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Keyword: Reptile

Photo: The late Ila Loetscher (d. 2000), "the turtle lady" worked to save the reptiles on South Padre Island, Texas.

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The late Ila Loetscher (d. 2000), “the turtle lady” worked to save the reptiles on South Padre Island, Texas.

Photo: A female biologist uses radio telemetry to track juvenile desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert.

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A female biologist uses radio telemetry to track juvenile desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert.

Photo: Activist Eldon Hughes, shown at Joshua Tree National Monument in California's Mojave Desert has worked to protect the desert habitat of the threatened desert tortoise.

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Activist Eldon Hughes, shown at Joshua Tree National Monument in California’s Mojave Desert has worked to protect the desert habitat of the threatened desert tortoise.

Photo: Activist Eldon Hughes, shown at Joshua Tree National Monument in California's Mojave Desert has worked to protect the desert habitat of the threatened desert tortoise.

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Activist Eldon Hughes, shown at Joshua Tree National Monument in California’s Mojave Desert has worked to protect the desert habitat of the threatened desert tortoise.

Photo: The desert tortoise's (threatened) habitat California's Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

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The desert tortoise’s (threatened) habitat California’s Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: A biologist watches for endangered desert tortoises as a bulldozer makes way for a housing development in their last remaining habitat.

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A biologist watches for endangered desert tortoises as a bulldozer makes way for a housing development in their last remaining habitat.

Photo: The endangered desert tortoise's habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

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The endangered desert tortoise’s habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: The endangered desert tortoise's habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

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The endangered desert tortoise’s habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: The desert tortoise's (threatened) habitat California's Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

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The desert tortoise’s (threatened) habitat California’s Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

Picture of a panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (US: federally endangered; IUCN: Vulnerable)

Picture of a federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

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A federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

Photo: Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

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Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

Picture of a federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

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A federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

Picture of a federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

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A federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

Picture of a federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

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A federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida, near the Everglades.

Photo: Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

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Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

Photo: Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

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Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

Photo: Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

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Alligators gorge themselves on bits of nutria, a swamp rodent.

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