By the time they are fully grown, they will be 3 to 4 feet in length and have turned completely black. Overly long, prehensile tails and large claws allow these arboreal lizards to live and hunt in the trees.
Malacochersus tornieri This small, flat tortoise does not withdraw into its shell when disturbed; it seeks the nearest rocky outcropping. Wedging itself firmly into…
Tauraco erythrolophus The turaco has copper-containing pigments in its feathers. This means it is truly red and green, which differs from most birds whose…