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5,210 species, one search away.
Every reptile, amphibian, arachnid and isopod species with recorded captive observations, grouped by kind and family. Find the animal you keep, then check it against our shipping policy in one click.
Listed here doesn't mean approved to ship.
The catalogue helps you find and name animals. Eligibility depends on species policy, carrier contracts, your route, date and weather, and is checked for every shipment. Fields we haven't reviewed are unknown, never assumed safe.
Reptiles
2,487 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schneider's Dwarf CaimanPaleosuchus trigonatus | Crocodilians | Alligatoridae | Class default: allowed | 67 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Giant Musk TurtleStaurotypus triporcatus | Turtles & terrapins | Kinosternidae | Class default: allowed | 67 | Check shipping → |
Mexican West Coast Boa ConstrictorBoa sigma | Pythons & boas | Boidae | Class default: allowed | 66 | Check shipping → |
 Eastern Hognose SnakeHeterodon platirhinosPhoto CC BY: (c) evangrimes, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by evangrimes | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 66 | Check shipping → |
Smallwood's AnoleAnolis smallwoodi | Iguanas, agamas & anoles | Anolidae | Class default: allowed | 64 | Check shipping → |
 Southern Alligator LizardElgaria multicarinataPhoto CC BY: (c) Alex Abair, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alex Abair | Other lizards & worm lizards | Anguidae | Class default: allowed | 64 | Check shipping → |
 grass snakeNatrix natrixPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Andreas Eichler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 63 | Check shipping → |
Rough GreensnakeOpheodrys aestivus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 63 | Check shipping → |
DeKay's BrownsnakeStoreria dekayi | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 63 | Check shipping → |
Angulate TortoiseChersina angulata | Tortoises | Testudinidae | Class default: allowed | 62 | Check shipping → |
Tropical House GeckoHemidactylus mabouia | Geckos | Gekkonidae | Class default: allowed | 62 | Check shipping → |
Mojave RattlesnakeCrotalus scutulatus | Vipers | Viperidae | Policy: prohibited | 61 | Check shipping → |
Cunningham's SkinkEgernia cunninghami | Skinks | Scincidae | Class default: allowed | 61 | Check shipping → |
Speckled KingsnakeLampropeltis holbrooki | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 60 | Check shipping → |
Moorish GeckoTarentola mauritanica | Geckos | Phyllodactylidae | Class default: allowed | 60 | Check shipping → |
White-lipped Island PitviperTrimeresurus insularis | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 60 | Check shipping → |
Philippine CrocodileCrocodylus mindorensis | Crocodilians | Crocodylidae | Class default: allowed | 59 | Check shipping → |
Central American RattlesnakeCrotalus simus | Vipers | Viperidae | Policy: prohibited | 59 | Check shipping → |
Yellow-headed Temple TurtleHeosemys annandalii | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 59 | Check shipping → |
Chinese Box TurtleCuora flavomarginata | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 58 | Check shipping → |
Desert IguanaDipsosaurus dorsalis | Iguanas, agamas & anoles | Iguanidae | Class default: allowed | 58 | Check shipping → |
Tentacled SnakeErpeton tentaculatum | Colubrids & other snakes | Homalopsidae | Class default: allowed | 58 | Check shipping → |
West African slender-snouted crocodileMecistops cataphractus | Crocodilians | Crocodylidae | Class default: allowed | 58 | Check shipping → |
Tiger SnakeNotechis scutatus | Elapids & burrowing asps | Elapidae | Class default: allowed | 58 | Check shipping → |
Eastern FoxsnakePantherophis vulpinus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 58 | Check shipping → |
Mexican CantilAgkistrodon bilineatus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 57 | Check shipping → |
Western Bearded AnoleAnolis barbatus | Iguanas, agamas & anoles | Anolidae | Class default: allowed | 57 | Check shipping → |
Common ChameleonChamaeleo chamaeleon | Chameleons | Chamaeleonidae | Class default: allowed | 57 | Check shipping → |
Black Pond TurtleGeoclemys hamiltonii | Turtles & terrapins | Geoemydidae | Class default: allowed | 57 | Check shipping → |
Gray-banded KingsnakeLampropeltis alterna | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 57 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.