Common Name: African Clawed Frog Latin name: Xenopus laevis
Native to: Southern Africa
Size: Up to five inches
Life span: African clawed frogs usually live 10 to 15 years in captivity but have been known to live up to 30 years.
General appearance: This frog is wedge shaped, with the head being smaller than the rest of the body. The eyes are positioned on the top of the head and lack eyelids. This aquatic frog’s color ranges from grayish to brownish with marbled and darker shades with a creamy white underside. Albino morphs are becoming more popular and are commonly found.

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Common Name: Ball Python or Royal Python
Latin name: Python regius
Native to: Central and Western Africa
Size: Adults average in size from three to five feet
Life span: Ball pythons are one of the longest-lived snakes. It is not unusual for these pythons to live 20 – 30 years in captivity. One specimen lived for 47 years at thePhiladelphia Zoo.
General appearance: Ball pythons are named for their defense behavior of rolling into a tight ball with their head in the middle. Like all other pythons, ball pythons have spurs at their vents. There are many different color morphs and patterns available today in captive bred specimens. The “standard” ball python has large chocolate brown markings with lighter medium-brown spots interspersed between the darker spots. The belly is generally off-white or a pale gray.

Common Name: Bearded Dragon
Latin Name: Pogona vitticeps
Native to: Australia Size Range: 6-24 inches
Life Span: 5-15 years
General Appearance: Medium sized lizard with a large triangular shaped bead, flattened body and a tail measuring half the length of the animal. Gray, brown or reddish brown color with small spiny scales covering the body with longer scales from the back of the head. When threatened a bearded dragon will puff out its throat resembling a spiky beard. There are many different designer phases available that can produce different coloration.

Common Name: Bibron’s Gecko Latin name: Pachydactylus bibroni
Native to: Southern Africa, Angola, and southern Tanzania
Size: This species generally reach 6 inches (15 cm) in length, though they can reach sizes of 8 to 9 inches (20-22 cm)
General appearance: This arboreal gecko has a beaded appearance and is varying shades of brown in color. There are five darker stripes across the back with white spots.

With curious personalities and soft plush fur, chinchillas make appealing pets for all ages. They sleep most of the day and become active in the evening. Chinchillas are natural acrobats and some find it hard to sit still, others love to be held and petted. It's best to keep two same-sex chinchillas as companions, as they are very social. With good care chinchillas can live over 10 years.

Common Name: Collared Lizard
Latin Name: Crotaphytus spp.
Native to: Collared lizards can be found from southern California north to Nevada, Utah and parts of Idaho, east to Kansas, southern Missouri and Arkansas, and south to Mexico.
Size: Collared lizards generally range in size from 10 to 13 inches long though some individuals can reach up to 15 inches.
General appearance: Male Collared lizards tend to be larger, more robust, and more colorful than female Collared lizards. Collareds can be brown, blue, green, or yellow, backed with white dots. Females are usually tan or gray in color, but will often have orange spots or bars from the neck to the hind limbs when gravid. In most species the males and females both have two black stripes around the neck which is what gives collared lizards their name. The Eastern Collared lizard (C. collaris) is the onemost commonly found in captivity.

Common Name: Corn Snake, Red Rat Snake Latin name: Elaphe guttata guttata
Native to: Mid – Atlantic and Southeastern United States (from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey to the upper Keys of Florida).
Size: Hatchling corn snakes range in size from 9 - 14 inches in length. Adult corn snakes reach anywhere from 2 ½ to five feet. Males tend to achieve a larger size than females.
Life span: 12 - 15 years, the captive record is 21years.
General appearance: A slender snake with black bordered, irregular red or rust colored dorsal blotches. Background color can range from brilliant orange to silvery gray. The belly is white with a black checkerboard pattern. The body scales are smooth to weakly keeled and the sub - caudal scales are divided.

Common Name: Cuban Tree Frog
Latin Name: Osteopilus septentrionalis
Native to: Cuba and surrounding islands; established in southern Florida
Size: Males 1-3 inches Females up to 5 inches
Life span: 5 years
General appearance: Colors range from gray to tan to brownish-green. Many have marbled patterns or darker blotching and may have striping on the legs. Skin is textured, or “warty”. Eyes are large and have sticky “cups” on their toes. Males may have darker throats.

 Ferrets have playful and inquisitive personalities that make them entertaining companions. They are highly intelligent and need considerable amounts of training and attention to prevent them getting into mischief. A ferret can live singly, provided it receives ample attention, or with others and given appropriate care can live from 6-10 years.