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2025 DATASET:

Worldwide

The 2025 Worldwide Reptile Super Survey is the most comprehensive dataset on how reptiles and amphibians are kept globally.

Here is the headline data.

RESPONDENTS WORLDWIDE | 7,650

COUNTRIES THAT RESPONDED | 74

ANIMALS REPORTED WORLDWIDE | 140,566

SPECIES KEPT WORLDWIDE | 1,366

AVERAGE* OF ANIMALS KEPT PER KEEPER | 5

AVERAGE* OF SPECIES KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ ‍2

* The median average was selected for this report to provide a more representative view of the ‘typical’ value. Because the dataset includes extreme outliers, the mean would be disproportionately pulled upward, creating a misleadingly high average that does not reflect the experience of the majority

Bell’s phase lace monitor Varanus varius.

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

  • Algeria

  • Andorra

  • Argentina

  • Australia

  • Austria

  • Barbados

  • Belgium

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bulgaria

  • Canada

  • Chile

  • China

  • Colombia

  • Costa Rica

  • Croatia

  • Cyprus

  • Czechia

  • Denmark

  • Estonia

  • Finland

  • France

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Guernsey

  • Hong Kong

  • Hungary

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Iran

  • Ireland

  • Isle of Man

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Japan

  • Jersey

  • Kazakhstan

  • Latvia

  • Malaysia

  • Malta

  • Mexico

  • Netherlands

  • New Zealand

  • Norway

  • Pakistan

  • Panama

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Puerto Rico

  • Qatar

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • South Africa

  • South Korea

  • Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Taiwan

  • Thailand

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Turkey

  • Ukraine

  • United Arab Emirates

  • United Kingdom

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands

  • United States of America

  • Vietnam

  • Zimbabwe

Top ten countries

All about the keepers:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - worldwide age range bar chart

AGE

Worldwide reptile super survey 2025 - worldwide gender bar chart

GENDER

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - Worldwide reptile taxa tally bar chart

TAXA TALLY

Newts, salamanders and caecilians
We have omitted newts, salamanders and caecilians from our data reporting, because the low volume of responses meant results would not be statistically robust.

We’d like to thank those who took the time to enter their information and encourage this keeper group to participate in our 2027 survey.

Top ten most kept species:

ROYAL PYTHON Python regius

1. ROYAL PYTHON

Python regius

35% of total respondents

LEOPARD GECKO Eublepharis macularius

2. LEOPARD GECKO

Eublepharis macularius

26% of total respondents

CRESTED GECKO Correlophus ciliatus

3. CRESTED GECKO

Correlophus ciliatus

24% of total respondents

BEARDED DRAGON Pogona vitticeps

4. BEARDED DRAGON

Pogona vitticeps

21% of total respondents

CORN SNAKE Pantherophis guttatus

5. CORN SNAKE

Pantherophis guttatus

18% of total respondents

WESTERN HOGNOSE Heterodon nasicus

6. WESTERN HOGNOSE

Heterodon nasicus

13% of total respondents

COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa imperator

7. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR

Boa imperator

9% of total respondents

GARGOYLE GECKO Rhacodactylus auriculatus

8. GARGOYLE GECKO

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

6% of total respondents

WHITE’S TREE FROG Litoria caerulea

9. WHITE’S TREE FROG

Litoria caerulea

5% of total respondents

HERMANN’S TORTOISE Testudo hermanni

10. HERMANN’S TORTOISE

Testudo hermanni

4% of total respondents

Top ten of each animal group:

SNAKES

  1. ROYAL PYTHON
    Python regius

  2. CORN SNAKE
    Pantherophis guttatus

  3. WESTERN HOGNOSE
    Heterodon nasicus

  4. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa imperator

  5. CARPET PYTHON
    Morelia spilota ssp.

  6. KENYAN SAND BOA
    Eryx colubrinus

  7. RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa constrictor constrictor

  8. MEXICAN BLACK KINGSNAKE
    Lampropeltis nigrita

  9. RETICULATED PYTHON
    Malayopython reticulatus

  10. CALIFORNIA KINGSNAKE
    Lampropeltis californiae

Western hognose Heterodon nasicus

LIZARDS

  1. LEOPARD GECKO
    Eublepharis macularius

  2. CRESTED GECKO
    Correlophus ciliatus

  3. BEARDED DRAGON
    Pogona vitticeps

  4. GARGOYLE GECKO
    Rhacodactylus auriculatus

  5. MOURNING GECKO
    Lepidodactylus lugubris

  6. BLUE-TONGUE SKINK
    Tiliqua scincoides

  7. NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO
    Rhacodactylus leachianus

  8. SPINY-TAILED MONITOR/ACKIE MONITOR
    Varanus acanthurus

  9. PANTHER CHAMELEON
    Furcifer pardalis

  10. NEW CALEDONIAN MOSSY GECKO
    Mniarogekko chahoua

Crested gecko Correlophus ciliatus

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  1. HERMANN’S TORTOISE
    Testudo hermanni

  2. POND SLIDER
    Trachemys scripta

  3. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE
    Testudo horsfieldii

  4. RED-FOOTED TORTOISE
    Chelonoidis carbonarius

  5. AFRICAN SPURRED TORTOISE
    Centrochelys sulcata

  6. SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE
    Testudo graeca

  7. COMMON BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene carolina sp.

  8. LEOPARD TORTOISE
    Stigmochelys pardalis

  9. MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus odoratus

  10. THREE-TOED BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene triunguis

Musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus.

FROGS AND TOADS

  1. WHITE’S TREE FROG
    Litoria caerulea

  2. DYEING POISON FROG
    Dendrobates tinctorius

  3. CRANWELL’S HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys cranwelli

  4. AFRICAN BULLFROG
    Pyxicephalus adspersus

  5. BUMBLEBEE POISON DART FROG
    Dendrobates leucomelas

  6. AMAZON MILK FROG
    Trachycephalus resinifictrix

  7. GREEN-AND-BLACK POISON ARROW FROG
    Dendrobates auratus

  8. RED-EYED TREE FROG
    Agalychnis callidryas

  9. ORIENTAL FIRE-BELLIED TOAD
    Bombina orientalis

  10. ANTHONY’S POISON ARROW FROG
    Epipedobates anthonyi

Bumblebee poison dart frog Dendrobates leucomelas.

CROCODILIANS

  1. CUVIER’S DWARF CAIMAN
    Paleosuchus palpebrosus

  2. AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
    Alligator mississippiensis

  3. SPECTACLED CAIMAN
    Caiman crocodilus

  4. CUBAN CROCODILE
    Crocodylus rhombifer

  5. WEST AFRICAN DWARF CROCODILE
    Osteolaemus tetraspis

  6. MORELET’S CROCODILE
    Crocodylus moreletii

  7. NILE CROCODILE
    Crocodylus niloticus

  8. BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN
    Caiman latirostris

  9. SCHNEIDER’S DWARF CAIMAN
    Paleosuchus trigonatus

  10. SALTWATER CROCODILE
    Crocodylus porosus

Schneider’s dwarf caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus.

Where pet reptiles come from:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - where animals are sourced - worldwide pie chart

ORIGIN

Worldwide Reptile super survey - worldwide acquisition table

ACQUISITION

2025 DATASET:

USA

The 2025 Worldwide Reptile Super Survey is the most comprehensive dataset on how reptiles and amphibians are kept in the USA.

Here is the headline data.

RESPONDENTS |‍ 4,047

HOW MANY STATES RESPONDED |‍ 49

AVERAGE* OF ANIMALS KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 4

AVERAGE* OF SPECIES KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 2

SPECIES KEPT |‍ 844

ANIMALS REPORTED |‍ 74,976

* The median average was selected for this report to provide a more representative view of the ‘typical’ value. Because the dataset includes extreme outliers, the mean would be disproportionately pulled upward, creating a misleadingly high average that does not reflect the experience of the majority

PARTICIPATING STATES

  • Alabama

  • Alaska

  • Arizona

  • Arkansas

  • California

  • Colorado

  • Connecticut

  • Delaware

  • Florida

  • Georgia

  • Idaho

  • Illinois

  • Indiana

  • Iowa

  • Kansas

  • Kentucky

  • Louisiana

  • Maine

  • Maryland

  • Massachusetts

  • Michigan

  • Minnesota

  • Mississippi

  • Missouri

  • Montana

  • Nebraska

  • Nevada

  • New Hampshire

  • New Jersey

  • New Mexico

  • New York

  • North Carolina

  • North Dakota

  • Ohio

  • Oklahoma

  • Oregon

  • Pennsylvania

  • Rhode Island

  • South Carolina

  • South Dakota

  • Tennessee

  • Texas

  • Utah

  • Vermont

  • Virginia

  • Washington

  • West Virginia

  • Wyoming

All about the keepers:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - USA age range bar chart

AGE

Worldwide reptile super survey 2025 - USA gender bar chart

GENDER

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - USA reptile taxa tally bar chart

TAXA TALLY

Newts, salamanders and caecilians
We have omitted newts, salamanders and caecilians from our data reporting, because the low volume of responses meant results would not be statistically robust.

We’d like to thank those who took the time to enter their information and encourage this keeper group to participate in our 2027 survey.

Top ten most kept species:

ROYAL PYTHON Python regius

1. ROYAL PYTHON

Python regius

36% of USA respondents

LEOPARD GECKO Eublepharis macularius

2. LEOPARD GECKO

Eublepharis macularius

28% of USA respondents

CRESTED GECKO Correlophus ciliatus

3. CRESTED GECKO

Correlophus ciliatus

26% of USA respondents

BEARDED DRAGON Pogona vitticeps

4. BEARDED DRAGON

Pogona vitticeps

23% of USA respondents

CORN SNAKE Pantherophis guttatus

5. CORN SNAKE

Pantherophis guttatus

17% of USA respondents

WESTERN HOGNOSE Heterodon nasicus

6. WESTERN HOGNOSE

Heterodon nasicus

13% of USA respondents

COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa imperator

7. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR

Boa imperator

8% of USA respondents

WHITE’S TREE FROG Litoria caerulea

8. WHITE’S TREE FROG

Litoria caerulea

6% of USA respondents

9. GARGOYLE GECKO

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

6% of USA respondents

KENYAN SAND BOA Eryx colubrinus

10. KENYAN SAND BOA

Eryx colubrinus

5% of USA respondents

Top ten of each animal group:

SNAKES

  1. ROYAL PYTHON
    Python regius

  2. CORN SNAKE
    Pantherophis guttatus

  3. WESTERN HOGNOSE
    Heterodon nasicus

  4. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
    oa imperator

  5. KENYAN SAND BOA
    Eryx colubrinus

  6. CALIFORNIA KINGSNAKE
    Lampropeltis californiae

  7. MEXICAN BLACK KINGSNAKE
    Lampropeltis nigrita

  8. RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa constrictor constrictor

  9. RETICULATED PYTHON
    Malayopython reticulatus

  10. CARPET PYTHON
    Morelia spilota ssp.

Kenyan sand boa Eryx colubrinus.

LIZARDS

  1. LEOPARD GECKO
    Eublepharis macularius

  2. CRESTED GECKO
    Correlophus ciliatus

  3. BEARDED DRAGON
    Pogona vitticeps

  4. GARGOYLE GECKO
    Rhacodactylus auriculatus

  5. BLUE-TONGUE SKINK
    Tiliqua scincoides

  6. MOURNING GECKO
    Lepidodactylus lugubris

  7. NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO
    Rhacodactylus leachianus

  8. INDONESIAN BLUE-TONGUE SKINK
    Tiliqua gigas

  9. NEW CALEDONIAN MOSSY GECKO
    Mniarogekko chahoua

  10. AFRICAN FAT-TAILED GECKO
    Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

African fat-tailed gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus.

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  1. POND SLIDER
    Trachemys scripta

  2. AFRICAN SPURRED TORTOISE
    Centrochelys sulcata

  3. RED-FOOTED TORTOISE
    Chelonoidis carbonarius

  4. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE
    Testudo horsfieldi

  5. HERMANN’S TORTOISE
    Testudo hermanni

  6. COMMON BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene carolina sp.

  7. PAINTED TURTLE
    Chrysemys picta

  8. LEOPARD TORTOISE
    Stigmochelys pardalis

  9. THREE-TOED BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene triunguis

  10. ORNATE BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene ornata

Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis.

FROGS AND TOADS

  1. WHITE’S TREE FROG
    Litoria caerulea

  2. DYEING POISON FROG
    Dendrobates tinctorius

  3. CRANWELL’S HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys cranwelli

  4. AFRICAN BULLFROG
    Pyxicephalus adspersus

  5. AMAZON MILK FROG
    Trachycephalus resinifictrix

  6. GREEN-AND-BLACK POISON ARROW FROG
    Dendrobates auratus

  7. BUMBLEBEE POISON DART FROG
    Dendrobates leucomelas

  8. AMERICAN GREEN TREE FROG
    Hyla cinerea

  9. AMERICAN TOAD
    Anaxyrus americanus

  10. RED-EYED TREE FROG
    Agalychnis callidryas

Red-eyed tree frog Agalychnis callidryas.

Where pet reptiles come from:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - where animals are sourced - USA pie chart

ORIGIN

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey Acquisition chart USA

ACQUISITION

2025 DATASET:

Geographical Europe

The 2025 Worldwide Reptile Super Survey is the most comprehensive dataset on how reptiles and amphibians are kept across Europe.

We use the geographical definition of Europe to provide stable continuity, without the volatility of political borders.

Here is the headline data.

RESPONDENTS |‍ 2,987

HOW MANY COUNTRIES RESPONDED |‍ 36

AVERAGE* OF ANIMALS KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 6

AVERAGE* OF SPECIES KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 3

SPECIES KEPT |‍ 1060

ANIMALS REPORTED |‍ 51,915

* The median average was selected for this report to provide a more representative view of the ‘typical’ value. Because the dataset includes extreme outliers, the mean would be disproportionately pulled upward, creating a misleadingly high average that does not reflect the experience of the majority

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

  • Andorra

  • Austria

  • Belgium

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bulgaria

  • Croatia

  • Cyprus

  • Czechia

  • Denmark

  • Estonia

  • Finland

  • France

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Hungary

  • Ireland

  • Italy

  • Latvia

  • Lithuania

  • Malta

  • Netherlands

  • Norway

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Romania

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • Spain

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Turkey

  • Ukraine

  • United Kingdom

All about the keepers:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - European age range bar chart

AGE

Worldwide reptile super survey 2025 - European gender bar chart

GENDER

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - Europe reptile taxa tally bar chart

TAXA TALLY

Newts, salamanders and caecilians
We have omitted newts, salamanders and caecilians from our data reporting, because the low volume of responses meant results would not be statistically robust.

We’d like to thank those who took the time to enter their information and encourage this keeper group to participate in our 2027 survey.

Top ten most kept species:

ROYAL PYTHON Python regius

1. ROYAL PYTHON

Python regius

33% of European respondents

CRESTED GECKO Correlophus ciliatus

2. CRESTED GECKO

Correlophus ciliatus

23% of European respondents

LEOPARD GECKO Eublepharis macularius

3. LEOPARD GECKO

Eublepharis macularius

23% of European respondents

CORN SNAKE Pantherophis guttatus

4. CORN SNAKE

Pantherophis guttatus

22% of European respondents

BEARDED DRAGON Pogona vitticeps

5. BEARDED DRAGON

Pogona vitticeps

19% of European respondents

WESTERN HOGNOSE Heterodon nasicus

6. WESTERN HOGNOSE

Heterodon nasicus

15% of European respondents

COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa imperator

7. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR

Boa imperator

11% of European respondents

HERMANN’S TORTOISE Testudo hermanni

8. HERMANN’S TORTOISE

Testudo hermanni

9% of European respondents

9. GARGOYLE GECKO

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

6% of European respondents

MOURNING GECKO Lepidodactylus lugubris

10. MOURNING GECKO

Lepidodactylus lugubris

5% of European respondents

Top ten of each animal group:

SNAKES

  1. ROYAL PYTHON
    Python regius

  2. CORN SNAKE
    Pantherophis guttatus

  3. WESTERN HOGNOSE
    Heterodon nasicus

  4. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa imperator

  5. CARPET PYTHON
    Morelia spilota ssp.

  6. RETICULATED PYTHON
    Malayopython reticulatus

  7. BRAZILIAN RAINBOW BOA
    Epicrates cenchria cenchria

  8. RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa constrictor constrictor

  9. KENYAN SAND BOA
    Eryx colubrinus

  10. MEXICAN BLACK KINGSNAKE
    Lampropeltis nigrita

Brazilian rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria cenchria.

LIZARDS

  1. CRESTED GECKO
    Correlophus ciliatus

  2. LEOPARD GECKO
    Eublepharis macularius

  3. BEARDED DRAGON
    Pogona vitticeps

  4. GARGOYLE GECKO
    Rhacodactylus auriculatus

  5. MOURNING GECKO
    Lepidodactylus lugubris

  6. SPINY-TAILED MONITOR/ACKIE MONITOR
    Varanus acanthurus

  7. NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO
    Rhacodactylus leachianus

  8. PANTHER CHAMELEON
    Furcifer pardalis

  9. NEW CALEDONIAN MOSSY GECKO
    Mniarogekko chahoua

  10. BLUE-TONGUE SKINK
    Tiliqua scincoides

Panther chameleon Furcifer pardalis.

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  1. HERMANN’S TORTOISE
    Testudo hermanni

  2. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE
    Testudo horsfieldii

  3. SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE
    Testudo graeca

  4. RED-FOOTED TORTOISE
    Chelonoidis carbonarius

  5. AFRICAN SPURRED TORTOISE
    Centrochelys sulcata

  6. POND SLIDER
    Trachemys scripta

  7. MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus odoratus

  8. LEOPARD TORTOISE
    Stigmochelys pardalis

  9. COMMON BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene carolina sp.

  10. MARGINATED TORTOISE
    Testudo marginata

Pond slider Trachemys scripta.

FROGS AND TOADS

  1. WHITE’S TREE FROG
    Litoria caerulea

  2. DYEING POISON FROG
    Dendrobates tinctorius

  3. CRANWELL’S HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys cranwelli

  4. AFRICAN BULLFROG
    Pyxicephalus adspersus

  5. BUMBLEBEE POISON DART FROG
    Dendrobates leucomelas

  6. RED-EYED TREE FROG
    Agalychnis callidryas

  7. ORIENTAL FIRE-BELLIED TOAD
    Bombina orientalis

  8. ANTHONY’S POISON ARROW FROG
    Epipedobates anthonyi

  9. GREEN-AND-BLACK POISON ARROW FROG
    Dendrobates auratus

  10. AMAZON MILK FROG
    Trachycephalus resinifictrix

Anthony’s poison arrow frog Epipedobates anthonyi.

Where pet reptiles come from:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - where animals are sourced - Europe pie chart

ORIGIN

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey Acquisition chart Europe

ACQUISITION

2025 DATASET:

UK

The 2025 Worldwide Reptile Super Survey is the most comprehensive dataset on how reptiles and amphibians are kept in the UK.

Here is the headline data.

RESPONDENTS |‍ 1,647

AVERAGE* OF ANIMALS KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 6

AVERAGE* OF SPECIES KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 3

SPECIES KEPT |‍ 747

ANIMALS REPORTED |‍ 26,089

* The median average was selected for this report to provide a more representative view of the ‘typical’ value. Because the dataset includes extreme outliers, the mean would be disproportionately pulled upward, creating a misleadingly high average that does not reflect the experience of the majority

Strawberry poison dart frog Oophaga pumilio

All about the keepers:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - UK age range bar chart

AGE

Worldwide reptile super survey 2025 - UK gender bar chart

GENDER

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - UK reptile taxa tally bar chart

TAXA TALLY

Newts, salamanders and caecilians
We have omitted newts, salamanders and caecilians from our data reporting, because the low volume of responses meant results would not be statistically robust.

We’d like to thank those who took the time to enter their information and encourage this keeper group to participate in our 2027 survey.

Top ten most kept species:

ROYAL PYTHON Python regius

1. ROYAL PYTHON

Python regius

39% of UK respondents

CORN SNAKE Pantherophis guttatus

2. CORN SNAKE

Pantherophis guttatus

25% of UK respondents

LEOPARD GECKO Eublepharis macularius

3. LEOPARD GECKO

Eublepharis macularius

25% of UK respondents

CRESTED GECKO Correlophus ciliatus

4. CRESTED GECKO

Correlophus ciliatus

25% of UK respondents

BEARDED DRAGON Pogona vitticeps

5. BEARDED DRAGON

Pogona vitticeps

22% of UK respondents

WESTERN HOGNOSE Heterodon nasicus

6. WESTERN HOGNOSE

Heterodon nasicus

18% of UK respondents

COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa imperator

7. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR

Boa imperator

12% of UK respondents

HERMANN’S TORTOISE Testudo hermanni

8. HERMANN’S TORTOISE

Testudo hermanni

11% of UK respondents

HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE Testudo horsfieldii

9. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE

Testudo horsfieldii

7% of UK respondents

GARGOYLE GECKO Rhacodactylus auriculatus

10. GARGOYLE GECKO

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

6% of UK respondents

Top ten of each animal group:

SNAKES

  1. ROYAL PYTHON
    Python regius

  2. CORN SNAKE
    Pantherophis guttatus

  3. WESTERN HOGNOSE
    Heterodon nasicus

  4. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa imperator

  5. CARPET PYTHON
    Morelia spilota ssp.

  6. RETICULATED PYTHON
    Malayopython reticulatus

  7. KENYAN SAND BOA
    Eryx colubrinus

  8. BRAZILIAN RAINBOW BOA
    Epicrates cenchria cenchria

  9. MEXICAN BLACK KINGSNAKE
    Lampropeltis nigrita

  10. RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Lampropeltis nigrita

Mexican black kingsnake Lampropeltis nigrita.

LIZARDS

  1. LEOPARD GECKO
    Eublepharis macularius

  2. CRESTED GECKO
    Correlophus ciliatus

  3. BEARDED DRAGON
    Pogona vitticeps

  4. GARGOYLE GECKO
    Rhacodactylus auriculatus

  5. SPINY-TAILED MONITOR/ACKIE MONITOR
    Varanus acanthurus

  6. MOURNING GECKO
    Lepidodactylus lugubris

  7. PANTHER CHAMELEON
    Furcifer pardalis

  8. NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO
    Rhacodactylus leachianus

  9. BLUE-TONGUE SKINK
    Tiliqua scincoides

  10. ARGENTINE BLACK AND WHITE TEGU
    Salvator merianae

Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae.

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  1. HERMANN’S TORTOISE
    Testudo hermanni

  2. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE
    Testudo horsfieldii

  3. SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE
    Testudo graeca

  4. RED-FOOTED TORTOISE
    Chelonoidis carbonarius

  5. AFRICAN SPURRED TORTOISE
    Centrochelys sulcata

  6. MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus odoratus

  7. POND SLIDER
    Trachemys scripta

  8. LEOPARD TORTOISE
    Stigmochelys pardalis

  9. INDIAN STAR TORTOISE
    Geochelone elegans

  10. FALSE MAP TURTLE
    Graptemys pseudogeographica

Indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans

FROGS AND TOADS

  1. WHITE’S TREE FROG
    Litoria caerulea

  2. CRANWELL’S HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys cranwelli

  3. DYEING POISON FROG
    Dendrobates tinctorius

  4. AFRICAN BULLFROG
    Pyxicephalus adspersus

  5. RED-EYED TREE FROG
    Agalychnis callidryas

  6. ORIENTAL FIRE-BELLIED TOAD
    Bombina orientalis

  7. AMAZON MILK FROG
    Trachycephalus resinifictrix

  8. VIETNAMESE MOSSY FROG
    Theloderma corticale

  9. ORNATE HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys ornata

  10. BUMBLEBEE POISON DART FROG
    Dendrobates leucomelas

Argentine horned frog Ceratophrys cranwelli

Where pet reptiles come from:

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey - where animals are sourced - UK pie chart

ORIGIN

Worldwide Reptile Super Survey Acquisition chart UK

ACQUISITION

Other countries

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Oldest reptiles

Our survey question asking about the age of your long-lived reptiles and amphibians produced some fascinating and encouraging results. Here are just a few of the oldest reptiles reported by respondents to our 2025 survey.  

Gila monster Heloderma suspectum

SNAKES

  • KAYAUDI DWARF RETICULATED PYTHON | 45 YRS
    Malayopython reticulatus jampeanus | USA, Pennsylvania

  • ROYAL PYTHON | 45 YRS
    Python regius | UK

  • CALIFORNIA KINGSNAKE | 40 YRS
    Lampropeltis californiae | USA, Pennsylvania

  • ROSY BOA | 40 YRS
    Lichanura trivirgata | USA, California

  • ROUGH-SCALED SAND BOA | 40 YRS
    Eryx conicus | USA, Alabama

  • SPOTTED PYTHON | 40 YRS
    Antaresia maculosa | USA, Michigan

  • RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR | 39 YRS
    Boa constrictor | USA, Tennessee

  • COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR | 34 YRS
    Boa imperator | UK

  • CORN SNAKE | 34 YRS
    Pantherophis guttatus | USA, Virginia

  • CUBAN BOA | 34 YRS
    Chilabothrus angulifer | UK

  • WESTERN HOGNOSE | 34 YRS
    Heterodon nasicus | UK

  • FALSE WATER COBRA | 30 YRS
    Hydrodynastes gigas | UK

  • JAPANESE RAT SNAKE | 30 YRS
    Elaphe climacophora | UK

  • MADAGASCAR GROUND BOA | 30 YRS
    Acrantophis madagascarensis | USA, Texas

  • MANGSHAN PIT VIPER | 30 YRS
    Protobothrops mangahanensis | Germany

  • SOUTHERN SMOOTH SNAKE | 30 YRS
    Coronella girondica | Germany

LIZARDS

  • RHINOCEROS IGUANA | 47 YRS
    Cyclura cornutas | UK

  • ISLE OF PINES NEW CALEDONIAN GIANT GECKO | 45 YRS
    Rhacodactylus leachianus henkeli | Spain

  • TENERIFE WALL GECKO | 37 YRS
    Lichanura trivirgata | Netherlands

  • AUSTRALIAN WATER DRAGON | 36 YRS
    Intellagama lesueurii | Netherlands

  • MOROCCAN UROMASTYX | 35 YRS
    Uromastyx nigriventris | UK

  • BLUE-TONGUE SKINK | 34 YRS
    Tiliqua scincoides | Netherlands

  • COMMON LEOPARD GECKO | 33 YRS
    Eublepharis macularius | USA, California

  • INDONESIAN BLUE-TONGUE SKINK | 32 YRS
    Tiliqua gigas gigas | USA, New York

  • GILA MONSTER | 31 YRS
    Heloderma suspectum | South Africa

  • GREEN IGUANA | 30 YRS
    Iguana iguana | Sweden

  • ORNATE UROMASTYX | 30 YRS
    Uromastyx ornata | USA, Pennsylvania

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  • ALGERIAN SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE | 120 YRS
    Testudo graeca whitei | UK

  • GREEK SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE | 119 YRS
    Testudo graeca graeca | UK

  • WESTERN HERMANN'S TORTOISE | 116 YRS
    Testudo hermanni hermanni | UK

  • GALAPAGOS GIANT TORTOISE | 110 YRS
    Chelonoidis niger ssp. | USA, Florida

  • EASTERN BOX TURTLE | 100 YRS
    Terrapene carolina carolinas | Germany

  • RADIATED TORTOISE | 100 YRS
    Astrochelys radiata | Ireland

  • EASTERN HERMANN'S TORTOISE | 90 YRS
    Testudo hermanni boettgeri | UK

  • ALDABRA GIANT TORTOISE | 85 YRS
    Aldabrachelys gigantea | USA, Florida

FROGS AND TOADS

  • WHITE'S TREE FROG | 39 YRS
    Litoria caerulea | Australia

  • CANE TOAD | 35 YRS
    Rhinella marina | UK

  • ORNATE HORNED FROG | 33 YRS
    Ceratophrys ornata | Sweden

  • AFRICAN CLAWED FROG | 27 YRS
    Xenopus laevis | Belgium

  • ORIENTAL FIRE-BELLIED TOAD | 20 YRS
    Bombina orientalis | USA, New Jersey

African clawed frog Xenopus laevis