🦎Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), Max size: males 61 cm (24"), females 45 cm (18"). Not a lizard. Its ancestors split from Squamata (lizards and snakes) ~240 million years ago Found in New Zealand. May live for more than 100 years. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Janna Peat on Unsplash

🐢Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata). Max carapace length 38 cm (15"). From Madagascar. Has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius. Threatened by poaching and habitat destruction. Considered Critically endangered by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

🐸White-lipped tree frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus). Max. size 14 cm (5.5"). Females are larger than males. Largest tree frog species in the world. Found in northern Queensland, in Papua New Guinea and on surrounding islands. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash

They won't (or rather can't) eat you, but they're famous for having quite a temper. If I kept them, I'd be sure to have some sturdy gloves on while handling them.

🐍Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulana). Max. size 200 cm (6'7"). Eats birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Arboreal. Found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Ulrike Langner on Unsplash

They talked about this on series P, episode 10 (Pain and Punishment) of the BBC quiz/panel show QI. One 'funny' thing I remember is: "However, as monkeys and snakes were hard to find, in 1715 one man was "sacked" with a dog, a cockerel, a cat and a picture of a snake."

🦎Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in Oklahoma City Zoo. Max. size usually 3 m (9'10"). Males tend to be larger than females. Hunts/scavenges mammals, birds and reptiles. Found only on four islands in Indonesia. Considered Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by Chandler Cruttenden on Unsplash

Along with the rather peculiar aye-aye, the fossa is my favourite mammal from Madagascar.

🐸Dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) in Copenhagen Zoo. Max. body length usually ~5 cm (2"), but a few variants may reach 7 cm (2.8"). Males tend to be smaller than females. Found in/around the Guianas. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph.

🐍Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) in Hartley's Crocodile Adventures. Max length ~2m (~6'7"). Females tend to be larger than males. Eats rodents and reptiles. Found in and around New Guinea and in Cape York, Australia. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by David Clode on Unsplash