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It has color-changing abilities, although it is not a <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">chameleon</a>. This lizard can reach a total length of about 22 cm. The male has a pink or red dewlap that extends from his chin. Green Anoles can have a green or a brown body colour, which depends on <a href="/wiki/Mood_(psychology)" title="Mood (psychology)">mood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2007-09-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2007-09-16" title="Template:POTD/2007-09-16">Template:POTD/2007-09-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Green turtle"><noscript><img alt="Green turtle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG/380px-Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1224"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG/380px-Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG" data-alt="Green turtle" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG/570px-Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG/760px-Hawaii_turtle_2.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Green_turtle" class="mw-redirect" title="Green turtle">Green turtle</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Mbz1" title="User:Mbz1">Mila Zinkova</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Green_turtle" class="mw-redirect" title="Green turtle">green turtle</a></b> (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) is a large <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtle</a> belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="/wiki/Cheloniidae" title="Cheloniidae">Cheloniidae</a>. Despite the turtle's common name, it is lightly-colored all around while its <a href="/wiki/Carapace" title="Carapace">carapace</a>'s hues range from olive-brown to black. The turtle is actually named for the greenish coloration of its fat and flesh.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-01-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-01-28" title="Template:POTD/2008-01-28">Template:POTD/2008-01-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gold dust day gecko"><noscript><img alt="Gold dust day gecko" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg/250px-Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="319" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1808" data-file-height="2304"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 319px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg/250px-Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg" data-alt="Gold dust day gecko" data-width="250" data-height="319" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg/375px-Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg/500px-Gold_dust_day_gecko_at_flower-edit1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko" title="Gold dust day gecko">Gold dust day gecko</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Mbz1" title="User:Mbz1">Mila Zinkova</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <b><a href="/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko" title="Gold dust day gecko">Gold dust day gecko</a></b> (<i>Phelsuma laticauda laticauda</i>) licking <a href="/wiki/Nectar" title="Nectar">nectar</a> from a <a href="/wiki/Strelitzia" title="Strelitzia">bird of paradise</a> flower in <a href="/wiki/Kailua-Kona,_Hawaii" title="Kailua-Kona, Hawaii">Kailua-Kona, Hawaii</a>. Native to <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Comoro_Islands" title="Comoro Islands">Comoro Islands</a>, this <a href="/wiki/Day_gecko" class="mw-redirect" title="Day gecko">day gecko</a> has been <a href="/wiki/Introduced_species" title="Introduced species">introduced</a> to <a href="/wiki/Farquhar_Atoll" title="Farquhar Atoll">Farquhar Atoll</a> in the southern <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, and onto the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands" title="Hawaiian Islands">Hawaiian Islands</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-06-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-06-04" title="Template:POTD/2008-06-04">Template:POTD/2008-06-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2,-Vic,-3.1.2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eastern Bearded Dragon"><noscript><img alt="Eastern Bearded Dragon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/380px-Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/380px-Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg" data-alt="Eastern Bearded Dragon" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/570px-Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/760px-Eastern-Bearded-Dragon-2.2%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bearded_Dragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Bearded Dragon">Eastern Bearded Dragon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Jjron" title="User:Jjron">John O'Neill</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Bearded_Dragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Bearded Dragon">Eastern Bearded Dragon</a></b> (<i>Pogona barbata</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> found in wooded parts of <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>. It is a large species of grey-black colour distinguished from its relative, the <a href="/wiki/Central_Bearded_Dragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Bearded Dragon">Central Bearded Dragon</a>, by its less robust body and the row of <a href="/wiki/Spine_(zoology)" title="Spine (zoology)">spines</a> along the lateral edge of the body, which continues over the forearm. It has an adult snout-tail length of about 60 cm (24 in).</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-06-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-06-16" title="Template:POTD/2008-06-16">Template:POTD/2008-06-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ceratopsia"><noscript><img alt="Ceratopsia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg/250px-CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="350" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="3794"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 350px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg/250px-CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg" data-alt="Ceratopsia" data-width="250" data-height="350" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg/375px-CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg/500px-CeratopsiaI_BW.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Ceratopsia" title="Ceratopsia">Ceratopsia</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Image credit: <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:ArthurWeasley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:ArthurWeasley (page does not exist)">ArthurWeasley</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Diagram showing the appearances and relative sizes of 18 basal species of <b><a href="/wiki/Ceratopsia" title="Ceratopsia">Ceratopsians</a></b> (frilled, beaked <a href="/wiki/Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur">dinosaurs</a> typified by <a href="/wiki/Triceratops" title="Triceratops">Triceratops</a>). Animals are shown in order of <a href="/wiki/Stage_(geology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stage (geology)">geologic stage</a> from left to right and top to bottom, with species names and stage information as annotation. Ceratopsians were beaked <a href="/wiki/Herbivore" title="Herbivore">herbivores</a> who lived in what are now <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">Cretaceous</a> Period. Early members such as <i><a href="/wiki/Psittacosaurus" title="Psittacosaurus">Psittacosaurus</a></i> were small and <a href="/wiki/Biped" class="mw-redirect" title="Biped">bipedal</a>. Later members, including ceratopsids like <i><a href="/wiki/Centrosaurus" title="Centrosaurus">Centrosaurus</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Triceratops" title="Triceratops">Triceratops</a></i>, became very large <a href="/wiki/Quadruped" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruped">quadrupeds</a> and developed elaborate facial <a href="/wiki/Horn_(anatomy)" title="Horn (anatomy)">horns</a> and a neck frill.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-08-12"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-08-12" title="Template:POTD/2008-08-12">Template:POTD/2008-08-12</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Morelia_spilota_head.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Forked tongue"><noscript><img alt="Forked tongue" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Morelia_spilota_head.jpg/380px-Morelia_spilota_head.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="207" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3346" data-file-height="1819"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 207px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Morelia_spilota_head.jpg/380px-Morelia_spilota_head.jpg" data-alt="Forked tongue" data-width="380" data-height="207" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Morelia_spilota_head.jpg/570px-Morelia_spilota_head.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Morelia_spilota_head.jpg/760px-Morelia_spilota_head.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Forked_tongue" title="Forked tongue">Forked tongue</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:LiquidGhoul" title="User:LiquidGhoul">LiquidGhoul</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The head of a <a href="/wiki/Morelia_spilota_mcdowelli" title="Morelia spilota mcdowelli">Coastal Carpet Python</a>, the largest <a href="/wiki/Subspecies" title="Subspecies">subspecies</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Morelia_spilota" title="Morelia spilota">Morelia spilota</a></i>, a non-venomous Australian <a href="/wiki/Pythonidae" title="Pythonidae">python</a>, showing its <b><a href="/wiki/Forked_tongue" title="Forked tongue">forked tongue</a></b>, a feature common to many <a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">reptiles</a>, who smell using the tip of their <a href="/wiki/Tongue" title="Tongue">tongue</a>. Having a forked tongue allows them to <a href="/wiki/Olfaction" class="mw-redirect" title="Olfaction">tell which direction</a> a <a href="/wiki/Odor" title="Odor">smell</a> is coming from.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2008-10-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2008-10-16" title="Template:POTD/2008-10-16">Template:POTD/2008-10-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae,-Vic,-3.1.2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cryptic turtle"><noscript><img alt="Cryptic turtle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/380px-Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/380px-Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg" data-alt="Cryptic turtle" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/570px-Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg/760px-Eastern_Long-neck-Turtle-with-algae%2C-Vic%2C-3.1.2008.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Crypsis" title="Crypsis">Crypsis</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Jjron" title="User:Jjron">John O'Neill</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <a href="/wiki/Common_snakeneck_turtle" class="mw-redirect" title="Common snakeneck turtle">common snakeneck turtle</a> (<i>Chelodina longicollis</i>) covered in <a href="/wiki/Camouflage" title="Camouflage">camouflaging</a> <a href="/wiki/Algae" title="Algae">algae</a>. When resting this individual would look like an algae-covered rock, an example of <b><a href="/wiki/Crypsis" title="Crypsis">crypsis</a></b>, the ability of an organism to avoid observation. Other ways an organism may be cryptic include <a href="/wiki/Nocturnality" title="Nocturnality">nocturnality</a>, subterranean lifestyle, and <a href="/wiki/Transparency_(optics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Transparency (optics)">transparency</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2009-01-09"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2009-01-09" title="Template:POTD/2009-01-09">Template:POTD/2009-01-09</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jackson's Chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Jackson's Chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg/380px-Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1840" data-file-height="1380"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg/380px-Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg" data-alt="Jackson's Chameleon" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg/570px-Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg/760px-Jackson%27s_Chameleon_2_edit1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Chamaeleo_jacksonii" class="mw-redirect" title="Chamaeleo jacksonii">Jackson's Chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Movingsaletoday" title="User talk:Movingsaletoday">Rich Torres</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Chamaeleo_jacksonii" class="mw-redirect" title="Chamaeleo jacksonii">Chamaeleo jacksonii</a></b></i>, commonly known as <b>Jackson's Chameleon</b> or the <b>Three-horned Chameleon</b>, is an African chameleon. Native to the humid, cooler regions of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>, this specimen is from a <a href="/wiki/Feral" title="Feral">feral</a> population established in <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> in the 1970s. Males possess three brown horns, but females usually have none or just traces of the <a href="/wiki/Rostral_bone" class="mw-redirect" title="Rostral bone">rostral</a> horn (on the nose).</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2009-03-01"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2009-03-01" title="Template:POTD/2009-03-01">Template:POTD/2009-03-01</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Florida Box Turtle"><noscript><img alt="Florida Box Turtle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg/380px-Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg/380px-Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg" data-alt="Florida Box Turtle" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg/570px-Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg/760px-Florida_Box_Turtle_Digon3.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Terrapene_carolina_bauri" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrapene carolina bauri">Florida Box Turtle</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Digon3" title="User:Digon3">Jon Zander</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Terrapene_carolina_bauri" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrapene carolina bauri">Florida Box Turtle</a></b> (<i>Terrapene carolina bauri</i>) is <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> and the extreme southeastern portion of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>. It can be found in damp environments, such as <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marsh" title="Marsh">marshlands</a>, and near <a href="/wiki/Swamp" title="Swamp">swamps</a>, but usually does not enter water deep enough to swim.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2010-01-20"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2010-01-20" title="Template:POTD/2010-01-20">Template:POTD/2010-01-20</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Snake_charmers2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Snake charming"><noscript><img alt="Snake charming" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Snake_charmers2.jpg/250px-Snake_charmers2.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3702" data-file-height="4227"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Snake_charmers2.jpg/250px-Snake_charmers2.jpg" data-alt="Snake charming" data-width="250" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Snake_charmers2.jpg/375px-Snake_charmers2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Snake_charmers2.jpg/500px-Snake_charmers2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Snake_charming" title="Snake charming">Snake charming</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/Tancr%C3%A8de_Dumas" title="Tancrède Dumas">Tancrède Dumas</a>; Restoration: <a href="/wiki/User:Durova" title="User:Durova">Lise Broer</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A late nineteenth century photo of <b><a href="/wiki/Snake_charming" title="Snake charming">snake charmers</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Tangier" title="Tangier">Tangier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a>. Snake charming is the practice of apparently <a href="/wiki/Hypnotism" class="mw-redirect" title="Hypnotism">hypnotising</a> a <a href="/wiki/Snake" title="Snake">snake</a>, and the performance may use <a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">musical instruments</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Street_performance" title="Street performance">street performance</a> techniques. The practice as it exists today probably arose in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, where it remains widely practiced, and spread throughout <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2010-05-29"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2010-05-29" title="Template:POTD/2010-05-29">Template:POTD/2010-05-29</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Albino American Alligator"><noscript><img alt="Albino American Alligator" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg/380px-Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="267" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2223" data-file-height="1563"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 267px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg/380px-Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg" data-alt="Albino American Alligator" data-width="380" data-height="267" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg/570px-Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg/760px-Albino_Alligator_2008.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/American_Alligator" class="mw-redirect" title="American Alligator">American Alligator</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Mbz1" title="User:Mbz1">Mila Zinkova</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A rare <a href="/wiki/Albinism" title="Albinism">albino</a> <b><a href="/wiki/American_Alligator" class="mw-redirect" title="American Alligator">American Alligator</a></b> (<i>Alligator mississippiensis</i>), a resident of the <a href="/wiki/California_Academy_of_Sciences" title="California Academy of Sciences">California Academy of Sciences</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. Typically olive, brown, gray or nearly black in color, the species is native only to <a href="/wiki/Wetland" title="Wetland">wetlands</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern United States</a>. American Alligators are nearly twice as large as the other extant alligator species, the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Alligator" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Alligator">Chinese Alligator</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2010-10-03"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2010-10-03" title="Template:POTD/2010-10-03">Template:POTD/2010-10-03</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aldabra Giant Tortoise"><noscript><img alt="Aldabra Giant Tortoise" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg/380px-Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1066"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg/380px-Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg" data-alt="Aldabra Giant Tortoise" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg/570px-Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg/760px-Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise_Geochelone_gigantea_edit1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise" class="mw-redirect" title="Aldabra Giant Tortoise">Aldabra Giant Tortoise</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Aldabra_Giant_Tortoise" class="mw-redirect" title="Aldabra Giant Tortoise">Aldabra Giant Tortoise</a></b> (<i>Geochelone gigantea</i>), from the islands of the <a href="/wiki/Aldabra" title="Aldabra">Aldabra</a> Atoll in the <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>, is one of the largest <a href="/wiki/Tortoise" title="Tortoise">tortoises</a> in the world. Similar in size to the famous <a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_tortoise" title="Galápagos tortoise">Galapagos Giant Tortoise</a>, its <a href="/wiki/Carapace" title="Carapace">carapace</a> averages 120 centimetres (47 in) in length. The average weight is around 250 kilograms (550 lb) for males and 150 kilograms (330 lb) for females.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-10-03"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-10-03" title="Template:POTD/2011-10-03">Template:POTD/2011-10-03</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MC_Siedleragame.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mwanza Flat-headed Agama"><noscript><img alt="Mwanza Flat-headed Agama" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MC_Siedleragame.jpg/380px-MC_Siedleragame.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MC_Siedleragame.jpg/380px-MC_Siedleragame.jpg" data-alt="Mwanza Flat-headed Agama" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MC_Siedleragame.jpg/570px-MC_Siedleragame.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MC_Siedleragame.jpg/760px-MC_Siedleragame.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Agama_mwanzae" class="mw-redirect" title="Agama mwanzae">Agama mwanzae</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Chmehl" title="User:Chmehl">Christian Mehlführer</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Agama_mwanzae" class="mw-redirect" title="Agama mwanzae">Mwanza Flat-headed Agama</a></b> (<i>Agama mwanzae</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> native to Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya. The male's head, neck and shoulders are bright red or violet, while the body is dark blue. The female is mostly brown and is difficult to distinguish from other female <a href="/wiki/Agama_(genus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Agama (genus)">agamas</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-10-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-10-16" title="Template:POTD/2011-10-16">Template:POTD/2011-10-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dwarf yellow-headed gecko"><noscript><img alt="Dwarf yellow-headed gecko" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg/380px-Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg/380px-Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg" data-alt="Dwarf yellow-headed gecko" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg/570px-Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg/760px-Dwarf_Yellow-headed_gecko_edit.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Dwarf_yellow-headed_gecko" title="Dwarf yellow-headed gecko">Dwarf yellow-headed gecko</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Dwarf_yellow-headed_gecko" title="Dwarf yellow-headed gecko">dwarf yellow-headed gecko</a></b> (<i>Lygodactylus luteopicturatus</i>) is a small <a href="/wiki/Gecko" title="Gecko">gecko</a> species native to the rocky areas of southern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, and Zanzibar. This individual's tail, which had been shed through <a href="/wiki/Autotomy" title="Autotomy">autotomy</a>, is <a href="/wiki/Regeneration_(biology)" title="Regeneration (biology)">regenerating</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-11-01"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-11-01" title="Template:POTD/2011-11-01">Template:POTD/2011-11-01</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Skinks mating"><noscript><img alt="Skinks mating" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg/380px-Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1731" data-file-height="912"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 200px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg/380px-Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg" data-alt="Skinks mating" data-width="380" data-height="200" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg/570px-Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg/760px-Trachylepis_maculilabris_mating.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Skink" title="Skink">Skink</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Two <i>Trachylepis maculilabris</i> <b><a href="/wiki/Skink" title="Skink">skinks</a></b> mating. Skinks are <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizards</a> that generally have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Females may be <a href="/wiki/Oviparity" title="Oviparity">egg-laying</a> or <a href="/wiki/Viviparity" title="Viviparity">give live birth</a>, with many of the latter being <a href="/wiki/Ovoviviparity" title="Ovoviviparity">ovoviviparous</a> (hatching eggs internally and giving birth to live offspring).</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-11-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-11-16" title="Template:POTD/2011-11-16">Template:POTD/2011-11-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Northern Curly-tailed Lizard"><noscript><img alt="Northern Curly-tailed Lizard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg/250px-Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="452" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="3256"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 452px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg/250px-Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg" data-alt="Northern Curly-tailed Lizard" data-width="250" data-height="452" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg/375px-Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg/500px-Leiocephalus_carinatus_armouri_tree_cool.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Leiocephalus_carinatus" title="Leiocephalus carinatus">Northern Curly-tailed Lizard</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Ianare" title="User:Ianare">Ianaré Sévi</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Leiocephalus_carinatus" title="Leiocephalus carinatus">Northern Curly-tailed Lizard</a></b> (<i>Leiocephalus carinatus</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> species from the family of <a href="/wiki/Curly-tailed_lizards" class="mw-redirect" title="Curly-tailed lizards">curly-tailed lizards</a> (Leiocephalidae). It is native to <a href="/wiki/The_Bahamas" title="The Bahamas">the Bahamas</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, but was released intentionally in <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach,_Florida" title="Palm Beach, Florida">Palm Beach, Florida</a>, in the 1940s. An active, robust lizard, it is mostly terrestrial and will retreat into a burrow or cavity when frightened. It prefers sunny areas with loose rubble and rock.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-11-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-11-28" title="Template:POTD/2011-11-28">Template:POTD/2011-11-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="African striped skink"><noscript><img alt="African striped skink" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg/250px-Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 167px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg/250px-Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg" data-alt="African striped skink" data-width="250" data-height="167" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg/375px-Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg/500px-Trachylepis_striata_edit.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Trachylepis_striata" title="Trachylepis striata">African striped skink</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Trachylepis_striata" title="Trachylepis striata">African striped skink</a></b> (<i>Trachylepis striata</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Skink" title="Skink">skink</a> native to <a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">southern Africa</a>. Individuals are brown or bronze-coloured with two yellowish stripes that run lengthwise on either side of the spine. Both sexes grow to a length of about 25 centimetres (10 in).</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-12-08"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-12-08" title="Template:POTD/2011-12-08">Template:POTD/2011-12-08</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="White-headed dwarf gecko with missing tail"><noscript><img alt="White-headed dwarf gecko with missing tail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg/380px-White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg/380px-White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg" data-alt="White-headed dwarf gecko with missing tail" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg/570px-White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg/760px-White-headed_dwarf_gecko.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Autotomy" title="Autotomy">Autotomy</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim" title="User:Muhammad Mahdi Karim">Muhammad Mahdi Karim</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <a href="/wiki/White-headed_dwarf_gecko" title="White-headed dwarf gecko">White-headed dwarf gecko</a> (<i>Lygodactylus picturatus</i>) whose <a href="/wiki/Tail" title="Tail">tail</a> is missing due to <b><a href="/wiki/Autotomy" title="Autotomy">autotomy</a></b>, the act of an animal severing its own <a href="/wiki/Appendage" title="Appendage">appendages</a>, usually as a <a href="/wiki/Self_preservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Self preservation">self-defense</a> mechanism designed to elude a <a href="/wiki/Predation" title="Predation">predator</a>'s grasp. The detached tail will continue to wriggle, distracting the predator's attention. The lost body part may be <a href="/wiki/Regeneration_(biology)" title="Regeneration (biology)">regenerated</a> later.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2011-12-23"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2011-12-23" title="Template:POTD/2011-12-23">Template:POTD/2011-12-23</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Gold dust day gecko"><noscript><img alt="Gold dust day gecko" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG/280px-Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG" decoding="async" width="280" height="273" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2660" data-file-height="2592"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 280px;height: 273px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG/280px-Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG" data-alt="Gold dust day gecko" data-width="280" data-height="273" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG/420px-Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG/560px-Phelsuma-laticauda-Saint-Denis.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko" title="Gold dust day gecko">Gold dust day gecko</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Thierry_Caro" title="User:Thierry Caro">Thierry Caro</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko" title="Gold dust day gecko">Gold dust day gecko</a></b> (<i>Phelsuma laticauda</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Diurnality" title="Diurnality">diurnal</a> species of <a href="/wiki/Phelsuma" title="Phelsuma">day gecko</a> native to <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a>, although it has been <a href="/wiki/Introduced_species" title="Introduced species">introduced</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> and other Pacific islands. It grows to about 15–22 cm (6–9 in) in length and is bright green or yellowish green with rufous bars on the snout and head, and red bars on the lower back.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-01-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-01-05" title="Template:POTD/2012-01-05">Template:POTD/2012-01-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sinai Agama"><noscript><img alt="Sinai Agama" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg/380px-AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2188" data-file-height="1641"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg/380px-AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg" data-alt="Sinai Agama" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg/570px-AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg/760px-AgamaSinaita01_ST_10_edit.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Pseudotrapelus_sinaitus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pseudotrapelus sinaitus">Sinai Agama</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ST" class="extiw" title="commons:User:ST">Ester Inbar</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Pseudotrapelus_sinaitus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pseudotrapelus sinaitus">Sinai Agama</a></b> (<i>Pseudotrapelus sinaitus</i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Agamidae" title="Agamidae">agamid</a> lizard native to northern and eastern Africa and the Middle East. It grows to about 25 cm (10 in) long, with the tail accounting for up to two thirds of the total length. It is active during daytime and feeds on <a href="/wiki/Insect" title="Insect">insects</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Arthropod" title="Arthropod">arthropods</a> and plants. During the breeding season, males become a striking blue colour to attract females.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-01-14"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-01-14" title="Template:POTD/2012-01-14">Template:POTD/2012-01-14</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eumecesfasciatus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="American five-lined skink"><noscript><img alt="American five-lined skink" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Eumecesfasciatus.jpg/380px-Eumecesfasciatus.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="1275"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Eumecesfasciatus.jpg/380px-Eumecesfasciatus.jpg" data-alt="American five-lined skink" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Eumecesfasciatus.jpg/570px-Eumecesfasciatus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Eumecesfasciatus.jpg/760px-Eumecesfasciatus.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Eumeces_fasciatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Eumeces fasciatus">American five-lined skink</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Thegreenj" title="User:Thegreenj">Thegreenj</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Eumeces_fasciatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Eumeces fasciatus">American five-lined skink</a></b> (<i>Eumeces fasciatus</i>) is one of the most common <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizards</a> in the eastern United States, as well as one of the five lizard species extant in Canada. It is a small to medium sized <a href="/wiki/Skink" title="Skink">skink</a> growing to about 12.5 to 21.5 cm (4.9 to 8.5 in). Juveniles (as seen here) are dark brown to black with five distinctive white to yellowish stripes running along the body and a bright blue tail.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-02-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-02-16" title="Template:POTD/2012-02-16">Template:POTD/2012-02-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collared_Lizard_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Common collared lizard"><noscript><img alt="Common collared lizard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Collared_Lizard_2.jpg/380px-Collared_Lizard_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4368" data-file-height="2912"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Collared_Lizard_2.jpg/380px-Collared_Lizard_2.jpg" data-alt="Common collared lizard" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Collared_Lizard_2.jpg/570px-Collared_Lizard_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Collared_Lizard_2.jpg/760px-Collared_Lizard_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Common_collared_lizard" title="Common collared lizard">Common collared lizard</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Dschwen" title="User:Dschwen">Daniel Schwen</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Common_collared_lizard" title="Common collared lizard">common collared lizard</a></b> (<i>Crotaphytus collaris</i>) is a North American lizard well known for its ability to run on its hind legs. Its length, including the tail, can reach up to 12 inches (30 cm). Its name reflects its distinct coloration, which includes bands of black around the neck and shoulders that resemble a <a href="/wiki/Collar_(jewelry)" title="Collar (jewelry)">collar</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-08-26"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-08-26" title="Template:POTD/2012-08-26">Template:POTD/2012-08-26</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Italian wall lizard"><noscript><img alt="Italian wall lizard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg/250px-Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="431" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2219" data-file-height="3826"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 431px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg/250px-Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg" data-alt="Italian wall lizard" data-width="250" data-height="431" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg/375px-Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg/500px-Podarcis_sicula_rb_edit.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Italian_wall_lizard" title="Italian wall lizard">Italian wall lizard</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Richard_Bartz" title="User:Richard Bartz">Richard Bartz</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Italian_wall_lizard" title="Italian wall lizard">Italian wall lizard</a></b> (<i>Podarcis sicula</i>) is native to southern and southeastern Europe. As the name suggests, it is the most abundant lizard species in southern Italy. The species is known for having been subject to "rapid <a href="/wiki/Evolution" title="Evolution">evolution</a>": In 1971, ten adult specimens were brought to the Croatian island of Pod Mrčaru from a neighbouring island, where they founded a new <a href="/wiki/Population_bottleneck" title="Population bottleneck">bottlenecked population</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars" title="Yugoslav Wars">Yugoslav Wars</a>, scientists found that the Pod Mrčaru population differed greatly from the original group, although the two are genetically identical. The most surprising difference was that individuals on Pod Mrčaru had developed <a href="/wiki/Ileocecal_valve" title="Ileocecal valve">cecal valves</a>, "a brand new feature not present in the ancestral population".</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2012-09-26"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2012-09-26" title="Template:POTD/2012-09-26">Template:POTD/2012-09-26</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marine Iguana"><noscript><img alt="Marine Iguana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg/380px-Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg/380px-Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg" data-alt="Marine Iguana" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg/570px-Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg/760px-Marine-Iguana-Espanola.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Marine_Iguana" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Iguana">Marine Iguana</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Benjamint444" title="User:Benjamint444">Benjamint444</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Marine_iguana" title="Marine iguana">marine iguana</a></b> (<i>Amblyrhynchus cristatus</i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Iguana" title="Iguana">iguana</a> found only on the <a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands" title="Galápagos Islands">Galápagos Islands</a> that has the ability, unique among modern <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizards</a>, to live and forage in the sea, making it a <a href="/wiki/Marine_reptile" title="Marine reptile">marine reptile</a>. It can dive over 10 m (33 ft) deep and mainly lives on the rocky coasts, but can also be spotted in marshes and <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a> beaches.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-01-13"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-01-13" title="Template:POTD/2013-01-13">Template:POTD/2013-01-13</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Green sea turtle"><noscript><img alt="Green sea turtle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg/380px-Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg/380px-Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg" data-alt="Green sea turtle" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg/570px-Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg/760px-Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">Green sea turtle</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User:Mbz1" title="User:Mbz1">Mbz1</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">green sea turtle</a></b> (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered</a> <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtle</a> found in <a href="/wiki/Tropical" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical">tropical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Subtropical" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtropical">subtropical</a> seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Oceans</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Common_name" title="Common name">common name</a> derives from the usually green <a href="/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">fat</a> found beneath its <a href="/wiki/Carapace" title="Carapace">carapace</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-07-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-07-05" title="Template:POTD/2013-07-05">Template:POTD/2013-07-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Western terrestrial garter snake"><noscript><img alt="Western terrestrial garter snake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg/325px-Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg" decoding="async" width="325" height="244" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 325px;height: 244px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg/325px-Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg" data-alt="Western terrestrial garter snake" data-width="325" data-height="244" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg/488px-Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg/650px-Coast_Garter_Snake.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Western_terrestrial_garter_snake" title="Western terrestrial garter snake">Western terrestrial garter snake</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Steve Jurvetson</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Western_terrestrial_garter_snake" title="Western terrestrial garter snake">western terrestrial garter snake</a></b> (<i>Thamnophis elegans</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Colubrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Colubrid">colubrid</a> snake found in southwestern Canada and the western United States. It is the only species of <a href="/wiki/Garter_snake" title="Garter snake">garter snake</a> with a well-documented tendency to <a href="/wiki/Constriction" title="Constriction">constrict</a> prey.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-07-09"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-07-09" title="Template:POTD/2013-07-09">Template:POTD/2013-07-09</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon,_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii,_MRNP,_jjron,_13.02.2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Australian water dragon"><noscript><img alt="Australian water dragon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg/350px-Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="222" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2248" data-file-height="1426"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 350px;height: 222px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg/350px-Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg" data-alt="Australian water dragon" data-width="350" data-height="222" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg/525px-Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg/700px-Aust_Gippsland_Water_Dragon%2C_Physignathus_lesueurii_howittii%2C_MRNP%2C_jjron%2C_13.02.2012.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Australian_water_dragon" title="Australian water dragon">Australian water dragon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Jjron" title="User:Jjron">John O'Neill</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Australian_water_dragon" title="Australian water dragon">Australian water dragon</a></b> (<i>Physignathus lesueurii</i>) is a lizard native to eastern Australia, from <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a> north to <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. Adult males can grow slightly longer than one metre (3 feet), and both males and females have long powerful limbs and a long muscular tail. The dragons are primarily arboreal, although they can also swim.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2013-08-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2013-08-28" title="Template:POTD/2013-08-28">Template:POTD/2013-08-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ladder snake"><noscript><img alt="Ladder snake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg/325px-Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="325" height="230" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3949" data-file-height="2793"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 325px;height: 230px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg/325px-Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg" data-alt="Ladder snake" data-width="325" data-height="230" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg/488px-Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg/650px-Rhinechis_scalaris_cropped.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Ladder_snake" title="Ladder snake">Ladder snake</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benny_Trapp" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Benny Trapp">User:Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Ladder_snake" title="Ladder snake">ladder snake</a></b> (<i>Rhinechis scalaris</i>) is found mostly in peninsular Spain, Portugal, and southern France. It usually eats eggs, insects, and small mammals such as mice. The snake is now threatened by habitat loss.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-03-02"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-03-02" title="Template:POTD/2014-03-02">Template:POTD/2014-03-02</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Steneosaurus"><noscript><img alt="Steneosaurus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/400px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="224" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5436" data-file-height="3048"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 224px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/400px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg" data-alt="Steneosaurus" data-width="400" data-height="224" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/600px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/800px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Steneosaurus" title="Steneosaurus">Steneosaurus</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Archaeodontosaurus" title="User:Archaeodontosaurus">Didier Descouens</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A fossil of <i>Steneosaurus bollensis</i>, from the extinct genus of <a href="/wiki/Teleosauridae" title="Teleosauridae">teleosaurid</a> crocodyliforms <i><b><a href="/wiki/Steneosaurus" title="Steneosaurus">Steneosaurus</a></b></i>. This specimen was found in <a href="/wiki/Holzmaden" title="Holzmaden">Holzmaden</a>, Germany, and dates from the <a href="/wiki/Early_Jurassic" title="Early Jurassic">Early Jurassic</a> (185 million years ago).</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-07-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-07-05" title="Template:POTD/2014-07-05">Template:POTD/2014-07-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vipera xanthina"><noscript><img alt="Vipera xanthina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg/350px-Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 350px;height: 233px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg/350px-Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg" data-alt="Vipera xanthina" data-width="350" data-height="233" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg/525px-Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg/700px-Benny_Trapp_Montivipera_xanthina.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Vipera_xanthina" class="mw-redirect" title="Vipera xanthina">Vipera xanthina</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Benny_Trapp" title="User talk:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Vipera_xanthina" class="mw-redirect" title="Vipera xanthina">Vipera xanthina</a></b></i> is a venomous <a href="/wiki/Viperinae" title="Viperinae">viper</a> species found in northeastern Greece and Turkey, as well as certain islands in the Aegean Sea. The species, which averages 70–95 cm (27.6–37.4 in) in length, feeds on small mammals and birds.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2014-08-27"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2014-08-27" title="Template:POTD/2014-08-27">Template:POTD/2014-08-27</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Leiocephalus personatus"><noscript><img alt="Leiocephalus personatus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg/350px-Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="236" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2021"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 350px;height: 236px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg/350px-Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg" data-alt="Leiocephalus personatus" data-width="350" data-height="236" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg/525px-Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg/700px-Leiocephalus-personatus-maskenleguan.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Leiocephalus_personatus" title="Leiocephalus personatus">Leiocephalus personatus</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holleday" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Holleday">H. Krisp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Leiocephalus_personatus" title="Leiocephalus personatus">Leiocephalus personatus</a></b></i> is a species of <a href="/wiki/Curly-tailed_lizards" class="mw-redirect" title="Curly-tailed lizards">curly-tailed lizard</a> first described by <a href="/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope" title="Edward Drinker Cope">Edward Drinker Cope</a> in 1862. This specimen was photographed in the reptile zoo of <a href="/wiki/Neu-Ulm" title="Neu-Ulm">Neu-Ulm</a>, Germany.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-02-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-02-04" title="Template:POTD/2015-02-04">Template:POTD/2015-02-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Namaqua chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Namaqua chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg/350px-Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2643" data-file-height="1762"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 350px;height: 233px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg/350px-Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg" data-alt="Namaqua chameleon" data-width="350" data-height="233" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg/525px-Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg/700px-Namaqua_Cham%C3%A4leon-01.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Namaqua_chameleon" title="Namaqua chameleon">Namaqua chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hans_Stieglitz" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Hans Stieglitz">Hans Stieglitz</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Namaqua_chameleon" title="Namaqua chameleon">Namaqua chameleon</a></b> is a <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> found in the western desert regions of <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, and southern <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>. This species, which can reach 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length, is common in the <a href="/wiki/Namib_Desert" class="mw-redirect" title="Namib Desert">Namib Desert</a>. It has evolved several adaptations which allow it to thrive in hot and arid areas, such as the ability to change color to <a href="/wiki/Thermoregulation" title="Thermoregulation">control temperature</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-03-09"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-03-09" title="Template:POTD/2015-03-09">Template:POTD/2015-03-09</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vipera dinniki"><noscript><img alt="Vipera dinniki" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg/360px-BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="236" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3500" data-file-height="2291"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 360px;height: 236px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg/360px-BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg" data-alt="Vipera dinniki" data-width="360" data-height="236" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg/540px-BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg/720px-BennyTrapp_Vipera_dinniki.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Vipera_dinniki" title="Vipera dinniki">Vipera dinniki</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benny_Trapp" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Vipera_dinniki" title="Vipera dinniki">Vipera dinniki</a></b></i> is a species of <a href="/wiki/Venomous_snake" title="Venomous snake">venomous</a> <a href="/wiki/Viperinae" title="Viperinae">viper</a> which can reach 48.6 cm (19.1 in) in length. First described by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Nikolsky" title="Alexander Nikolsky">Alexander Nikolsky</a> in 1913, <i>V. dinniki</i> is found in the highlands of <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2015-10-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2015-10-18" title="Template:POTD/2015-10-18">Template:POTD/2015-10-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sicilian wall lizard"><noscript><img alt="Sicilian wall lizard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg/380px-Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="252" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 252px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg/380px-Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg" data-alt="Sicilian wall lizard" data-width="380" data-height="252" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg/570px-Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg/760px-Benny_Trapp_Podarcis_waglerianus.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Sicilian_wall_lizard" title="Sicilian wall lizard">Sicilian wall lizard</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Benny_Trapp" title="User talk:Benny Trapp">Benny Trapp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Sicilian_wall_lizard" title="Sicilian wall lizard">Sicilian wall lizard</a></b> (<i>Podarcis waglerianus</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Lacertidae" title="Lacertidae">Lacertidae</a>. <a href="/wiki/Endemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic">Endemic</a> to <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, it occurs in temperate <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forests</a>, temperate <a href="/wiki/Shrubland" title="Shrubland">shrubland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maquis_shrubland" title="Maquis shrubland">Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation</a>, temperate <a href="/wiki/Grassland" title="Grassland">grassland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arable_land" title="Arable land">arable land</a>, pastureland, and rural gardens in <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Aegadian_Islands" title="Aegadian Islands">Aegadian Islands</a>. The species' numbers are generally stable, and it has been listed as <a href="/wiki/Least-concern_species" title="Least-concern species">Least Concern</a> by the <a href="/wiki/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature" title="International Union for Conservation of Nature">IUCN</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-07-05"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-07-05" title="Template:POTD/2016-07-05">Template:POTD/2016-07-05</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Indian chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Indian chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg/400px-Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 300px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg/400px-Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg" data-alt="Indian chameleon" data-width="400" data-height="300" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg/600px-Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg/800px-Chamaeleo_zeylanicus.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Indian_chameleon" title="Indian chameleon">Indian chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:M.arunprasad" title="User:M.arunprasad">M. Arunprasad</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Indian_chameleon" title="Indian chameleon">Indian chameleon</a></b> (<i>Chamaeleo zeylanicus</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">chameleon</a> found in Sri Lanka, India, and other parts of South Asia. Like other chameleons, this species has a long tongue, feet that are shaped into bifid claspers, a <a href="/wiki/Prehensile_tail" title="Prehensile tail">prehensile tail</a>, independent eye movement, and the ability to change skin colour. They move slowly with a bobbing or swaying movement and are usually arboreal. They are usually in shades of green or brown or with bands, but can change colour rapidly.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2016-09-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2016-09-18" title="Template:POTD/2016-09-18">Template:POTD/2016-09-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_(La_Selva_Biological_Station).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bothriechis schlegelii"><noscript><img alt="Bothriechis schlegelii" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg/380px-Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3696" data-file-height="2464"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg/380px-Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg" data-alt="Bothriechis schlegelii" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg/570px-Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg/760px-Bothriechis_nigroadspersus_%28La_Selva_Biological_Station%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Bothriechis_schlegelii" title="Bothriechis schlegelii">Bothriechis schlegelii</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Geoff Gallice</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Bothriechis_schlegelii" title="Bothriechis schlegelii">Bothriechis schlegelii</a></b></i> is a venomous <a href="/wiki/Pit_viper" title="Pit viper">pit viper</a> species found in Central and South America. Small and <a href="/wiki/Arboreal" class="mw-redirect" title="Arboreal">arboreal</a>, these snakes are characterized by their wide array of color variations, as well as the superciliary scales over the eyes. They are the most common of the <a href="/wiki/Bothriechis" title="Bothriechis">palm-pitvipers</a> and are often present in zoological exhibits. The <a href="/wiki/Specific_name_(zoology)" title="Specific name (zoology)">specific name</a> <i>schlegelii</i> honors the German ornithologist, <a href="/wiki/Hermann_Schlegel" title="Hermann Schlegel">Hermann Schlegel</a>. No subspecies are currently recognized.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-03-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-03-18" title="Template:POTD/2017-03-18">Template:POTD/2017-03-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Phelsuma_grandis,_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Phelsuma grandis"><noscript><img alt="Phelsuma grandis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg/380px-Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="251" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1979"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 251px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg/380px-Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg" data-alt="Phelsuma grandis" data-width="380" data-height="251" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg/570px-Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg/760px-Phelsuma_grandis%2C_Stuttgart_Zoological_Garden.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Phelsuma_grandis" title="Phelsuma grandis">Phelsuma grandis</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Holleday" title="User talk:Holleday">H. Krisp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Phelsuma_grandis" title="Phelsuma grandis">Phelsuma grandis</a></b></i> is a species of <a href="/wiki/Day_gecko" class="mw-redirect" title="Day gecko">day gecko</a> that lives in <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. Found in a wide range of habitats, it can measure up to 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-05-17"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-05-17" title="Template:POTD/2017-05-17">Template:POTD/2017-05-17</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamaeleo_namaquensis_(Walvis_Bay).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Namaqua chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Namaqua chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg/380px-Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg/380px-Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg" data-alt="Namaqua chameleon" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg/570px-Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg/760px-Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Walvis_Bay%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Namaqua_chameleon" title="Namaqua chameleon">Namaqua chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Yathin_sk" title="User:Yathin sk">Yathin S Krishnappa</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Namaqua_chameleon" title="Namaqua chameleon">Namaqua chameleon</a></b> (<i>Chamaeleo namaquensis</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> found in the western desert regions of <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, and southern <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>. This species, which can reach 25 cm (9.8 in) in length, is common in the <a href="/wiki/Namib" title="Namib">Namib Desert</a>. It has evolved several adaptations which allow it to thrive in hot and arid areas, such as the ability to change color to <a href="/wiki/Thermoregulation" title="Thermoregulation">control temperature</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-07-03"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-07-03" title="Template:POTD/2017-07-03">Template:POTD/2017-07-03</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rough_chameleon_(Trioceros_rudis).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rough chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Rough chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg/380px-Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3814" data-file-height="2542"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg/380px-Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg" data-alt="Rough chameleon" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg/570px-Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg/760px-Rough_chameleon_%28Trioceros_rudis%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Rough_chameleon" class="mw-redirect" title="Rough chameleon">rough chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <b><a href="/wiki/Rough_chameleon" class="mw-redirect" title="Rough chameleon">rough chameleon</a></b> (<i>Trioceros rudis</i>) near <a href="/wiki/Mount_Karisimbi" title="Mount Karisimbi">Mount Karisimbi</a>, an inactive <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcano</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Virunga_Mountains" title="Virunga Mountains">Virunga Mountains</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a>. This specimen measures approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Chameleons change color by changing the space between crystals in their skin, which changes the wavelength of light they reflect.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-08-11"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-08-11" title="Template:POTD/2017-08-11">Template:POTD/2017-08-11</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barracudasauroides"><noscript><img alt="Barracudasauroides" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/380px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="193" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5240" data-file-height="2667"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 193px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/380px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg" data-alt="Barracudasauroides" data-width="380" data-height="193" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/570px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/760px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Barracudasauroides" title="Barracudasauroides">Barracudasauroides</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Archaeodontosaurus" title="User:Archaeodontosaurus">Didier Descouens</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Barracudasauroides" title="Barracudasauroides">Barracudasauroides</a></b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mixosauridae" title="Mixosauridae">mixosaurid</a> <a href="/wiki/Ichthyosaur" class="mw-redirect" title="Ichthyosaur">ichthyosaur</a> which lived during the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Triassic" title="Middle Triassic">Middle Triassic</a>. Fossils of this genus have been found in <a href="/wiki/Guizhou" title="Guizhou">Guizhou Province</a>, China. It is known from GMPKU-P-1033, a partial skeleton recovered from the Upper Member of the <a href="/wiki/Guanling_Formation" title="Guanling Formation">Guanling Formation</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Xinmin,_Liaoning" title="Xinmin, Liaoning">Xinmin</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-10-19"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-10-19" title="Template:POTD/2017-10-19">Template:POTD/2017-10-19</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Niveoscincus metallicus"><noscript><img alt="Niveoscincus metallicus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg/380px-Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="254" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2494" data-file-height="1666"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 254px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg/380px-Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg" data-alt="Niveoscincus metallicus" data-width="380" data-height="254" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg/570px-Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg/760px-Niveoscincus_metallicus_-_Austin%27s_Ferry.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Niveoscincus_metallicus" class="mw-redirect" title="Niveoscincus metallicus">Niveoscincus metallicus</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:JJ_Harrison" title="User:JJ Harrison">JJ Harrison</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Niveoscincus_metallicus" class="mw-redirect" title="Niveoscincus metallicus">Niveoscincus metallicus</a></b></i>, commonly known as the metallic skink, is a species of <a href="/wiki/Skink" title="Skink">skink</a> in the family <a href="/wiki/Scincidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Scincidae">Scincidae</a>. It is endemic to Australia, where it is found in southern <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a>, as well as in <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a> and many offshore islands in <a href="/wiki/Bass_Strait" title="Bass Strait">Bass Strait</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2017-12-28"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2017-12-28" title="Template:POTD/2017-12-28">Template:POTD/2017-12-28</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yacare_caiman_(Caiman_yacare)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yacare caiman"><noscript><img alt="Yacare caiman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg/380px-Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg/380px-Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg" data-alt="Yacare caiman" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg/570px-Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg/760px-Yacare_caiman_%28Caiman_yacare%29_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Yacare_caiman" title="Yacare caiman">Yacare caiman</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Yacare_caiman" title="Yacare caiman">yacare caiman</a></b> (<i>Caiman yacare</i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Caiman_(genus)" title="Caiman (genus)">caiman</a> found in central South America. About ten million individuals, such as this one, exist within the Brazilian <i><a href="/wiki/Pantanal" title="Pantanal">pantanal</a></i>, representing what may be the largest single crocodilian population on Earth. This small-to-medium sized species feeds mainly on fish (especially <a href="/wiki/Piranha" title="Piranha">piranha</a>), but also eats birds, reptiles, and small mammals.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2018-04-30"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2018-04-30" title="Template:POTD/2018-04-30">Template:POTD/2018-04-30</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gold dust day gecko"><noscript><img alt="Gold dust day gecko" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg/300px-Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1520" data-file-height="1520"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 300px;height: 300px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg/300px-Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg" data-alt="Gold dust day gecko" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg/450px-Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg/600px-Gold_Dust_Day_Gecko_closeup_hawaii_edit_1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko" title="Gold dust day gecko">Gold dust day gecko</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: <a href="/wiki/User:Steevven1" title="User:Steevven1">Steevven1</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko" title="Gold dust day gecko">gold dust day gecko</a></b> (<i>Phelsuma laticauda</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Diurnality" title="Diurnality">diurnal</a> species of <a href="/wiki/Gecko" title="Gecko">gecko</a>. Endemic to northern <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a>, it has been introduced to <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands" title="Hawaiian Islands">Hawaii</a> and other Pacific islands. It typically inhabits trees and houses, and feeds on insects and <a href="/wiki/Nectar" title="Nectar">nectar</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2018-08-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2018-08-04" title="Template:POTD/2018-08-04">Template:POTD/2018-08-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dryas iulia"><noscript><img alt="Dryas iulia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg/380px-A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="253" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4500" data-file-height="3000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 253px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg/380px-A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg" data-alt="Dryas iulia" data-width="380" data-height="253" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg/570px-A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg/760px-A_butterfly_feeding_on_the_tears_of_a_turtle_in_Ecuador.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Dryas_iulia" title="Dryas iulia">Dryas iulia</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph: Ministry of Information and Tourism of Ecuador</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <b><a href="/wiki/Dryas_iulia" title="Dryas iulia">Julia butterfly</a></b> (<i>Dryas iulia</i>) feeding on the tears of a <a href="/wiki/Red-headed_Amazon_River_turtle" title="Red-headed Amazon River turtle">red-headed Amazon River turtle</a> (<i>Podocnemis erythrocephala</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>. Such <a href="/wiki/Mud-puddling#Other_sources_of_liquid_nutrients" title="Mud-puddling">lachryphagy</a> provides the butterfly with additional minerals that it can use for <a href="/wiki/Spermatophore" title="Spermatophore">spermatophore</a> production.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2019-05-16"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2019-05-16" title="Template:POTD/2019-05-16">Template:POTD/2019-05-16</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cerastes cerastes"><noscript><img alt="Cerastes cerastes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/399px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" decoding="async" width="399" height="256" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1928"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 399px;height: 256px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/399px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" data-alt="Cerastes cerastes" data-width="399" data-height="256" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/599px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/798px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Cerastes_cerastes" title="Cerastes cerastes">Cerastes cerastes</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Holleday" class="extiw" title="commons:User:Holleday">Holger Krisp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cerastes_cerastes" title="Cerastes cerastes">Cerastes cerastes</a></b></i>, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the horned desert viper, is a venomous <a href="/wiki/Viperidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Viperidae">viper</a> species native to the deserts of northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. It commonly has a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur. The colour pattern consists of a yellowish, pale grey, pinkish, reddish or pale brown ground colour, which almost always matches the substrate colour where the animal is found. Dorsally, a series of dark, semi-rectangular blotches runs the length of the body. The belly is white and the tail, which may have a black tip, is usually thin.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-01-31"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-01-31" title="Template:POTD/2020-01-31">Template:POTD/2020-01-31</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski,_Serpentarius,_Scutum_Sobiesky,_and_Serpens.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ophiuchus"><noscript><img alt="Ophiuchus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg/500px-Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="352" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3592" data-file-height="2527"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 500px;height: 352px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg/500px-Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg" data-alt="Ophiuchus" data-width="500" data-height="352" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg/750px-Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg/1000px-Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Taurus_Poniatowski%2C_Serpentarius%2C_Scutum_Sobiesky%2C_and_Serpens.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Ophiuchus" title="Ophiuchus">Ophiuchus</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Illustration credit: <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Hall" title="Sidney Hall">Sidney Hall</a>; restored by <a href="/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">Adam Cuerden</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ophiuchus" title="Ophiuchus">Ophiuchus</a></b> is a <a href="/wiki/Constellation" title="Constellation">constellation</a> commonly represented in the form of a man grasping a large snake, and was formerly referred to as Serpentarius. It is a large constellation straddling the <a href="/wiki/Celestial_equator" title="Celestial equator">celestial equator</a> and near the centre of the <a href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a> as viewed from Earth, being surrounded by <a href="/wiki/Aquila_(constellation)" title="Aquila (constellation)">Aquila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serpens" title="Serpens">Serpens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scorpius" title="Scorpius">Scorpius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sagittarius_(constellation)" title="Sagittarius (constellation)">Sagittarius</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hercules_(constellation)" title="Hercules (constellation)">Hercules</a>. To the north of the serpent's tail is the now-obsolete constellation <a href="/wiki/Taurus_Poniatovii" title="Taurus Poniatovii">Taurus Poniatovii</a>, while to its south <a href="/wiki/Scutum_(constellation)" title="Scutum (constellation)">Scutum</a>. Ophiuchus's brightest star, <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Ophiuchi" title="Alpha Ophiuchi">Alpha Ophiuchi</a>, represented here by the right eye of the <a href="/wiki/Snake_charming" title="Snake charming">snake charmer</a>, was traditionally known as Rasalhague, from the Arabic meaning 'head of the serpent charmer'. This illustration is plate 12 of <i><a href="/wiki/Urania%27s_Mirror" title="Urania's Mirror">Urania's Mirror</a></i>, a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards illustrated by <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Hall" title="Sidney Hall">Sidney Hall</a> and first published in 1824, featuring artistic depictions of Ophiuchus, as well as Taurus Poniatovii, Scutum (here referred to as "Scutum Sobiesky") and Serpens.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2020-02-18"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2020-02-18" title="Template:POTD/2020-02-18">Template:POTD/2020-02-18</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_(Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper)_love_bite.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bosc's fringe-toed lizards"><noscript><img alt="Bosc's fringe-toed lizards" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg/500px-Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="236" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3210" data-file-height="1517"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 500px;height: 236px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg/500px-Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg" data-alt="Bosc's fringe-toed lizards" data-width="500" data-height="236" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg/750px-Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg/1000px-Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizards_%28Acanthodactylus_boskianus_asper%29_love_bite.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizard" title="Bosc's fringe-toed lizard">Bosc's fringe-toed lizards</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bosc%27s_fringe-toed_lizard" title="Bosc's fringe-toed lizard">Bosc's fringe-toed lizard</a></b> (<i>Acanthodactylus boskianus</i>) is a medium-sized species of lizard found in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Active during the day, they are energetic foragers for insects and other small invertebrates, and are one of the most common lizards in their range. Males and females are similar in appearance, both having a snout-to-vent length of between 5 and 8 cm (2.0 and 3.1 in), but males are usually larger. The feet have long slender digits that are fringed. The <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Dorsal_and_ventral" title="Anatomical terms of location">dorsal</a> surface is olive-grey with five longitudinal dark stripes, the middle one of which subdivides at the neck, while the <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Dorsal_and_ventral" title="Anatomical terms of location">ventral</a> surface is whitish, but in the female, the underside of the tail becomes suffused with red during the breeding season. In juveniles, the tail is blue. This picture shows two <i>A. b. asper</i> lizards photographed in <a href="/wiki/Dana_Biosphere_Reserve" title="Dana Biosphere Reserve">Dana Biosphere Reserve</a>, Jordan, engaging in a love bite, a courtship ritual that may be connected to certain chemical cues present in the skin.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-01-11"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-01-11" title="Template:POTD/2021-01-11">Template:POTD/2021-01-11</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Rat_Snake_(Grey_and_Yellow).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ptyas mucosa"><noscript><img alt="Ptyas mucosa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg/300px-Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="453" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="3775"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 300px;height: 453px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg/300px-Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg" data-alt="Ptyas mucosa" data-width="300" data-height="453" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg/450px-Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg/600px-Indian_Rat_Snake_%28Grey_and_Yellow%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Ptyas_mucosa" title="Ptyas mucosa">Ptyas mucosa</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Mydreamsparrow" title="User:Mydreamsparrow">Augustus Binu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Ptyas_mucosa" title="Ptyas mucosa">Ptyas mucosa</a></b></i>, the Indian rat snake, is a common species of colubrid snake found in parts of southern and southeastern Asia. Growing to a length of 1.5 to 1.9 m (5 to 6 ft), they are very slender, diurnal and semi-arboreal. They inhabit forest floors, wetlands, rice paddies, and farmland, and are frequently found in urban areas where rodents thrive. They are harmless to humans, but are fast-moving and adept at catching the small mammals, birds, amphibians and other reptiles on which they feed, subduing their prey by lying on and suffocating them.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-02-26"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-02-26" title="Template:POTD/2021-02-26">Template:POTD/2021-02-26</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oustalet%27s_chameleon_(Furcifer_oustaleti)_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Malagasy giant chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Malagasy giant chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg/350px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="233" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4690" data-file-height="3126"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 350px;height: 233px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg/350px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg" data-alt="Malagasy giant chameleon" data-width="350" data-height="233" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg/525px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg/700px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_juvenile_Montagne_d%E2%80%99Ambre.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_giant_chameleon" title="Malagasy giant chameleon">Malagasy giant chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_giant_chameleon" title="Malagasy giant chameleon">Malagasy giant chameleon</a></b> (<i>Furcifer oustaleti</i>) is a large <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">chameleon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to Madagascar. As well as the insects and small vertebrates on which the species feeds, it sometimes consumes fruit. It has been observed drawing fruit-bearing twigs closer with its forelimbs, a degree of food manipulation unusual in reptiles. This juvenile Malagasy giant chameleon was photographed at night in <a href="/wiki/Montagne_d%27Ambre_National_Park" title="Montagne d'Ambre National Park">Montagne d'Ambre National Park</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-03-17"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-03-17" title="Template:POTD/2021-03-17">Template:POTD/2021-03-17</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eutropis_(skink)_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Eutropis macularia"><noscript><img alt="Eutropis macularia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg/400px-Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="6629" data-file-height="3729"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 225px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg/400px-Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg" data-alt="Eutropis macularia" data-width="400" data-height="225" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg/600px-Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg/800px-Eutropis_%28skink%29_on_a_tree_trunk.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Eutropis_macularia" title="Eutropis macularia">Eutropis macularia</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Basile_Morin" title="User:Basile Morin">Basile Morin</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Eutropis_macularia" title="Eutropis macularia">Eutropis macularia</a></b></i>, the bronze grass skink, is a species of lizard in the <a href="/wiki/Skink" title="Skink">skink</a> family, Scincidae, native to South and Southeast Asia. It lives in both deciduous and evergreen forests, in plantations, in grasslands, and in rocky areas with scattered trees. The species is active in both the day and the night, feeding on insects and other invertebrates. This bronze grass skink was photographed on a tree trunk on the island of <a href="/wiki/Don_Det" title="Don Det">Don Det</a> in Laos.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-07-15"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-07-15" title="Template:POTD/2021-07-15">Template:POTD/2021-07-15</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue-legged_chameleon_(Calumma_crypticum)_male_Ranomafana.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Calumma crypticum"><noscript><img alt="Calumma crypticum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg/350px-Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="350" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3527" data-file-height="3527"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 350px;height: 350px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg/350px-Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg" data-alt="Calumma crypticum" data-width="350" data-height="350" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg/525px-Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg/700px-Blue-legged_chameleon_%28Calumma_crypticum%29_male_Ranomafana.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Calumma_crypticum" title="Calumma crypticum">Calumma crypticum</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Calumma_crypticum" title="Calumma crypticum">Calumma crypticum</a></b></i>, the blue-legged chameleon, is a species of <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">chameleon</a> found in eastern Madagascar. As with other chameleons, an individual's colour is variable and depends on its surroundings, the ambient temperature, and variations in the level of light. The species is usually quite colourful, with rich browns, blues and greens; the legs are often marked with blue. This <i>C. crypticum</i> individual was photographed in <a href="/wiki/Ranomafana_National_Park" title="Ranomafana National Park">Ranomafana National Park</a>, Madagascar, and can be identified as a male by its long snout with a horn-like protrusion.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-09-29"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-09-29" title="Template:POTD/2021-09-29">Template:POTD/2021-09-29</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parson%27s_chameleon_(Calumma_parsonii_cristifer)_female_Andasibe_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Parson's chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Parson's chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg/400px-Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="267" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4627" data-file-height="3085"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 267px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg/400px-Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg" data-alt="Parson's chameleon" data-width="400" data-height="267" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg/600px-Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg/800px-Parson%27s_chameleon_%28Calumma_parsonii_cristifer%29_female_Andasibe_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Parson%27s_chameleon" title="Parson's chameleon">Parson's chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles James Sharp</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><b><a href="/wiki/Parson%27s_chameleon" title="Parson's chameleon">Parson's chameleon</a></b> (<i>Calumma parsonii</i>) is a large <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">chameleon</a>, a lizard in the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">Chamaeleonidae</a>. The species is <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to isolated pockets of humid <a href="/wiki/Old-growth_forest" title="Old-growth forest">primary forest</a> in eastern and northern Madagascar. It is listed on <a href="/wiki/CITES" title="CITES">CITES</a> Appendix II, meaning that trade in this species is regulated. While it is illegal for most chameleon species from Madagascar to be exported, a limited number of Parson's chameleons can legally be exported each year from its native country. This female Parson's chameleon of the subspecies <i>C. p. cristifer</i> was photographed near <a href="/wiki/Andasibe,_Moramanga" title="Andasibe, Moramanga">Andasibe, Moramanga</a>.</div> <hr> <p><span id="Template:POTD/2021-12-04"></span><a href="/wiki/Template:POTD/2021-12-04" title="Template:POTD/2021-12-04">Template:POTD/2021-12-04</a> </p> <div class="center" style="margin:0 0.25em 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank300.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Malagasy giant chameleon"><noscript><img alt="Malagasy giant chameleon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Blank300.png" decoding="async" width="900" height="3" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="1"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 900px;height: 3px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Blank300.png" data-alt="Malagasy giant chameleon" data-width="900" data-height="3" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_giant_chameleon" title="Malagasy giant chameleon">Malagasy giant chameleon</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photograph credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Charlesjsharp" title="User:Charlesjsharp">Charles J. 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class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 213px;height: 227px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_male_feeding_Anja_Community_Reserve_4e.jpg/319px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_male_feeding_Anja_Community_Reserve_4e.jpg" data-width="213" data-height="227" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_male_feeding_Anja_Community_Reserve_4e.jpg/478px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_male_feeding_Anja_Community_Reserve_4e.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_male_feeding_Anja_Community_Reserve_4e.jpg/638px-Oustalet%27s_chameleon_%28Furcifer_oustaleti%29_male_feeding_Anja_Community_Reserve_4e.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> The <b><a href="/wiki/Malagasy_giant_chameleon" title="Malagasy giant chameleon">Malagasy giant chameleon</a></b> or Oustalet's chameleon is a large <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of chameleon <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> to Madagascar. This male, photographed in the Anja Community Reserve, is catching a grasshopper by projecting its long tongue at tremendous speed to capture prey located some distance away.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg" title="File:Anole Lizard Hilo Hawaii edit.jpg">File:Anole Lizard Hilo Hawaii edit.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg/380px-Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="212" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3183" data-file-height="1773"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 212px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg/380px-Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="212" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg/570px-Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg/760px-Anole_Lizard_Hilo_Hawaii_edit.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Anole_lizard" class="mw-redirect" title="Anole lizard">Anole lizard</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Phirst" title="User:Phirst">Paul Hirst</a></span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">An <b>anole lizard</b> of the <a href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Polychrotidae" title="Polychrotidae">Polychrotidae</a></b> found in <a href="/wiki/Hilo,_Hawaii" title="Hilo, Hawaii">Hilo, Hawaii</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Anoles are small and common <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizards</a> that can be found throughout the various regions of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hemisphere" title="Western Hemisphere">Western Hemisphere</a>. They are frequently and incorrectly called <a href="/wiki/Chameleon" title="Chameleon">chameleons</a> or <a href="/wiki/Gecko" title="Gecko">geckos</a> due to their ability to alter their skin color and run up walls, respectively.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg" title="File:BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg">File:BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg/380px-BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="252" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1696"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 252px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg/380px-BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="252" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg/570px-BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg/760px-BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Mexican_beaded_lizard" title="Mexican beaded lizard">Mexican beaded lizard</a></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"></div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg" title="File:Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg">File:Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg/380px-Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="380" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1204" data-file-height="1204"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 380px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg/380px-Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="380" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg/570px-Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg/760px-Tortoise-Hatchling.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Marginated_tortoise" title="Marginated tortoise">Marginated tortoise</a></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A baby <a href="/wiki/Marginated_tortoise" title="Marginated tortoise">marginated tortoise</a> hatchling emerges from its shell.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Anolis_carolinensis.jpg" title="File:Anolis carolinensis.jpg">File:Anolis_carolinensis.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anolis_carolinensis.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Anolis_carolinensis.jpg/380px-Anolis_carolinensis.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Anolis_carolinensis.jpg/380px-Anolis_carolinensis.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Anolis_carolinensis.jpg/570px-Anolis_carolinensis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Anolis_carolinensis.jpg/760px-Anolis_carolinensis.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Carolina_anole" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina anole">Carolina anole</a></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"></div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg" title="File:Plumedbasiliskcele4 edit.jpg">File:Plumedbasiliskcele4 edit.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg/380px-Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="252" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="1488"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 252px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg/380px-Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="252" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg/570px-Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg/760px-Plumedbasiliskcele4_edit.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Plumed_Basilisk" class="mw-redirect" title="Plumed Basilisk">Plumed Basilisk</a></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credit: Marcel Burkhard (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Cele4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Cele4 (page does not exist)">cele4</a>)</span></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">The <b><a href="/wiki/Plumed_Basilisk" class="mw-redirect" title="Plumed Basilisk">Plumed Basilisk</a></b> (<i>Basiliscus plumifrons</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lizard" title="Lizard">lizard</a> native to <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a>. Its natural range covers a swath from <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg" title="File:GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg">File:GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg/380px-GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1562" data-file-height="1171"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg/380px-GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg/570px-GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg/760px-GreenSeaTurtle-2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%">Green <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtle</a></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"></div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg" title="File:Total internal reflection of Chelonia mydas.jpg">File:Total internal reflection of Chelonia mydas.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg/380px-Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="285" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 285px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg/380px-Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="285" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg/570px-Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg/760px-Total_internal_reflection_of_Chelonia_mydas.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">Green sea turtle</a></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">A <a href="/wiki/Green_sea_turtle" title="Green sea turtle">green sea turtle</a> swimming above a coral reef.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Ahaetulla_prasina,_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" title="File:Ahaetulla prasina, oriental whipsnake - Kaeng Krachan National Park.jpg">File:Ahaetulla prasina, oriental whipsnake - Kaeng Krachan National Park.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ahaetulla_prasina,_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/380px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="254" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="7360" data-file-height="4912"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 254px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/380px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="254" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/570px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/760px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Ahaetulla_prasina" title="Ahaetulla prasina">Ahaetulla prasina</a></i></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;">Asian vine snake <i><a href="/wiki/Ahaetulla_prasina" title="Ahaetulla prasina">Ahaetulla prasina</a></i>. This snake has a wide distribution in Asia. It feeds on small reptiles and amphibians, particularly lizards and tree frogs. Adults may attain 1.8 m (6 feet) in total length, with a tail 0.6 m (2 feet) long. Its appearance is very much like those of South American vine snakes. It is a rear-fanged species and is mildly venomous but is not considered a threat to humans.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg" title="File:Cape Skink Flowers.jpg">File:Cape Skink Flowers.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg/380px-Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="316" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2464" data-file-height="2048"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 316px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg/380px-Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="316" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg/570px-Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg/760px-Cape_Skink_Flowers.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><a href="/wiki/Cape_skink" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape skink">Cape skink</a></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Cape_skink" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape skink">Cape skink</a> – Trachylepis capensis. Close-up on purple Aster flowers.</div> <hr> <p><a href="/wiki/File:Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" title="File:Hornviper Cerastes cerastes.jpg">File:Hornviper Cerastes cerastes.jpg</a> </p> <div class="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/380px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" decoding="async" width="380" height="244" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1928"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 380px;height: 244px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/380px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg" data-width="380" data-height="244" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/570px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg/760px-Hornviper_Cerastes_cerastes.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="center" style="margin: 0.5em 0.25em 0.85em;"><div><span style="font-size:120%"><i><a href="/wiki/Cerastes_cerastes" title="Cerastes cerastes">Cerastes cerastes</a></i></span></div></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0;"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Cerastes_cerastes" title="Cerastes cerastes">Cerastes cerastes</a></b></i>, commonly known as the <b>Saharan horned viper</b> or the <b>horned desert viper</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Venomous_snake" title="Venomous snake">venomous</a> species of <a href="/wiki/Viperidae" class="mw-redirect" title="Viperidae">viper</a> native to the deserts of <a href="/wiki/Northern_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Africa">northern Africa</a> and parts of the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Peninsula" title="Arabian Peninsula">Arabian Peninsula</a> and <a href="/wiki/Levant" title="Levant">Levant</a>. It often is easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur.</div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Archive">Archive</h2></div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F1&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 1</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/1" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/1">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/1 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ahaetulla_prasina,_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="description"><noscript><img alt="description" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/250px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="7360" data-file-height="4912"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 167px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/250px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg" data-alt="description" data-width="250" data-height="167" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/375px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg/500px-Ahaetulla_prasina%2C_oriental_whipsnake_-_Kaeng_Krachan_National_Park.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> A portrait of the Asian vine snake <i><a href="/wiki/Ahaetulla_prasina" title="Ahaetulla prasina">Ahaetulla prasina</a></i>. This snake has a wide distribution in Asia, where it occurs in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>. It feeds on small <a href="/wiki/Reptiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Reptiles">reptiles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amphibians" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphibians">amphibians</a>, particularly <a href="/wiki/Lizards" class="mw-redirect" title="Lizards">lizards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tree_frogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Tree frogs">tree frogs</a>. Adults may attain 1.8 m (6 feet) in total length, with a tail 0.6 m (2 feet) long. Its appearance is very much like those of South American vine snakes. It is a rear-fanged species and is mildly venomous but is not considered a threat to humans. <br> <small>Photo credit: Thai National Parks</small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F2&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 2</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/2" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/2">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/2 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Skeleton of the teleosaurid crocodyliform from Germany"><noscript><img alt="Skeleton of the teleosaurid crocodyliform from Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/250px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="140" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5436" data-file-height="3048"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 140px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/250px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg" data-alt="Skeleton of the teleosaurid crocodyliform from Germany" data-width="250" data-height="140" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/375px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg/500px-Macrospondylus_bollensis_Holzmaden.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> A skeleton of <i><a href="/wiki/Steneosaurus" title="Steneosaurus">Steneosaurus</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/Extinct" class="mw-redirect" title="Extinct">extinct</a> <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> of <a href="/wiki/Teleosauridae" title="Teleosauridae">teleosaurid</a> crocodyliform from the <a href="/wiki/Toarcian" title="Toarcian">Toarcian</a> <a href="/wiki/Lower_Jurassic" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Jurassic">Lower Jurassic</a> of <a href="/wiki/Holzmaden" title="Holzmaden">Holzmaden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. <br> <small>Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Archaeodontosaurus" title="User:Archaeodontosaurus">Didier Descouens</a></small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F3&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 3</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/3" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/3">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/3 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Reconstruction of the Mid Devonian agnathan Pituriaspis doylei, of what is now Australia"><noscript><img alt="Reconstruction of the Mid Devonian agnathan Pituriaspis doylei, of what is now Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/250px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="127" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5240" data-file-height="2667"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 127px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/250px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg" data-alt="Reconstruction of the Mid Devonian agnathan Pituriaspis doylei, of what is now Australia" data-width="250" data-height="127" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/375px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg/500px-Barracudasauroides_panxianensis_MHNT_Chine.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> A skeleton of <i><a href="/wiki/Barracudasauroides_panxianensis" class="mw-redirect" title="Barracudasauroides panxianensis">Barracudasauroides panxianensis</a></i> collected from the ~247.2 million - ~242 million year old <a href="/wiki/Anisian" title="Anisian">Anisian</a> <a href="/wiki/Guanling_Formation" title="Guanling Formation">Guanling Formation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guizhou_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Guizhou Province">Guizhou Province‭</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>. The specimen is 118 x 62 x 545 cm in size and 79.4 kg in mass. <br> <small>Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Archaeodontosaurus" title="User:Archaeodontosaurus">Didier Descouens</a></small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F4&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 4</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/4" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/4">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/4 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Skull and neck of Allosaurus fragilis"><noscript><img alt="Skull and neck of Allosaurus fragilis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG/250px-Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="178" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2132" data-file-height="1518"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 178px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG/250px-Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG" data-alt="Skull and neck of Allosaurus fragilis" data-width="250" data-height="178" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG/375px-Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG/500px-Allosaurus_fragilis_moulage_MNHN_paleontologie_1.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> Mounted <a href="/wiki/Skull" title="Skull">skull</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neck" title="Neck">neck</a> of the 150 million year old <a href="/wiki/Late_Jurassic" title="Late Jurassic">Late Jurassic</a> <a href="/wiki/Theropod" class="mw-redirect" title="Theropod">theropod</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Allosaurus_fragilis" class="mw-redirect" title="Allosaurus fragilis">Allosaurus fragilis</a></i>. The specimen was discovered in the <a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_the_United_States" title="Paleontology in the United States">US state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_Utah" title="Paleontology in Utah">Utah</a> and is exhibited in the Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée of the <a href="/wiki/Mus%C3%A9um_National_d%27Histoire_Naturelle" class="mw-redirect" title="Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle">Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. <br> <small>Photo credit: <a href="/wiki/User:Jebulon" title="User:Jebulon">Jebulon</a></small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F5&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 5</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/5" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/5">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/5 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mounted skeleton of Kentrosaurus aethiopicus"><noscript><img alt="Mounted skeleton of Kentrosaurus aethiopicus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg/250px-Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="95" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5802" data-file-height="2208"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 95px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg/250px-Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg" data-alt="Mounted skeleton of Kentrosaurus aethiopicus" data-width="250" data-height="95" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg/375px-Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg/500px-Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus_01.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> The mounted <a href="/wiki/Lectotype" class="mw-redirect" title="Lectotype">lectotype</a> skeleton of the <a href="/wiki/Late_Jurassic" title="Late Jurassic">Late Jurassic</a> <a href="/wiki/Stegosaur" class="mw-redirect" title="Stegosaur">stegosaur</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Kentrosaurus_aethiopicus" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentrosaurus aethiopicus">Kentrosaurus aethiopicus</a></i> in the <a href="/wiki/Museum_f%C3%BCr_Naturkunde" class="mw-redirect" title="Museum für Naturkunde">Museum für Naturkunde</a> of <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. The specimen was a partial 4.5 m long individual excavated from the "St" quarry at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kindope&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kindope (page does not exist)">Kindope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tendaguru" class="mw-redirect" title="Tendaguru">Tendaguru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>. <br> <small>Photo credit: H. Zell</small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F6&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 6</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/6" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/6">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/6 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mounted skeleton of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus"><noscript><img alt="Mounted skeleton of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg/250px-Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="78" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="1865"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 78px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg/250px-Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg" data-alt="Mounted skeleton of the mosasaur Plioplatecarpus" data-width="250" data-height="78" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg/375px-Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg/500px-Plioplatecarpus_01.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> A mounted skeleton of a <a href="/wiki/Late_Cretaceous" title="Late Cretaceous">Late Cretaceous</a> <a href="/wiki/Mosasaurid" class="mw-redirect" title="Mosasaurid">mosasaurid</a> <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Plioplatecarpus" title="Plioplatecarpus">Plioplatecarpus</a></i>, probably <i><a href="/wiki/Plioplatecarpus_ictericus" class="mw-redirect" title="Plioplatecarpus ictericus">P. ictericus</a></i>. In life the animal would have been about 5.5 m in length. The mounted skeleton is actually a composite of two individuals collected from the <a href="/wiki/Niobrara_Formation" title="Niobrara Formation">Niobrara Formation</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_Kansas" title="Paleontology in Kansas">Kansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_the_United_States" title="Paleontology in the United States">USA</a> and is exhibited in the <a href="/wiki/Museum_f%C3%BCr_Naturkunde" class="mw-redirect" title="Museum für Naturkunde">Museum für Naturkunde</a> in <a href="/wiki/Karlsruhe" title="Karlsruhe">Karlsruhe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. <br> <small>Photo credit: H. Zell</small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#000;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#7FA056;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#000;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AReptiles%2FSelected_picture%2F7&action=edit"><span style="color:#000">edit</span></a> </div><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#000;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture 7</span></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #222B17;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#E6EBC9;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><a href="/wiki/Portal:Reptiles/Selected_picture/7" title="Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/7">Portal:Reptiles/Selected picture/7 </a> </p> <div class="center"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Life restoration of the ceratopsid Achelousaurus"><noscript><img alt="Life restoration of the ceratopsid Achelousaurus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png/250px-Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="249" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1284" data-file-height="1280"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 249px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png/250px-Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png" data-alt="Life restoration of the ceratopsid Achelousaurus" data-width="250" data-height="249" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png/375px-Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png/500px-Achelousaurus_dinosaur.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span> <br><br> A life restoration of the <a href="/wiki/Late_Cretaceous" title="Late Cretaceous">Late Cretaceous</a> <a href="/wiki/Ceratopsid" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceratopsid">ceratopsid</a> <a href="/wiki/Dinosaur" title="Dinosaur">dinosaur</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Achelousaurus_horneri" class="mw-redirect" title="Achelousaurus horneri">Achelousaurus horneri</a></i> from the <a href="/wiki/Two_Medicine_Formation" title="Two Medicine Formation">Two Medicine Formation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_Montana" title="Paleontology in Montana">Montana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_the_United_States" title="Paleontology in the United States">USA</a>. <br> <small>Artist credit: <a href="/wiki/User:LadyofHats" title="User:LadyofHats">Mariana Ruiz</a></small> </p> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <p><br> </p>    </section></div> <noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=mobile&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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