Super lizards, Viper venomous snakes or African egg-eating snakes are 3 of 11 reptile species that possess different characteristics compared to their relatives.

The red-headed Agama lizard is one of the most beautiful reptiles on the planet. With a length of 35 to 38cm, Agama mainly lives in Africa. The colors on the face and body of a male Agama become brilliant during the hottest part of the day. During territorial encounters with enemies, their bodies are even more beautiful with bright colors. The contrast between the red face and blue body made the animal famous as the “super lizard”.

Iguana turtles in Spain’s Galapagos Islands are seaweed-eating reptiles. Their color is a mix of brown, pink, light blue and green. They often use their sharp teeth to “scrape” seaweed off rocky outcrops. With their rough shape, people call them “ugly monsters”.

Indian crocodile or Gangetic crocodile , scientific name is Gharial. Although Gharial crocodiles can grow up to 6m in length, they are very healthy. With a narrow mouth and many teeth, Gharial only eats fish and does not attack larger prey like many other crocodiles. The gharial is facing a high risk of extinction because it only exists within 2% of the area where the species originally resided in South Asia.

Vipers are among the most effective and feared predators on the planet. This snake’s food is usually small prey, but it can also easily attack humans and cause serious consequences. Due to its brightly colored skin, Viper becomes one of the most beautiful species in the snake family. In addition, the unusual horns on the spider’s head and tail make the Viper snake strangely attractive.

The Rubber Boa operates in a large environment that includes the Canadian province of British Columbia. This python species has the ability to control its body temperature very well. Nicknamed the “two-headed python”, the Rubber Boa has a large tail that is used as bait for defense. Their tails can also sustain bites while wrestling with rats.

Dragon snakes are native to Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. Scientists pay special attention to dragon snakes because of their strange appearance and interesting history of origin. This is a black, long and poisonous animal with a strange shape on its back skin. They are completely nocturnal and their main food is frogs.

Unlike other “gentle” species, the Mata Mata turtle from the Amazon region of South America can approach and use its sharp teeth to crush prey such as aquatic birds, invertebrates and fish. They live in the same species as tiger fish and river dolphins. Mata Mata is the strangest turtle in the world.

Snakes are famous for their ferocity and ability to attack quickly. However, African egg-eating snakes are slow and modest in approaching their prey. This is one of two egg-eating snakes in the snake classification that depends entirely on eggs for food (along with the Indian egg-eating snake). Because they do not have fangs, African egg-eating snakes are not venomous. The African egg-eating snake has an extremely flexible jaw and neck so it can easily swallow eggs 10 times larger than its body weight. The spine in the body has a concave structure with edges that can break the egg shell.

European legless lizards possess great strength and prey-catching skills. Even though they have no legs, they still have features similar to other lizards such as ears behind their eyes and flat heads. They frequently wipe their noses on the ground to clean the mucus they secrete after eating.

Chinese softshell turtles have wide splayed feet and strange eyes. Scientists pay special attention to how they excrete urine through their mouths. This special ability helps them prevent dehydration and excessive salt accumulation to survive in salt water environments. Soft-shelled turtles live in many areas of Asia, including Vietnam.

Lizard Bipes Biporus. Bipes Biporus is a type of lizard with a very special appearance, wearing a half-worm, half-snake appearance, and even has two front legs. This animal only lives in the Baja California waters of Mexico. Bipes Biporus is also known as a mole lizard because it digs all day and spends time underground to find food. This is the species with the most scales (counting in the reptile class including snakes and lizards) and has a fairly large number of “residents”.