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Reptiles

Exhibitions

Nature Lab

Live animals and hands-on interactives show you L.A.’s wild side.

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Stories

Painting of ice age Los Angeles featuring animals found as fossils at the Tar Pits

At the Feet of Mammoths

Meet some of the Ice Age minifauna still making their home in L.A.

Alligator lizard coitus 2021 by iNat user James

Look Out for Amorous Alligator Lizards

Spring is mating season for alligator lizards. From Baja California to British Columbia, we need your help to study their mating behavior.

A Long Lived Leaper

NHM’s Prince Rogers Nelson the Western Spadefoot frog sets longevity record

Bon Voyage, Pondy

Our adorable western pond turtle has a new, amazing home!

#MuseumLikeMe: Lizard Moves

Cold-blooded moves for hot summer days

Oculudentavis, tiny dinosaur trapped in amber

The Hummingbird-Sized Dinosaur Story

A tale of how science works

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Herpetology

The Museum's collection of amphibians and reptiles contains approximately 190,000 catalogued specimens from around the globe.

Community Science

Community science (sometimes called citizen science) mobilizes volunteers to work alongside scientists to help answer questions about the world.

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Resources

GeckoWatch

GeckoWatch is a community science project to map the fine-scale distribution of nonnative geckos in the United States.