• 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: 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.