Reptiles

Burmese Python

Name: Python Molurus Bivittatus

Fact: Pythons have hinged jaws that allow them to dine on prey that is five times larger than their heads, and a large meal can keep them full for over a week.

Yellow Spotted Sideneck Turtles
Name: Podocnemis Unifilis

Fact: Instead of pulling their necks straight back into their shells like other turtles, sideneck turtles tuck their head and neck sideways under the protective edge of the shell.

Chinese Water Dragon
Name: Physignathus Cocincinus
Fact:The Chinese water dragon has a sensory organ on the top of its head called the “parietal eye.” The “parietal eye” is sensitive to changes in light and may stimulate hormone production and aid in thermoregulation.

Prehensile Tailed Skink

Name: Corucia Zebrata

Fact: The prehensile tailed skink is the only skink that is completely herbivorous and also the only skink with a prehensile tail.

Red-Eared Sliders

Name: Trachemys Scripta Elegans

Fact: Because they were once the most popular turtle in the pet trade, an estimated 5-10 million red-eared sliders were exported around the world.

Sulcata Tortoise

Name: Geochelone Sulcata

Fact: Sulcata tortoises are the 3rd largest tortoise in the world (after the Galapagos and Seychelles) and largest African mainland tortoise.