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At least according to our experience, the first position in this category would go to... Australia!
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| ORDER CROCODYLIA (CROCODILES) | |||
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| Yacaré or spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodylus) Pantanal (Brazil) |
Salt water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
Fresh water crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) Darwin (Australia) |
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| ORDER TESTUDINES (TURTLES) | |||
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| Hawkbill turtle (hatchling) (Eretmochelys imbricata) Praia de Pipa (Brazil) |
Fresh water turtle Jourama Falls (Australia) |
Saw-shelled turtle (Elseya latisternum) Crater Lakes NP (Australia) |
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| ORDER SQUAMATA (SNAKES) | |||
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| Amazonia (Brazil) |
Olive python (Liasis olivaceous) Litchfield NP (Australia) |
Olive python (Liasis olivaceous) Litchfield NP (Australia) |
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| Tree snake Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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| ORDER SQUAMATA (LIZARDS) | |||
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| Small lizard (Lioaemus fitzingeri) Valdés Peninsula (Argentina) |
Iguazú (Argentina) |
Black and white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) Praia da Pipa (Brazil) |
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| Small lizard Natal (Brazil) |
Natal (Brazil) |
Amazonia (Brazil) |
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| Anolis Rurrenabaque (Bolivia) |
Paracas (Peru) |
Peruvian lizard (Microlophus peruvianus) Paracas (Peru) |
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| Skink Angkor (Cambodia) |
Centralian long nose water dragon (Lophognathus longirostris) Alice Springs (Australia) |
Gilbert's water dragon? (Lophognathus gilberti?) West Mcdonnell Range (Australia) |
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| Northern water dragon (Lophognathus temporalis) Australia |
Oriental water dragon (Physignathus lesuerii) Crater Lakes NP (Australia) |
Oriental water dragon (male) (Physignathus lesuerii) Crater Lakes NP (Australia) |
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| Boyd's forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii) Mt Hypipamee NP (Australia) |
Two-lined dragon (Diporiphora sp) Litchfield NP (Australia) |
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| ORDER SQUAMATA, FAMILIA GEKKONIDAE (GECKOS) | |||
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| Gecko Kakadu NP (Australia) |
Leaf-tail gecko (Saltuarius cornutus) Mt Hypipamee NP (Australia) |
Leaf-tail gecko (Saltuarius cornutus) Mt Hypipamee NP (Australia) |
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| Spiny-tail gecko (Diplodactylus ciliarus) Elliot (Australia) |
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| ORDER SQUAMATA, FAMILIA VARANIDAE (MONITORS) | |||
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| Perentie (Varanus giganteus) Alice Springs (Australia) |
Perentie (Varanus giganteus) Alice Springs (Australia) |
Spotted tree-monitor (Varanus scalaris) Paluma NP (Australia) |
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| Mertens water monitor (Varanus mertensi) Litchfield NP (Australia) |
Mertens water monitor (Varanus mertensi) Litchfield NP (Australia) |
Lace monitor (striped type) (Varanus varius) Jourama Falls (Australia) |
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| Gould's goanna (Varanus gouldii) Fogg Dam reserve (Australia) |
Gould's goanna (Varanus gouldii) Kakadu NP (Australia) |
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