#reptile

[daily-spooky]

[kaijutegu]

Breaking news: giant reptilian monsters spotted climbing all over Chicago landmarks!

This month's CHS Junior Herpers (a reptile club for kids that I run) was all about movie monsters. We talked about reptiles in the film industry and then I showed the kids how to use miniature sets and low angle photography to make their little friends look like giants. The ball python had a little trouble, but his owner was super pleased. CC the crested gecko was easily our best actor- he loved our bridge sets. The kids had a blast casting their creatures in a hypothetical movie.

[herpsandbirds]

Capa Capa Glass Lizard (Ophiodes intermedius), family Diploglossidae, Bolivia

The Glass Lizards in the genus Ophisaurus, which are in the family Anguidae, are completely limbless (legless lizards).

This genus, Ophiodes, in the Galliwasp family, Diploglossidae, has small flap-like vestigial hind limbs.

photographs by Eduardo Navia 

[atlas-the-ackie]

Atlas being a pancake 🥞

Did you know many lizards will inflate and flatten themselves to absorb more heat and UV while basking? They will also do it after feeding in order to help with digestion and is commonly referred to as "pancaking"! 🏜

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Name: Atlas

Age: 5 months

Sex: Male

Species: Ackie Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

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[knuppitalism-with-ue]

Results from the #paleostream!

Ichthyotitan, Vasuki, Dynamosuchus and Quasicaecilia.

[pastrygeckos]

Sblorby

[yeahponcho]

lick!

[suga-catt]

IT LOOKS ADORABLE!!! I REALLY LOVE YOUR POSTS!!! Do you mind if I have a request for you? I have always been thinking about Syzoth and Bi-Han. It seems to be an underrated ship, and I love them both. Do you mind drawing them together? 💙💚

[foxsnails]

Commission for @chomprealhardosaur !!

[kaijutegu]

Reason number one you should attend Chicago Herpetological Society meetings: Nakajima WILL sit on your shoulders or lap or chest and WILL make it known how much fun she thinks people are. Also she might tell your kids secrets.

I still can't believe how amazing she is with kids. This is not a domesticated animal! This isn't a dog with a drive to work with people! This is a lizard who simply loves human interaction, and I am so grateful she ended up with me. I miss Kaiju every day but she makes the absence tolerable, and I'm so glad she and I have an avenue through CHS to share her with the world.

[herpsandbirds]

Could I see Jackson's Chameleon, please? It's one of my favorite animals

Also, out of curiosity, what's your stance on posting pictures of fossils of extinct creatures?

Yes, absolutely. I love them as well!

Well, my mission here is to teach people the biodiversity of extant animals, with a concentration on herps and birds. I love prehistoric animals, but I don't have an academic or professional background with them. I may start a paleo blog sometime later this year though. I'll let you all know.

Jackson’s Chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), males pictured, family Chamaeleonidae, found in the mountain forests of Kenya and Tanzania

Photographs: Underground Reptiles, David Northcott, & Galapagos Pets

[vintagewildlife]

Fringe-toed lizard By: Rod Borland From: Wildlife of the Deserts 1980

[thlpp]

It's almost done! Hope Sunny will feel well enough soon to leave his ICU tub for the new cage.

He'll have a shelf and a hammock for climbing now, and of course his hide will be on the hot spot on bottom right.

Today we'll wire up the fans and the heater, as well as the thermostat and the hygrostat to control them and the humidifier, and then we can close up the back.

[omg-snakes]