Barbara Magnuson & Larry Kimball

A gallery of the reptiles in the Order Crocodylia, alligators, caiman and crocodiles. All 21 species found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions are aquatic and carnivorous. The species in this gallery were photographed in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Florida.

This gallery contains the amphibians of the Order Salientia, the frogs and toads. They include 2,700 known species in 16 families worldwide, 81 species in 9 families are found north of Mexico. The species found here were photographed in the United States, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.

A gallery of lizards, members of the Order Squamata of which there are about 3,000 species found worldwide, inhabiting warm dry regions and the tropics. Eight lizard species are native to North America while 115 species may be encountered north of Mexico. Those species found here were photographed in the United States, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.

A diverse group of amphibians from the Order Caudata, there are 350 known salamander species belonging to 8 families around the world. 7 are found in North America.

This is a gallery of snakes. Like lizards, they are members of the Order Squamata. The snakes found here were photographed in the United States and Costa Rica. There are 11 families, over 2,700 species and are found on all continents except Antarctica.

The turtles, are reptiles and members of the Order Chelonia. There are 12 families of turtles found worldwide, 7 represented in North America with 48 species. The turtles here were photographed in the US, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.