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Ocellated lizard (
Timon lepidus
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Information on the ocellated lizard is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Ocellated skink (
Chalcides ocellatus
)
A typical skink in appearance, with an elongated body, smooth, shiny scales and relatively short limbs, the ocellated skink is...
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Olive ridley turtle (
Lepidochelys olivacea
)
The olive ridley turtle is the smallest of the marine turtles. The carapace of this turtle is olive coloured and relatively...
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10 Videos
Oman saw-scaled viper (
Echis omanensis
)
Only recently recognised as a distinct species, variations in the scales on the head led to the Oman saw-scaled viper being split...
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Orinoco crocodile (
Crocodylus intermedius
)
The Orinoco crocodile is one of the larger crocodilians (a group that also includes alligators, caimans and the gharial), with a...
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Ornamental snake (
Denisonia maculata
)
The ornamental snake has a relatively stout body which is brown, greyish-brown or black in colour, with smooth scales. The...
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Ornate box turtle (
Terrapene ornata
)
The ornate box turtle has a domed, round or oval carapace (upper shell) that is dark brown to reddish-brown, often with a yellow...
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Ornate monitor (
Varanus ornatus
)
Until 1997 the ornate monitor was considered a subspecies of the more ubiquitous and slightly larger Nile monitor. The two closely...
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Ornate slider (
Trachemys ornata
)
Once considered to be a subspecies of
Trachemys
scripta
(the common slider), this turtle is now a full species. The...
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Otago skink (
Oligosoma otagense
)
One of New Zealand’s rarest lizards, and also amongst the largest, the Otago skink is a long and slender reptile. Its scaly body...
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3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues
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