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This colorful reptile is not a crocodile but a lizard. It gets its name from its powerful tail, which is scaly like that of a crocodile. The Chinese crocodile lizard’s defining feature is its vibrant skin. It has a gray-brown body with a yellow-tan underside and red or orange scales running along its sides.

Crocodile lizards make docile and pretty pets, which is why so many of them are illegally taken from the wild for the international exotic pet trade.
(source: National Geographic)