Species Repository
Browse care guides for exotic and reptile species. All information is for educational purposes and does not replace professional veterinary advice.
Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula
An arboreal tarantula endemic to the Caribbean island of Martinique, where it spins silk retreats in trees, s…
Axolotl
Native only to Lake Xochimilco and formerly Lake Chalco near Mexico City, where it is now critically endanger…
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Native to South America east of the Andes, from the Amazon basin to northern Argentina, in humid forest and s…
Brazilian Red and White Tarantula
A large, heavy-bodied terrestrial tarantula from Brazil that digs its own burrow or takes over an existing on…
Brazilian Whiteknee Tarantula
Native to the lowland rainforest of the Amazon basin in northern Brazil, where it lives in burrows. A large, …
Carolina Wolf Spider
The largest wolf spider in North America, found from the eastern USA to the desert Southwest on open, flat gr…
Carpet Python
Native to most of Australia (except the arid centre and west) and to New Guinea and nearby islands, in habita…
Common Boa
Ranges from Mexico through Central America to north-western South America, in habitats from rainforest to dry…
Desert Hairy Scorpion
North America's largest scorpion, from the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the south-western USA and north-west…
Dumeril's Boa
Endemic to western and south-western Madagascar, where it lives on the ground in dry forest and spiny thicket…
Flat Rock Scorpion
A very flat scorpion from dry bushveld rock outcrops in northern South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambi…
Golden Desert Scorpion
A stocky burrowing scorpion from the deserts and dry woodland of North Africa and the Middle East, where it d…
Heavy Jumping Spider
Found across South-East Asia and southern China in forests, gardens and urban areas. A large, heavy-bodied ju…
Hermann's Tortoise
Native to southern Europe, from eastern Spain, southern France and Italy (western subspecies) through the Bal…
Javan Dwarf Scorpion
A small forest scorpion described from Java, Indonesia, where it shelters under stones and fallen wood in hum…
Pantropical Huntsman Spider
Found throughout the tropics and in heated buildings elsewhere, often in houses, barns and banana shipments, …
Shiny Burrowing Scorpion
A heavy-bodied burrowing scorpion from dry savanna in southern and eastern Africa, including South Africa, Bo…
Socotra Island Blue Baboon
An Old World tarantula found only on Socotra, an island belonging to Yemen, where it lives in a hot, fairly d…
Tanzanian Giant Tailless Whip Scorpion
From Kenya, Tanzania and central Africa, where it hides in caves, rock crevices and under fallen logs. Not a …
Tanzanian Red-clawed Scorpion
A dark brown to black scorpion with reddish claws from East Africa, mainly Tanzania, where it lives under roc…
Texas Rat Snake
Found mainly in Texas, extending into Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, in swamps, woodland, grassland, farml…
Veiled Chameleon
Native to the mountains, plateaus and valleys of Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia, where it lives in tree…