Contest: ENTER Reptiles!

[scotpens]

Here's another simple one. Your entry may be any extant animal belonging to the class Reptilia. Usual rules: No media images, maximum file size 1 MB and 200 x 200 pixels. You may enter up to three avatars.

Here are mine:

Western diamondback rattlesnake

Tortoise

Chameleon

 

[auntiehill]

Crocodile

 

[Kai "the spy"]

#1

Galapagos Islands Marine Iguana, sometimes referred to as "Godzilla lizard"

 

[Orac]

Frill Necked Lizard:

 

[urbandefault]

Eric Clapton.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Eric Clapton.

If I had to guess, I'd say you didn't read past the thread title.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Komodo Dragon

 

[NCC-73515]

 

[scotpens]

Eric Clapton.

Cute, but not a valid entry.

Uh, is there something I'm not getting here?

In any case, you might want to re-read the opening post.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

#2

Yellow Spotted Monitor

 

[Orac]

Tuatara:

 

[NCC-73515]

Uh, is there something I'm not getting here?

Birds are reptiles.

 

[scotpens]

Birds are reptiles.

Yes, they're directly descended from reptiles, but for purposes of this contest, I prefer to stick to the Linnaean classification.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Leopard gecko

 

[scotpens]

So far we've had lots of lizards. What about snakes, turtles and tortoises?

 

[JD]

A tortoise trying to eat a pumpkin

 

[Orac]

African Bush Viper:

 

[Kai "the spy"]

#3

Snapping Turtle (living embodiement of "fuck around and find out")

 

[publiusr]

Speaking of reptiles
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/11/1218499369/scientists-have-found-the-mostly-intact-skull-of-a-giant-deadly-sea-reptile

 

[Finn]

So far we've had lots of lizards. What about snakes, turtles and tortoises?

Technically, Tuataras aren't lizards- they come from a different lineage of reptiles that just resemble lizards. Something cool from New Zealand