Species Repository
Browse care guides for exotic and reptile species. All information is for educational purposes and does not replace professional veterinary advice.
Dairy Cow Isopod
A woodlouse probably native to North Africa that is now found worldwide, including Britain, where it has been…
Ghost Mantis
Widespread in dry bush and open woodland across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. A small mantis of 4.5-5 cm…
Giant African Land Snail
Native to East Africa and now an invasive pest across much of the tropics, it lives in damp vegetation and le…
Giant African Millipede
From lowland forest and coastal woodland of East Africa (Mozambique to Kenya). One of the world's largest mil…
Giant Asian Mantis
From South-East Asia, where it lives on shrubs and trees in hot, humid climates. A large, sturdy praying mant…
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
From the rainforests of eastern Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Females are heavy, spiny, leaf-lik…
Indian Stick Insect
From southern India (culture stock originates in Tamil Nadu), it is the classic laboratory stick insect and a…
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Native to Madagascar, where it lives in rotting logs on the forest floor. A large, wingless, glossy brown coc…
Sun Beetle
A flower chafer from west and central Africa, where adults feed on ripe and rotting fruit. Adults are 20-30 m…
Tanzanian Giant Tailless Whip Scorpion
From Kenya, Tanzania and central Africa, where it hides in caves, rock crevices and under fallen logs. Not a …