground with its head raised among a few tiny plants. It is blue on the head, neck, front legs and front part of the body. The hind legs and the rear part of the body is greyish green. The first part of the tail is yellowish brown and the last part of the tail is blue. It has its head turned slightly and is looking to the left of the camera.
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM