The Reptile Knowledge Base
Reviewed care sheets, real keeper experience, and consensus across observations — every claim traceable to its source.
Browse by group
Start with the kind of reptile you keep or want to learn about. Each group opens the Species Explorer, filtered.
Prefer the full tree? Explore the taxonomy from Class down to Genus. Or start from what an animal is — browse by habitat, diet, activity pattern and more.
How RKB works
Two kinds of knowledge, kept visibly apart — plus the review step that earns the “official” label.
Published knowledge
Human-reviewed care sheets and reference documents. Every claim links to a source — no exceptions.
Community experience
Contributed by verified keepers, clearly labeled, moderated — shared as experience, never presented as official guidance.
Scientific review
A qualified human — never an algorithm — signs off on any welfare-critical husbandry claim before it is published.
Featured species
Recently updated care sheets
See the full publication history — recent publications, revisions, and updates — on What's New.
Leachianus Gecko
Rhacodactylus leachianus
Water Dragon
Physignathus cocincinus
Tokay Gecko
Gekko gecko
Trachemys scripta
Trachemys scripta
Russian
Testudo horsfieldii
Hermann's
Testudo hermanni
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Contribute experience
Share husbandry notes from your own enclosure. Verified and clearly labeled as community input.
Add an observation →Research & review
Credentialed keepers and researchers can join the scientific review pipeline.
Apply to review →Follow our progress
Track species coverage, review throughput, and open blockers in real time.
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