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Gila monster
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Komodo dragon
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Tuatara
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Goanna
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Saltwater crocodile
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Gharial
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Caiman
Caimans inhabit Central and South America. They are relatively small crocodilians
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Inland taipan
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Green anaconda
A boa species found in South America. It is the largest, heaviest, and second longest (behind the reticulated python) known extant snake species | |
King cobra
The world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 5.7 m
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Black mamba
Native to sub-Saharan Africa
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Eastern diamondback
A venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States. It is the heaviest though not the longest venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake | |
Sidewinder
A rattlesnake found in the desert regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Also known as the horned rattlesnake
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Galapagos giant tortoise
Largest living species of tortoise – can weigh up to 250 kg
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Leatherback sea turtle
Differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. It is capable of maintaining an elevated body temperature, which allows it to swim in cold waters. Largest of all living turtles | |
Hawksbill sea turtle
Easily distinguished from other sea turtles by its sharp, curving beak, and the saw-like appearance of its shell margins
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