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Harlequin gecko (
Hoplodactylus rakiurae
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Information on the harlequin gecko is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Hawksbill turtle (
Eretmochelys imbricata
)
This Critically Endangered marine turtle has been exploited for thousands of years as the sole source of commercial tortoiseshell...
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29 Images
10 Videos
Henkel’s flat-tailed gecko (
Uroplatus henkeli
)
Henkel’s flat-tailed gecko is most remarkable for its incredible ability to conceal itself in its forest habitat. Not only does...
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Hermann’s tortoise (
Testudo hermanni
)
This European tortoise has a distinctly coloured, yellow-orange, domed shell, with bold black markings. The head is brown or black...
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2 Videos
Hierro giant lizard (
Gallotia simonyi
)
The Hierro giant lizard is a stocky reptile with a broad head and pronounced jowls (flesh under the lower jaw). It is dark grey to...
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Hispaniolan ground iguana (
Cyclura ricordi
)
The Hispaniolan ground iguana is a sizeable, robust iguana, easily recognised by the enlarged spiny scales that wrap in transverse...
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Home’s hinge-back tortoise (
Kinixys homeana
)
Home’s hinge-back tortoise belongs to a unique group of tortoises that can close themselves entirely within their shells. As the...
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Honduran paleate spiny-tailed iguana (
Ctenosaura melanosterna
)
Information on the
Ctenosaura
melanosterna
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Hooded malpolon (
Malpolon moilensis
)
The hooded malpolon is named for its unusual, cobra-like defensive behaviour, in which it lifts the front of the body off the...
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Hooked thread snake (
Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus
)
One of the smallest snakes in the world, the hooked thread snake is a rarely seen, predominately subterranean species of North...
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Latest news
3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues
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