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Aldabra Tortoise
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Vulnerable QUICK STATS Body size Females: up to 250lbsMales: 500+lbs3+ feet long native habitat Grasslands, scrublands, coastal dunes, mangrove swamps of The Seychelles Atoll life expectancy 100+ years diet Grass, plant materials, carrion Reproduction 10–25 eggs per clutch predators Small carnivorous mammals natural...
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Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Endangered QUICK STATS Body size 5 inches native habitat Woodlands, forests of southern China and northern Vietnam life expectancy 20 years diet Snails, worms, crustaceans, insects Reproduction 1–2 eggs per clutch predators Larger mammals, humans natural defenses Camouflage About the Species BLENDING INBlack-breasted...
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Spotted Turtle
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Endangered QUICK STATS Body size Up to 5 inches in length native habitat Marsh, swamp, bogs, shallow lakes eastern North America life expectancy 30 years or more diet Worms, slugs, snails, crustaceans, insects, frogs Reproduction 2–7 eggs per clutch predators Raccoons and muskrats natural defenses Swimming and burrowing...
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Red-footed Tortoise
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Not endangered, but listed on CITES Appendix II QUICK STATS Body size Average a foot in length native habitat Dry forests, grasslands, and savannahs of South America life expectancy Up to 50 years diet Fruit, plant material, flowers, carrion, invertebrates Reproduction 5–15 eggs per clutch predators Larger animals, humans...
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African Spurred Tortoise
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Vulnerable QUICK STATS Body size 2–3 feet in length | 200 pounds max native habitat Desert, semiarid grasslands, savannahs of Southern edge of Sahara Desert in Northern Africa diet Grass, plants, fruit Reproduction 15-30 eggs per clutch life expectancy 50+ years predators Opossums, raccoons, other small carnivorous mammals...
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Leopard Tortoise
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Least Concern QUICK STATS Body size About 16–18 inches long40 pounds on average native habitat Grassland, thorny scrub, savannah of Central and southern Africa life expectancy Up to 75 years diet Grasses, fruit, succulent plants Reproduction 5–7 clutches of up to 30 eggs per clutch predators Eggs preyed upon by small...
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Grand Cayman Rock Iguana
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Endangered QUICK STATS Body size 4–5 feet long15–20 pounds native habitat Coastal uplands Grand Cayman Island life expectancy 20–45 years diet Plant material, occasionally insects Reproduction 1–22 eggs per clutch predators Invasive species (rats, feral cats, and feral dogs) natural defenses Tail can be used as a whip...
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Tokay Gecko
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Not Listed QUICK STATS Body size Length: 35 cm native habitat Tropical forests, cliffs and trees of Asia and the Indo-Australia Archipelago life expectancy 10 years in human care diet Insects, such as cockroaches and locusts Reproduction Females lay 3-4 eggs a month during the 4-5 month mating season predators Birds and...
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New Caledonian Giant Gecko
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Least Concern QUICK STATS Body size 24 inches tall & tail can be up to 35 inches long native habitat Forests of Northern Mexico life expectancy Up to 35 years diet Fruit, seeds, leaves, flowers, insects and eggs Reproduction 1 birth every 3-5 years predators Jaguars, eagles, hawks and snakes natural defenses...
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Prehensile-tailed Skink
TYPE: Reptile STATUS: Unlisted QUICK STATS Body size 81 cm (32 inches) native habitat Canopies of tropical rainforests of Solomon Islands in the South Pacific diet Leaves, flowers and fruit Reproduction Ovoviviparous; one or two live offspring life expectancy Can live 15 years in human care predators Birds of prey, snakes, rats and humans...
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