Reptiles at the National Zoo
Not all of these animals may currently be on exhibit.
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family BufonidaeAtelopus zeteki - Panamanian frog
Bufo guttatus - Smooth-sided toad
Family Dendrobatidae
Dendrobates auratus - Green-and-black poison frog
Dendrobates azureus - Blue poison frog
Dendrobates galactonotus - Poison frog
Dendrobates imitator - Imitating poison frog
Dendrobates leucomelas - Yellow-banded poison frog
Dendrobates tinctorius - Yellow-and-blue poison frog
Phyllobates bicolor - Black-legged poison frog
Phyllobates terribilis - Golden poison frog
Family Discoglossidae
Bombina orientalis - Oriental fire-bellied toad
Family Hylidae
Pelodryas caerulea - White's tree frog
Family Mantellidae
Mantella aurantiaca - Golden mantella
Mantella expetata - Blue-legged mantella
Family Pipidae
Xenopus laevis - African clawed frog
Family Ranidae
Ceratobatrachus guentheri - Solomon Island leaf frog
Family Rhacophoridae
Theloderma corticale - Mossy frog
Order Caudata
Family AmphiumidaeAmphiuma tridactylum - Three-toed amphiuma
Family Salamandridae
Tylototriton shanjing - Emperor newt
Family Sirenidae
Siren lacertina - Greater siren
Order Gymnophiona
Family TyphlonectidaeTyphlonectes natans - Aquatic caecilian
Class Reptilia
Order Chelonia
Family ChelidaeChelodina longicollis - Australian snake-necked turtle
Chelus fimbriatus - Matamata turtle
Family Chelydridae
Macroclemys temminckii - Alligator snapping turtle
Family Emydidae
Clemmys guttata - Spotted turtle
Pseudemys rubriventris - Red-bellied turtle
Terrapene carolina - Eastern box turtle
Family Kinosternidae
Sternotherus odoratus - Common musk turtle
Family Pelomedusidae
Podocnemis unifilis - Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle
Family Testudinidae
Geochelone carbonaria - South American red-footed tortoise
Geochelone gigantea - Aldabra tortoise
Geochelone pardalis - Leopard tortoise
Geochelone radiata - Radiated tortoise
Malacochersus tornieri - African pancake tortoise
Family Trionychidae
Apalone ferox - Florida softshell turtle
Lissemys punctata - Indian flapshelled turtle
Order Crocodylia
Family Crocodylidae
Alligator mississippiensis - American alligatorAlligator sinensis - Chinese alligator
Crocodylus johnstoni - Johnston's crocodile
Crocodylus mindorensis - Phillipine crocodile
Crocodylus rhombifer - Cuban crocodile
Paleosuchus palpebrosus - Cuvier's dwarf caiman
Family Gavialidae
Gavialus gangeticus - Gharial (Gavial)
Order Squamata
Family AgamidaePhysignathus cocincinus - Asian water dragon
Pogona vitticeps - Inland bearded dragon
Family Anguidae
Ophisaurus apodus - European glass lizard
Family Boidae
Boa constrictor - Boa constrictor
Corallus caninus - Emerald tree boa
Epicrates cenchria - Brazilian rainbow boa
Eunectes murinus - Green anaconda
Morelia viridis - Green tree python
Python molurus (bivittatus) - Burmese python
Family Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo calyptratus - Veiled chameleon
Family Colubridae
Boiga dendrophila - Mangrove snake
Boiga irregularis - Brown cat snake
Elaphe guttata - Cornsnake
Elaphe obsoleta (obsoleta) - Black ratsnake
Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni - Everglades ratsnake
Erpeton tentaculatum - Tentacled snake
Gonyosoma oxycephala - Red-tailed ratsnake
Hydrodynastes gigas - False water cobra
Lampropeltis getulus - Common kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae - Sinaloan milksnake
Pituophis melanoleucus - Northern pine snake
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus - Rufous-beaked snake
Rhynchophis boulengeri - Rhinoceros snake
Family Cordylidae
Gerrhosaurus validus - African plated lizard
Family Elapidae
Naja haje - Egyptian cobra
Ophiophagus hannah - King cobra
Family Gekkonidae
Eublepharis macularius - Leopard gecko
Gekko gecko - Tokay gecko
Phelsuma madagascariensis - Madagascar giant day gecko
Family Helodermatidae
Heloderma suspectum - Gila monster
Family Iguanidae
Anolis equestris - Knight anole
Anolis sp. - Anole
Basiliscus plumifrons - Green crested basilisk
Cyclura lewisi - Grand Cayman iguana
Iguana iguana - Green iguana
Family Scincidae
Tiliqua scincoides - Northern blue-tongued skink
Family Varanidae
Varanus komodoensis - Komodo dragon
Varanus mertensi - Mertens' water monitor
Family Viperidae
Agkistrodon contortrix - Northern copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus - Cottonmouth
Bitis gabonica - Gaboon viper
Bothriechis schlegelii - Eyelash palm pitviper
Crotalus adamanteus - Eastern diamondback
