Species Repository
Browse care guides for exotic and reptile species. All information is for educational purposes and does not replace professional veterinary advice.
Arizona Bark Scorpion
A small, slender, yellowish-tan buthid from the south-western USA (Arizona, southern California, Nevada, Utah…
Burmese Python
Native to southern and south-east Asia, from eastern India and Nepal to southern China, Java and Sulawesi, in…
Cobalt Blue Tarantula
An Old World burrowing tarantula from tropical forest in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, where it spends a…
Deathstalker
A slender, straw-yellow buthid from the deserts and dry scrub of North Africa and the Middle East, sheltering…
Florida Bark Scorpion
A slender bark scorpion native to Mexico and Central America and introduced to Florida, the Caribbean, parts …
Golden Blue-leg Baboon
An Old World baboon spider from a small area of South Africa's Eastern Cape around Makhanda (Grahamstown), wh…
Goliath Birdeater
The world's heaviest spider, from rainforest in northern South America (Venezuela, the Guianas and northern B…
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula
An arboreal Old World tarantula known in the wild only from a small, heavily degraded forest area in Andhra P…
Green Tree Python
Native to New Guinea, nearby Indonesian islands and Australia's Cape York Peninsula, where it lives in rainfo…
Indian Ornamental Tarantula
An arboreal Old World tarantula from southeastern India, where it lives in holes in tall trees and spins asym…
Orange Baboon Tarantula
An Old World baboon spider from central, eastern and southern Africa, including Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Moza…
Reticulated Python
Ranges across south and south-east Asia, from the Nicobar Islands and India through Indonesia to the Philippi…
Transvaal Thick-tailed Scorpion
One of the largest buthids, from semi-arid scrub and desert in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambiqu…
Venezuelan Suntiger
An arboreal New World tarantula from Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil that builds webbed retreats in cre…
Yellow Fat-tailed Scorpion
A yellow buthid with a very thick tail from the deserts and arid mountains of North Africa, hiding under ston…