Tim Laman / Mangrove / Blue-tailed Monitor (Varanus doreanus)female. Paul Oliver weighs the monitor lizard. Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Progra...

Tim Laman / Portrait of Agamid Lizard (Hypsilurus modestus). Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Daniel Heuclin / White-lipped / Green tree viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris) captive, from SE Asia

Daniel Heuclin / Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.

Georgette Douwma / Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming down after taking a breath. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating over coral reef, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June, Endangered species

Juergen Freund / Rangers catching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for tagging and release, Tetepare Island reserve, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Diver holding Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows with his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows holding his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a pet baby Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming in the shallows. Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.