Many pets appear to be of this variety grouping of the British Shorthair, but in reality the true pedigree is far from common. In pedigrees the white patches whould make up one third and not more o the coat. A symmetrical arrangement is preferred with patches of color on the top of head, ears, cheeks, back, tail, legs and flanks.
The British Spotted Shorthair is another group of varieties of the British Shorthair, and as such shares the breed’s common beginnings on the street. These cats were among those exhibited at the first shows in Great Britain.
A naturally occurring type on the streets of Great Britain’s cities and towns, the British Shorthair was refined into a recognized breed near the close of the 19th century. Breeders, who admired the intelligence and health of the cat, began to breed the “best”.
The Ragdoll originated in California and remains rare outside the United States.
An Angora cat from the wintry region of Turkey’s Lake Van, the Turkish Van first imported into Great Britain in 1955 but not given official recognition until 1969. It has not yet been recognized in the United States.
A shaggy long-haired mutation of the Burmese, the Tiffany retains the seal-brown coloring of the former. Kittens of this breed, which originated in the United States, generally do not display this long-haired quality at birth.
Terrestrial Species
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Red Eft 8 cm (3 in) Diemictylus viridescens |
Damp vivarium, 15 – 20 °C (59 – 68 ° F); feed earthworms, maggots. This is the larval form of the aquatic Red-spotted Newt. |
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Spotted Salamander 15 cm (6 in) Ambystoma maculatum |
Damp vivarium, shady 15 – 20 ° C (59 – 68 ° F ), with moss and ferns; feed earthworms, slugs and insects. |
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Tiger Salamander 15 cm (6 in) Ambystoma tigrinum |
Damp vivarium, shady, 20 -25 °C (68 -77 °F ), with moss and ferns; feed earthworms and large insects. |
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Fire Salamander 20 cm (8 in) Salamandra salamandra |
Damp vivarium, cool and very shady, 15 °C (59 °F), with moss and ferns; feed earthworms, slugs and larvae. This species is nocturnal by nature so will appreciate shade and hiding places. |
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Aquatic Species
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Red-spotted Newt 8 cm (3 in) Diemictylus viridescens |
Cool aquarium with pebbles and plants; feed earthworms, tubifex worms, maggots. |
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Japanese Fire-bellied Newt 10 cm (4 in) Cynops pyrrhogaster |
Cool aquarium planted if possible; feed earthworms, tubifex worms, maggots |
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Axolotl 20 cm (8 in) Ambystoma mexicanum |
Aquarium, 15 – 20 °C (59 – 68 °F); feed earthworms, mealworms, small pieces meat. Black and white colour variations of this species exist. |
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Ribbed Salamander 25 cm (10 in) Pleurodeles walt |
Cool aquarium, ass pebbles and plants for decoration; feed earthworms, maggots , tubifex worms. |
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Semi-aquatic Species
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Palmate Newt 8 cm (3 in) Triturus heveticus |
Aquarium 20 °C (68 °F), planted and with island; feed earthworms, tubifex worms, insects. |
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Marbled Newt 10 cm (4 in) Triturus marmoratus |
Very moist vivarium, shady, 20 ° C(68 °F) with moss and ferns; feed earthworms, maggots and insects. |
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Smooth Newt 8 cm (3 in) Triturus vulgaris |
Aquarium, 20 °C (68 °F), planted and with mossy rocks jutting out as island; feed earthworms, tubifex worms, insects. |
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Alpine Newt 10 cm (4 in) Trituris alpestris |
Aquarium, 20 °C(68 °F), planted and with mossy rocks jutting out of water for island; feed earthworms, tubifex worms, insects. |
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Crested Newt 12 cm (5 in) Triturus cristatus |
Aquarium, 20 °C (68 °F) with mossy island; feed earthworms, tubifex worms, insects. |
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Geckos
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Gonatodes species 7 cm (3 in) |
Tall vivarium, 20° C(68 ° F), well planted and with branches for climbing; feed small insects including flies |
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Turkish Gecko 9 cm (4 in) Hemidactylus turcicus |
Vivarium, 26 ° C (80 ° F) with stony ground, but facility for climbing and hiding; feed small insects. |
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Banded Gecko 10 cm (4 in) Coleonyx variegatus |
Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 °F), with stony ground, feed small insects, larvae and mealworms. |
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Day Gecko 12 cm (5 in) Phelsuma cepediana |
Vivarium, 26 ° C (80 °F), well-planted for hiding places and with gravelly ground; feed insects including flies. |
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Flat-tailed Day Gecko 12 cm (5 in) Phelsuma laticauda |
Vivarium, 26 ° C (80°F), planted thickly and with gravelly ground; feed insects including flies. |
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Kuhl’s Gecko 17 cm (7 in) Ptychozoon kuhli |
Vivarium, 26 ° C (80 °F), with branches for climbing, and stony ground; feed large insects. |
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Leopard Gecko 22 cm (9 in) Eublepharus macularius |
Vivarium 27 ° C (80 °F), with stony ground or newspaper or sand and hiding places; feed insects, larvae and mealworms. |
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Tokay Gecko 33 cm (13 in) Gekko gecko |
Large vivarium, 27 ° C (80°F), with stony ground and hiding places; feed large insects and small pieces of meat. |
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Iguanas
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Green Anole 12 cm (5 in) Anolis carolinensis |
Large, tall, vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with gravelly ground and branches for climbing; feed insects particularly flies and provide water by spraying foliage regularly. |
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Brown Anole 12 cm (5 in) Anolis sagrei |
Large vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with gravelly ground and branches; feed insects and provide water by spraying foliage regularly. |
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Western Fence Lizard 13 cm(5 in) Sceloporus occidentalis |
Large vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with rocks and logs; feed insects. |
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Horned Lizards 15 cm (6 in) Phrynosoma spp. |
Large vivarium, 30 ° C (86 °F) with gravel or sand ground; feed ants, other small insects and larvae, pieces of meat and some vegetable matter. |
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Skinks
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Five-lined Skink 12 cm ( in) Eumeces fasiatus |
Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 °F), with patches of moist and dry ground; feed insects. |
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Western Skink 12 cm (5 in) Eumeces skiltoniatus |
Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F),, with mossy, ground and islands of sand; feed insects |
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African Five-lined Skink 20 cm (8 in.) Mabuya quinquetaeniatus |
Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F) , with leafy or mossy ground and patches of dry ground; feed insects and pieces of fruit. |
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Lined Skink 30 cm (12 in) Chalcides chalcides |
Vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F) , with mossy ground, and patches of moisture; feed fruit, pieces of meat and insects |
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Blue-tongued Skink 50 cm (20 in) Tiliqua gigas |
Large vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F), with logs for hiding, and a ground of leaves and moss; feed small pieces of meat, insects, fruit and vegetables. |
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Zonures
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Jones’ Zonure 12 cm (5 in) Cordylus jonesi |
Large vivarium, 32 ° C (90 °F), with gravel or newspaper ground and rocks for basking and hiding feed insects and small pieces of meat. |
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Rock Lizard 25 cm (10 in) Pseudocordylus subviridis |
Very large vivarium, 32 ° C (90 ° F), with rocks for basking, the rest of the cage lined with newspaper or gravel; feed insects and small pieces of meat. |
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Racerunner
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Six-lined Racerunner 20 cm (8 in) Cnemidophorus |
Large, dry vivarium, 30 ° C(86 °F) with gravel or sand ground and rocks for basking and hiding beneath; feed insects. |
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African Chameleon 20 cm (8 in) Chamaeleo bitaeniatus |
Vivarium 27 ° C(82 °F), with branches for climbing feed insects, and provode water by spraying foliage. |
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Flap-necked Chameleon 30 cm (12 in) Chamaeleo dilepis |
Vivarium or greenhouse, 27 ° C(82 °F), with branches for climbing feed insects and provide water by spraying foliage. |
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Jackson’s Chameleon 40 cm (16 in) Chamaeleo jacksoni |
Large vivarium or greenhouse, 27 ° C(82 °F), well planted and with branches for climbing feed insects and larvae, and provide water by spraying foliage. |
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Lacertids
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Wall Lizard 20 cm (8 in) Podarcis muralis |
Large vivarium, 25 ° C (77 ° F), , with gravelly ground, and rocks and logs for climbing and hiding; feeding insects including flies. |
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Ruin Lizard 20 cm (8 in) Podarcis sicula |
Large vivarium, 26 °C (80 °F), with rocky and gravelly ground; feed insects including flies. |
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Green Lizard 35 cm (14 in) Lacerta viridis |
Very large vivarium or greenhouse, 26 °C (80 °F), planted and with rocks and branches feed large insects, some fruit and greenfood and small pieces of meat, provide water by spraying foliage. |
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Eyed Lizard 60 cm (24 in) Lacerta lepida |
Very large vivarium or greenhouse, 26 °C (80 °F), planted and with branches for climbing feed large insects and some fruit provide water by spraying foliage. |
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Agamas
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Agamas 30 cm (12 in) Agama spp. |
Large vivarium, 28 ° C(82 °F), gravelly ground with rocks and logs for hiding places and basking feed insects and some fruit; provide drinking water by spraying foliage. |
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Plated Lizards
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Yellow-throated Plated Lizard 40 cm (15 in) Gerrhosaurus flavigularis |
Very large vivarium, 32 ° C (90°F), with rocks for basking and hiding, gravel or newspaper ground; feed insets, mice and pieces of meat. |
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Anguids
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Northern Alligator Lizard 30 cm (12 in) Gerrhonotus coeruleus |
Large, moist vivarium, 22 ° C(72 °F), well planted and with mossy ground with rocks and branches; feed insects and larvae. |
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Southern Alligator Lizard 30 cm (12 in) Gerrhonotus multicarinatus |
Moist vivarium, 22 ° C(72 °F), well-planted and with ferns and moss, with some rocks and branches; feed insects and larvae. |
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Slow Worm 40 cm (16 in) Anguis fragilis |
Moist vivarium, 19 ° C (67 °F), with shade and hiding places among moss, bark, ferns ; feed insects and larvae. |
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Glass snake 100 cm (40 in) Ophisaurus apodus |
Very large vivarium, 27 ° C (80 °F), with newspaper and pieces of branch and rock; feed large insects and larvae and small pieces of meat. |
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The crocodile is perhaps more feared than the alligator; it is a large, amphibious thick-skinned and long tailed reptile, and although some are tameable, many are never to be trusted.
