This juvenile Colubrid snake was observed in northeastern Tanzania.
This Colubrid snake was wild-caught near the Usambara Mountains and photographed in captivity in northeastern Tanzania.
This Lamprophiid snake was wild-caught near the Usambara Mountains and photographed in captivity in northeastern Tanzania.
This Lamprophiid snake, formally referred to as Mehelya capensis unicolor, was wild-caught in extreme northwestern Tanzania and photographed in captivity in northeastern Tanzania.
This sub-species of Burrowing Asp was wild-caught in northwestern Tanzania and photographed in captivity in northeastern Tanzania.
This snake was observed during the day under debris in a forested area in the East Usambara Mountains near the Amani Mountain Reserve.
This dwarf chameleon was wild-caught in eastern Tanzania and photographed in captivity in northeast Tanzania.
This endemic toad, known only from the East Usambara Mountains, was found at night in the forests of the Amani Mountain Reserve in northeastern Tanzania.
This male chameleon was wild-caught in the Udzungwa Mountains in southern Tanzania and photographed eating a grasshopper in Arusha, northern Tanzania.
This male chameleon was wild-caught in southern Tanzania and photographed in northern Tanzania (Arusha).
This wild-caught, endemic Cordylid was photographed in a captive situation in northern Tanzania.
This wild-caught chameleon was photographed in a captive situation in northern Tanzania.
This soft-shell turtle was photographed in captivity in northern Tanzania.
This Hyperoliid frog was found in a forested area in northern Tanzania.
This Hyperoliid was observed at night in a forested area north of Arusha in northern Tanzania.
This endemic Arthroleptid frog was found at night in the Amani Mountain Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains. Also found were numerous other amphibian and reptiles species including the endemic caecilian Boulengerula boulengeri, the endemic chameleon Kinyongia tenue, and the endemic Elapid, Elapsoidea nigra.
This viper was observed during the day in a bush 3 meters off the ground in the Amani Mountain Reserve, Eastern Usambara Mountain, in northeastern Tanzania.
This male Boomslang was observed during the day in low bushes in the Amani Mountain Reserve, Eastern Usambaras in northeastern Tanzania.
This lacertid lizard was observed during the day at the base of a large buttressed tree in the Western Usambara Mountain range in northern Tanzania.
These geckos were observed at night in an area around Arusha in northern Tanzania.
This lacertid lizard was observed during the day near Arusha in the northern region of Tanzania.
This endemic gecko was found during the day in the Amani Mountain Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains. Look carefully at the underside of the tail tip to see 2 rows of scales which this species can use like the adhesive scales under its feet. Also found in this area were numerous other amphibian and reptiles species including the endemic caecilian Boulengerula boulengeri and the endemic chameleon Kinyongia tenue, and the endemic elapid, Elapsoidea nigra.
This gecko was found during the day in the Amani Mountain Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains. Also found in this area were numerous other amphibian and reptiles species including the endemic caecilian Boulengerula boulengeri and the endemic chameleon Kinyongia tenue, the endemic gecko Urocotyledon wolterstorffi, and the endemic elapid, Elapsoidea nigra.
This male was observed basking during the day near the Amani Mountain Reserve in the Eastern Usambara Mountains of north-central Tanzania. A female was also seen nearby.
This common Rough Earth Snake was found in a wooded area east of Houston in Harris County.
This adult elapid, Black Garter Snake, was found under a rotten log during the day in the Amani Mountain Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains. It's body pattern and overall coloration is different from that of a juvenile which goes through an ontogenetic shift to adulthood. Also found in this area were numerous other amphibian and reptiles species including the endemic caecilian Boulengerula boulengeri and the endemic chameleon Kinyongia tenue.
This juvenile elapid, Black Garter Sanke, was found under a rotten log during the day in the Amani Mountain Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains. It's body pattern and overall coloration is different from that of an adult and goes through an ontogenetic shift to adulthood. Also found in this area were numerous other amphibian and reptiles species including the endemic caecilian Boulengerula boulengeri and the endemic chameleon Kinyongia tenue.
This adult chameleon was observed during the day clinging to dead leaves a few inches off the ground. Several others of this species were also observed here.
This male chameleon was observed at night sleeping on a small twig in a low hanging bush. Numerous others of this species were also observed including females and juveniles. Several Reed frogs (Hyperolius sp) were also found here.
This endemic, female chameleon was observed at night on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater in northern Tanzania. A male was also seen from the same area.
