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a black and yellow mangrove snake on a branch

Mangrove snake
Scientific Name: Boiga dendrophila
Reptile Discovery Center
A matamata turtle swimming through water

Matamata turtle
Scientific Name: Chelus fimbriatus
Reptile Discovery Center
A small mammal, called a meerkat, with light-brown fur with dark brown stripes along its back.

Meerkat
Scientific Name: Suricata suricatta
Small Mammal House
A Meller's chameleon perched on a branch in an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Reptile Discovery Center

Meller's chameleon
Scientific Name: Trioceros melleri
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
Petite white horselike creature grazing on green grass

Miniature donkey
Scientific Name: Equus asinus domestic miniature
Kids' Farm
A mummichog, a small, thin, tan-colored fish, swims through salty waters.

Mummichog
Scientific Name: Fundulus heteroclitus
Bird House
a naked mole-rat sits behind green leafy vegetables

Naked mole-rat
Scientific Name: Heterocephalus glaber
Small Mammal House
A New Caledonian gecko

New Caledonian gecko
Scientific Name: Rhacodactylus leachianus
Reptile Discovery Center
North American porcupine (small, dark colored animal with long white quills) in a tree

North American porcupine
Scientific Name: Erethizon dorsatum
Claws & Paws Pathway
A North American river otter climbing over a snowy log

North American river otter
Scientific Name: Lontra canadensis
American Trail
a young kiwi with a long pale bill, beady black eyes, long gray legs, and brown hairlike feathers

North Island brown kiwi
Scientific Name: Apteryx mantelli
This animal is not currently on exhibit.
A copper colored snake with dark bands along its body, called a northern copperhead

Northern copperhead
Scientific Name: Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Reptile Discovery Center