Wildlife

The Australian green tree frog grows to 4 in, lives 16 years or more in captivity, and is the calmest amphibian in the pet trade. Size, handling, lifespan and facts.

Sticky toe pads make a tree frog easy to identify. They are not venomous, they eat insects all night, and a yard full of them is a good sign.

Komodo dragons are venomous, not bacterial killers. Their jaw glands release proteins that stop clotting and drop blood pressure, and here is what that means for prey and for people.

The eastern box turtle is a harmless land turtle that can live over 80 years inside a home range of a few acres. Here is how to identify one and what to do when it shows up.

Squirrel tracks land in a square group of four: paired front prints with four toes, longer hind prints with five. Snow, mud and the rabbit mix-up.

Fennec foxes live 10 to 14 years in captivity and an estimated 6 to 8 in the wild. What drives the gap, and what shortens a pet fennec’s life.

Rabbit tracks land as a group of four, with the long hind feet thrown ahead of the small front pair. Sizes, surfaces and the lookalikes that fool people.

A leopard gecko habitat needs belly heat, three hides, a safe substrate and a real temperature gradient. Exact targets and the mistakes to skip.

Panther chameleon males reach 21 in and live 5 to 7 years. Locales, enclosure, lighting, temperatures, diet and what a full setup really costs.

Arctic foxes live 3 to 6 years in the wild and up to 16 in captivity. What kills most of them, how lemming cycles set the number, and the oldest on record.