• Native to: Australasia
• Size: 46 - 56cm (18" to 22")
• Habitat: Deserts and arid woodland areas.

Baby bearded dragons are small in size which can be very misleading as they can grow up to 22" in length in two years. Their diet is mainly insects, small animals like mice, fruit and flowers. The 'beard' in their name comes from the spines that appear under the throat, which both sexes exhibit.

• Native to: Central and South America
• Size: 1.5 - 2m (5 -7 feet)
• Habitat: Chiefly in the rainforests, especially alongside water.

Iguana are excellent swimmers and climbers. They are also known as Tree Chickens due to people breeding them for food. As these lizards mature they can become extremely aggressive. With its sharp claws, large mouth and long tail (used in defence as a whip) they are a formidable reptile. The iguana's features bear a resemblance to those of its extinct relatives - the dinosaur.

• Native to: Cuba, introduced into Miami and Florida
• Size: 33cm to 51cm (13 to 20 inches)
• Habitat: Branches of trees or brush: humid, shady environment.

The Cuban Anole is very similar to the common Green Anole, but is much larger. Both the male and female have large pink dewlaps under the chin which they extend when annoyed. Like other anoles they have the ability to change their skin colour to camouflage themselves or reflect their mood. Diet comprises mainly large insects as grasshoppers, caterpillars and beetles. They will also hunt other lizards including  their own species and small nesting birds. Due to their aggressive nature they do not make good pets. Today in Cuba they are a protected species. 

• Native to: Galapagos and British Indian Ocean territory
• Size: up to 1.75m (6 feet) and over 500 lbs at maturity
• Habitat: Lush vegetation

The Giant Tortoise is the largest of all tortoises and takes 25 years to reach maturity and has a life span of 200 years. The shell is made of bone and can be domed or saddle-backed. Being herbivores their main diet is cactus, fruit, leaves and grasses. They are small egg layers and only lay between 2 and 16 eggs at a time which in turn has led to their becoming an endangered species.

• Native to: Southeast Asia
• Size: Up to 1.0m (3 foot)
• Habitat: Tree dwellers, close to water in the tropical rainforests.

These lizards are good swimmers and divers and they will flee into water when disturbed. In the wild Green Water Dragons are relatively rare but have been bred successfully and repeatedly in captivity.

• Native to: Pakistan, East and Southwest Asia
• Size: 25cm (8 to 10 inches)
• Habitat: Arid and semi-arid deserts where they can burrow and hide from the midday sun.

This is a very docile lizard which can become hand tame. Unlike other geckos that have sticky pads on their toes, Leopard Geckos have short claws. Geckos are nocturnal or crepuscular - meaning they hunt at dawn or dusk.

• Native to: Africa
• Size: Up to 1.2m (4 foot)
• Habitat: Savannahs, grasslands.
• Diet: Mainly rodents, small birds on occasion.

The Royal Python is also called the Ball Python because it curls up into a ball when disturbed or frightened. Hunting takes place at dawn and dusk as it hides during the day. The female is larger and known to grow to 5' which is small for a python species. In parts of Africa it is respected and villagers usually allow it to pass through without harm. One Nigerian tribe the Igbo build coffins for snakes killed by accident followed by a short funeral.
Popular in captive breeding circles all manner of colours and marking have been created including albinos.

• Native to: Egypt and North East Africa
• Size: 0.5m (18 inches)
• Habitat: Arid deserts where they can burrow and hide from the midday sun.

Also called Spiny-Tailed Lizards, their strong legs and sharp claws make them superb climbers and diggers. The females are slightly drab in colour unlike the males. Their diet is primarily vegetarian although they will consume crickets and small insects when the occasion arises. Like most species males will fight during the breeding season. During the mating ritual the dab lizard will bob his head continually and sometimes nip the side of the female to get her attention. An uninterested female will lie on her back to prevent the male from mating.