Reptile Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 19, 2026

Most animals leave the pattern up to you. Reptiles arrive with it: a bearded dragon is a mosaic of tiny tiles, a corn snake is a string of saddle blotches, a day gecko is lime green with red freckles. Every sheet here is an original Papaya Ink drawing of a real species, with its name lettered along the bottom, so you color a leopard gecko and learn why it is called that at the same time. Lizards, geckos, skinks, snakes and tortoises from the American Southwest, Australia, Madagascar and Southeast Asia all share the page, and the scale patterns are drawn the way the animal actually wears them – which is exactly what makes them satisfying to fill in.

Click any picture and the sheet opens as a PDF in a new tab, ready to print or save. Each one is laid out for US Letter paper and fits A4 just as well; the lines are bold enough for a home printer and the white margins are already inside the file, so nothing gets clipped at the edge.

Scales reward a slow hand. Lay down a light base color over the whole body first, then go back and darken every other scale or just the ridges, and the animal gains texture without any blending at all. Reptiles are also a good excuse to ignore nature: a tokay gecko looks right in blue and orange, but it looks just as good in whatever colors happen to be sharpened. For the busier sheets, fine-tip pencils beat markers – the small scales are where the detail lives.

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Reptile Coloring Pages - Australia's most popular export, at least among lizards. The spiky beard under the chin puffs up and turns black when a bearded dragon is annoyed, so leave it pale to keep him calm. Sandy tan with an orange wash, rock in warm gray. — Australia's most popular export, at least among lizards. The spiky beard under the chin puffs up and turns black when a bearded dragon is annoyed, so leave it pale to keep him calm. Sandy tan with an orange wash, rock in warm gray.

Reptile Coloring Pages - That tongue is not a mistake, it is the whole act. When threatened, a blue-tongued skink opens wide and flashes it to startle whatever is bothering it. Dark bands across a tan body, and the tongue itself in the brightest cobalt you own. — That tongue is not a mistake, it is the whole act. When threatened, a blue-tongued skink opens wide and flashes it to startle whatever is bothering it. Dark bands across a tan body, and the tongue itself in the brightest cobalt you own.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Hitchhiked from Cuba to Florida and never left. The brown anole climbs a stem and fans out the dewlap, an orange-red throat flag with a yellow rim, to tell other males this is his stalk. Speckled brown body, darker toward the tail. — Hitchhiked from Cuba to Florida and never left. The brown anole climbs a stem and fans out the dewlap, an orange-red throat flag with a yellow rim, to tell other males this is his stalk. Speckled brown body, darker toward the tail.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Two black bands around the neck give the collared lizard its name and the air of a tiny dinosaur. To escape, it rises and sprints on its hind legs. Males are turquoise and green with a yellow head - the brightest sheet in this set. — Two black bands around the neck give the collared lizard its name and the air of a tiny dinosaur. To escape, it rises and sprints on its hind legs. Males are turquoise and green with a yellow head – the brightest sheet in this set.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Coiled between oak leaves, a corn snake wears the pattern that gets it mistaken for a copperhead: red-brown saddles with thin black borders on an orange ground. It is harmless and a good mouser. The belly peeking out under the head is a black-and-white checkerboard. — Coiled between oak leaves, a corn snake wears the pattern that gets it mistaken for a copperhead: red-brown saddles with thin black borders on an orange ground. It is harmless and a good mouser. The belly peeking out under the head is a black-and-white checkerboard.

Reptile Coloring Pages - A fringe of soft spikes runs from above each eye down the back, like eyelashes that kept going. Crested geckos have no eyelids and clean their eyes with a lick. From the island of New Caledonia; tan, orange or brick red with cream patches. — A fringe of soft spikes runs from above each eye down the back, like eyelashes that kept going. Crested geckos have no eyelids and clean their eyes with a lick. From the island of New Caledonia; tan, orange or brick red with cream patches.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Every scale on this lizard ends in a point, which makes it rough to hold and glorious to color. Desert spiny lizards bask on boulders in the American Southwest. Olive and tan on top; the males hide blue-purple patches on the belly and throat. Detailed. — Every scale on this lizard ends in a point, which makes it rough to hold and glorious to color. Desert spiny lizards bask on boulders in the American Southwest. Olive and tan on top; the males hide blue-purple patches on the belly and throat. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Wavy dark chevrons break up the outline against bark. Fence lizards do exactly what the name says: sit on fence posts and logs in the sun. Gray-brown with darker zigzags, and a flash of blue on the belly if one ever rolls over. — Wavy dark chevrons break up the outline against bark. Fence lizards do exactly what the name says: sit on fence posts and logs in the sun. Gray-brown with darker zigzags, and a flash of blue on the belly if one ever rolls over.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Count the stripes - five pale lines from nose to tail, on a fallen leaf. Young five-lined skinks carry an electric blue tail that fades with age, so a bright blue tail here makes this one a juvenile. Warm brown with cream stripes. — Count the stripes – five pale lines from nose to tail, on a fallen leaf. Young five-lined skinks carry an electric blue tail that fades with age, so a bright blue tail here makes this one a juvenile. Warm brown with cream stripes.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Gliding, not flying, but the trees cannot tell. Skin flaps on the sides, webbed toes and a fringed tail carry a flying gecko from one rainforest trunk to the next. Mottled gray and brown, a patch of bark that decided to move. — Gliding, not flying, but the trees cannot tell. Skin flaps on the sides, webbed toes and a fringed tail carry a flying gecko from one rainforest trunk to the next. Mottled gray and brown, a patch of bark that decided to move.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Madagascar's most colorful climber, pressed against a trunk with toe pads that grip glass. The giant day gecko is brilliant green with red spots along the back and a red stripe from nostril to eye. Use your greenest green and keep the spots crisp. — Madagascar's most colorful climber, pressed against a trunk with toe pads that grip glass. The giant day gecko is brilliant green with red spots along the back and a red stripe from nostril to eye. Use your greenest green and keep the spots crisp.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Often called the American chameleon, because it can switch from green to brown in minutes. Here a green anole shows off its pink dewlap on a branch. Pick leaf green or walnut brown for the body and give the throat fan its pink. — Often called the American chameleon, because it can switch from green to brown in minutes. Here a green anole shows off its pink dewlap on a branch. Pick leaf green or walnut brown for the body and give the throat fan its pink.

Reptile Coloring Pages - A crest of spines, a hanging dewlap and a big round scale below the ear: the green iguana wears all its hardware at once. Adults reach five feet, tail included, and eat mostly plants. Green fading to gray, dark rings on the tail. Detailed. — A crest of spines, a hanging dewlap and a big round scale below the ear: the green iguana wears all its hardware at once. Adults reach five feet, tail included, and eat mostly plants. Green fading to gray, dark rings on the tail. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Unusually for a gecko, this one blinks: leopard geckos have real eyelids. The fat tail is a pantry that stores food for lean weeks. Yellow body with black leopard spots, pale belly, and the tail banded in black and white. — Unusually for a gecko, this one blinks: leopard geckos have real eyelids. The fat tail is a pantry that stores food for lean weeks. Yellow body with black leopard spots, pale belly, and the tail banded in black and white.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Pressed to a lichen-covered branch, the mossy leaf-tailed gecko has a frill of skin on its sides that erases its own shadow. By day it is almost invisible on Madagascar bark. Gray-green and brown, the lichen patches in pale mint. Detailed. — Pressed to a lichen-covered branch, the mossy leaf-tailed gecko has a frill of skin on its sides that erases its own shadow. By day it is almost invisible on Madagascar bark. Gray-green and brown, the lichen patches in pale mint. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - The red-footed tortoise earns its name from the red and orange scales dotting its legs. Dark domed shell, a yellow center on each plate, and fallen fruit as its favorite meal, hence the leaf litter. Large, clean shapes - an easy sheet to start with. — The red-footed tortoise earns its name from the red and orange scales dotting its legs. Dark domed shell, a yellow center on each plate, and fallen fruit as its favorite meal, hence the leaf litter. Large, clean shapes – an easy sheet to start with.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Pinecone scales and a stubby tail shaped like a second head, which confuses anything hunting it. Shinglebacks are Australian and famous for returning to the same mate year after year. Dark chocolate brown, sometimes with pale blotches, on red desert sand. — Pinecone scales and a stubby tail shaped like a second head, which confuses anything hunting it. Shinglebacks are Australian and famous for returning to the same mate year after year. Dark chocolate brown, sometimes with pale blotches, on red desert sand.

Reptile Coloring Pages - The state reptile of Texas, flat as a pancake and crowned with horns, lives mostly on harvester ants. Sand and tan with dark blotches edged in cream let it vanish into the ground - or go bright and let it be seen for once. Detailed. — The state reptile of Texas, flat as a pancake and crowned with horns, lives mostly on harvester ants. Sand and tan with dark blotches edged in cream let it vanish into the ground – or go bright and let it be seen for once. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Named after its call, a loud two-note "to-kay" that echoes through Southeast Asian houses at night. The tokay is one of the largest geckos, with a vertical cat-like pupil. Powder blue-gray skin covered in orange-red spots - a sheet that asks for both colors. — Named after its call, a loud two-note "to-kay" that echoes through Southeast Asian houses at night. The tokay is one of the largest geckos, with a vertical cat-like pupil. Powder blue-gray skin covered in orange-red spots – a sheet that asks for both colors.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Reptiles are supposed to be cold-blooded, but nobody told the tegu: in breeding season it warms itself above the temperature of the air. A big South American lizard ringed with dark and pale bands, so a single black pencil carries the whole sheet. Detailed. — Reptiles are supposed to be cold-blooded, but nobody told the tegu: in breeding season it warms itself above the temperature of the air. A big South American lizard ringed with dark and pale bands, so a single black pencil carries the whole sheet. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Danger arrives, and this South African lizard bites its own tail and rolls into a spiky ring that nothing wants to swallow. It also lives in family groups, which is rare for lizards. Straw gold on top, a pale yellow belly. Detailed. — Danger arrives, and this South African lizard bites its own tail and rolls into a spiky ring that nothing wants to swallow. It also lives in family groups, which is rare for lizards. Straw gold on top, a pale yellow belly. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Hiding the head in the middle of the coils is the ball python's whole defense plan, and it works surprisingly often. A famously calm snake from West Africa: dark brown with golden-tan patches. Wide open shapes, easy to start with. — Hiding the head in the middle of the coils is the ball python's whole defense plan, and it works surprisingly often. A famously calm snake from West Africa: dark brown with golden-tan patches. Wide open shapes, easy to start with.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Unlike most snakes, a boa skips the eggs and gives birth to live babies, sometimes dozens at once. Tan and cream with chocolate saddles that turn brick red toward the tail - which is why keepers call it the red-tailed boa. — Unlike most snakes, a boa skips the eggs and gives birth to live babies, sometimes dozens at once. Tan and cream with chocolate saddles that turn brick red toward the tail – which is why keepers call it the red-tailed boa.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Among the biggest snakes on Earth and longer than a car when fully grown, the Burmese python is at home in Asia and now also living wild in the Florida Everglades. The blotches are drawn large: tan ground, brown patches, every one rimmed in black. — Among the biggest snakes on Earth and longer than a car when fully grown, the Burmese python is at home in Asia and now also living wild in the Florida Everglades. The blotches are drawn large: tan ground, brown patches, every one rimmed in black.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Startle it on a branch and the water dragon simply lets go, drops into the stream below and stays under for as long as twenty-five minutes. Bright green with a paler throat, the tail ringed in green and brown. — Startle it on a branch and the water dragon simply lets go, drops into the stream below and stays under for as long as twenty-five minutes. Bright green with a paler throat, the tail ringed in green and brown.

Reptile Coloring Pages - The basilisk of legend was a monster; the real one has a better trick. Fast enough on its back legs, a young basilisk sprints across a pond without sinking. Males raise crests on head, back and tail. Olive brown, a cream stripe down each side. — The basilisk of legend was a monster; the real one has a better trick. Fast enough on its back legs, a young basilisk sprints across a pond without sinking. Males raise crests on head, back and tail. Olive brown, a cream stripe down each side.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Coils folded neatly over a branch, head resting in the middle: the emerald tree boa sleeps this way every day in the Amazon canopy. Babies are born orange or red. Leaf green with white zigzags along the spine. — Coils folded neatly over a branch, head resting in the middle: the emerald tree boa sleeps this way every day in the Amazon canopy. Babies are born orange or red. Leaf green with white zigzags along the spine.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Built for life upstairs: sharp claws and a tail that wraps around a limb as a spare hand keep this slim monitor in the treetops of New Guinea for good. Vivid green, crossed by thin black bands from neck to tail tip. — Built for life upstairs: sharp claws and a tail that wraps around a limb as a spare hand keep this slim monitor in the treetops of New Guinea for good. Vivid green, crossed by thin black bands from neck to tail tip.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Open the umbrella, open the mouth, hiss - and if that fails, run away on two legs. The frilled lizard of northern Australia once appeared on the country's two-cent coin. Gray-brown body, frill in orange, red and yellow. Detailed. — Open the umbrella, open the mouth, hiss – and if that fails, run away on two legs. The frilled lizard of northern Australia once appeared on the country's two-cent coin. Gray-brown body, frill in orange, red and yellow. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Beaded skin, a fat tail full of stored meals and an unhurried walk: the Gila monster gets by on a handful of big dinners a year, mostly underground in the Sonoran Desert. Pink-orange and black, a beaded bracelet with legs. Detailed. — Beaded skin, a fat tail full of stored meals and an unhurried walk: the Gila monster gets by on a handful of big dinners a year, mostly underground in the Sonoran Desert. Pink-orange and black, a beaded bracelet with legs. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Horned like a tiny triceratops and slower than a houseplant, the Jackson's chameleon creeps along a twig from the cool mountain forests of Kenya. Its eyes swivel independently. Leaf green, with a hint of yellow or turquoise if you want. — Horned like a tiny triceratops and slower than a houseplant, the Jackson's chameleon creeps along a twig from the cool mountain forests of Kenya. Its eyes swivel independently. Leaf green, with a hint of yellow or turquoise if you want.

Reptile Coloring Pages - The largest lizard alive, up to ten feet long, found on only a few Indonesian islands. A Komodo dragon tastes the air with a forked yellow tongue, tucked away here. Earthy gray and brown, lighter in the folds of the neck. — The largest lizard alive, up to ten feet long, found on only a few Indonesian islands. A Komodo dragon tastes the air with a forked yellow tongue, tucked away here. Earthy gray and brown, lighter in the folds of the neck.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Swimming through a flooded Amazon forest, the caiman lizard steers with a flattened, ridged tail borrowed from crocodiles. It cracks snails with wide flat teeth. Adults wear a green body and an orange-red head - a combination worth the brightest pencils in the box. — Swimming through a flooded Amazon forest, the caiman lizard steers with a flattened, ridged tail borrowed from crocodiles. It cracks snails with wide flat teeth. Adults wear a green body and an orange-red head – a combination worth the brightest pencils in the box.

Reptile Coloring Pages - On Madagascar, each region grows its own panther chameleon: red in one, turquoise in another, rainbow-striped in a third. There is no wrong color for this sheet. The spiral tail and turret eyes are the fun part. — On Madagascar, each region grows its own panther chameleon: red in one, turquoise in another, rainbow-striped in a third. There is no wrong color for this sheet. The spiral tail and turret eyes are the fun part.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Basking on a riverside rock, the sailfin lizard raises a tall fin over its hips and tail like a rooster crest. From the Philippines and Indonesia, it dives into water when disturbed. Olive and green, darker on the fin. — Basking on a riverside rock, the sailfin lizard raises a tall fin over its hips and tail like a rooster crest. From the Philippines and Indonesia, it dives into water when disturbed. Olive and green, darker on the fin.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Stocky, short-nosed and patient, the savannah monitor walks the African grasslands crunching beetles and snails. Gray-brown skin with rows of pale yellow rings across the back. Those rings are what make the sheet: color around them and leave them light. — Stocky, short-nosed and patient, the savannah monitor walks the African grasslands crunching beetles and snails. Gray-brown skin with rows of pale yellow rings across the back. Those rings are what make the sheet: color around them and leave them light.

Reptile Coloring Pages - World champion among skinks for size, and a vegetarian: it climbs trees at night and hangs on with a gripping tail. Families stay together for years. Olive green with darker speckled bands, the trunk in gray and moss. — World champion among skinks for size, and a vegetarian: it climbs trees at night and hangs on with a gripping tail. Families stay together for years. Olive green with darker speckled bands, the trunk in gray and moss.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Covered in spikes and harmless to everything except ants, which it eats by the thousand. The thorny devil drinks through its skin: grooves between the spines carry water to its mouth. Sandy ochre and rust, with a cream stripe down the back. — Covered in spikes and harmless to everything except ants, which it eats by the thousand. The thorny devil drinks through its skin: grooves between the spines carry water to its mouth. Sandy ochre and rust, with a cream stripe down the back.

Reptile Coloring Pages - That tall helmet on the head is called a casque, and it may help channel dew down toward the mouth in the dry Arabian mountains. A veiled chameleon in green, banded with yellow and sky blue, the spiral tail tucked under the branch. — That tall helmet on the head is called a casque, and it may help channel dew down toward the mouth in the dry Arabian mountains. A veiled chameleon in green, banded with yellow and sky blue, the spiral tail tucked under the branch.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Kings get their title by eating other snakes, rattlers included, and this one resists rattlesnake venom. The California kingsnake wears clean bands of chocolate brown and cream that go all the way around the body. Alternate two colors and the sheet is done. — Kings get their title by eating other snakes, rattlers included, and this one resists rattlesnake venom. The California kingsnake wears clean bands of chocolate brown and cream that go all the way around the body. Alternate two colors and the sheet is done.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Long, thin and very fast, with scales that look braided like a leather whip - hence the name. A coachwhip hunts with its head raised, scanning for lizards across dry scrub. Darker at the neck, fading to tan or pink toward the tail. — Long, thin and very fast, with scales that look braided like a leather whip – hence the name. A coachwhip hunts with its head raised, scanning for lizards across dry scrub. Darker at the neck, fading to tan or pink toward the tail.

Reptile Coloring Pages - No snake in North America is easier to meet: garter snakes live in backyards from Florida to Canada and gather by the tens of thousands in winter dens. Dark olive with three yellow stripes running the length of the body. — No snake in North America is easier to meet: garter snakes live in backyards from Florida to Canada and gather by the tens of thousands in winter dens. Dark olive with three yellow stripes running the length of the body.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Living in salt marshes, where few turtles can, the diamondback terrapin carries growth rings carved into every plate of its shell. Gray skin peppered with black spots, the shell in olive or brown with the rings drawn darker. Webbed feet for the tide. — Living in salt marshes, where few turtles can, the diamondback terrapin carries growth rings carved into every plate of its shell. Gray skin peppered with black spots, the shell in olive or brown with the rings drawn darker. Webbed feet for the tide.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Farmers once believed this snake sneaked into barns to drink from cows. It was there for the mice. The eastern milk snake is gray or tan with red-brown blotches outlined in black, a calm pattern that fills in quickly. — Farmers once believed this snake sneaked into barns to drink from cows. It was there for the mice. The eastern milk snake is gray or tan with red-brown blotches outlined in black, a calm pattern that fills in quickly.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Speed is the whole idea: smooth scales, a plain coat and a slim body make the eastern racer a blur in tall grass. It is usually satin black with a white chin - one dark pencil and this sheet is done. — Speed is the whole idea: smooth scales, a plain coat and a slim body make the eastern racer a blur in tall grass. It is usually satin black with a white chin – one dark pencil and this sheet is done.

Reptile Coloring Pages - When cornered, the gopher snake does a rattlesnake impression: it flattens its head, hisses loudly and buzzes its tail in dry leaves. It has no rattle and no venom, only nerve. Cream or straw yellow with dark brown saddles. — When cornered, the gopher snake does a rattlesnake impression: it flattens its head, hisses loudly and buzzes its tail in dry leaves. It has no rattle and no venom, only nerve. Cream or straw yellow with dark brown saddles.

Reptile Coloring Pages - From New Guinea and northern Australia, the green tree python looks almost exactly like the emerald tree boa, a snake from the other side of the world. Babies start out yellow or red. Lime green, a broken line of white dots down the spine. — From New Guinea and northern Australia, the green tree python looks almost exactly like the emerald tree boa, a snake from the other side of the world. Babies start out yellow or red. Lime green, a broken line of white dots down the spine.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Most of its life is spent buried, with only the eyes and nostrils poking out of the sand - which is why both sit on top of the head. The Kenyan sand boa is orange or yellow with chocolate patches. Wide, simple shapes. — Most of its life is spent buried, with only the eyes and nostrils poking out of the sand – which is why both sit on top of the head. The Kenyan sand boa is orange or yellow with chocolate patches. Wide, simple shapes.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Look closely at the shell: fine yellow lines wander across every plate like contour lines on a map. Map turtles bask in stacks on river rocks and slide off at the first footstep. Olive shell, dark skin with yellow streaks on the head and legs. — Look closely at the shell: fine yellow lines wander across every plate like contour lines on a map. Map turtles bask in stacks on river rocks and slide off at the first footstep. Olive shell, dark skin with yellow streaks on the head and legs.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Hatchling painted turtles can spend their first winter frozen in the nest and thaw out fine in spring. The adult basks on a log here, shell olive or black, with red along the rim and bright yellow and red stripes on the neck. — Hatchling painted turtles can spend their first winter frozen in the nest and thaw out fine in spring. The adult basks on a log here, shell olive or black, with red along the rim and bright yellow and red stripes on the neck.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Few North American snakes hiss louder than the pine snake, which digs burrows in the sandy soil of pine forests. Cream or white with black and brown blotches, darker toward the head. The needles around it make a busy, satisfying background. Detailed. — Few North American snakes hiss louder than the pine snake, which digs burrows in the sandy soil of pine forests. Cream or white with black and brown blotches, darker toward the head. The needles around it make a busy, satisfying background. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - In sunlight, microscopic ridges on its scales split light into a rainbow shimmer, acting as tiny prisms. Underneath the shine, the rainbow boa is orange-brown with dark rings. Color those circles first, then glide a few light streaks of blue and violet on top. — In sunlight, microscopic ridges on its scales split light into a rainbow shimmer, acting as tiny prisms. Underneath the shine, the rainbow boa is orange-brown with dark rings. Color those circles first, then glide a few light streaks of blue and violet on top.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Named for two things: the red patch behind each eye and its habit of sliding off logs into the water the moment anyone gets close. Green shell and skin, yellow pinstripes on the head and legs, and that famous splash of red. — Named for two things: the red patch behind each eye and its habit of sliding off logs into the water the moment anyone gets close. Green shell and skin, yellow pinstripes on the head and legs, and that famous splash of red.

Reptile Coloring Pages - One of the slowest snakes in North America, the rosy boa takes its time on purpose and spends hot days underground. Three wide stripes run nose to tail: rosy orange or rust on pale gray, with the gray showing between. — One of the slowest snakes in North America, the rosy boa takes its time on purpose and spends hot days underground. Three wide stripes run nose to tail: rosy orange or rust on pale gray, with the gray showing between.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Thin as a pencil and the green of new leaves, the rough green snake disappears in a shrub and lives on crickets and caterpillars. The rough part is the keeled scales, each with a tiny ridge. Grass green on top, the belly lemon yellow. — Thin as a pencil and the green of new leaves, the rough green snake disappears in a shrub and lives on crickets and caterpillars. The rough part is the keeled scales, each with a tiny ridge. Grass green on top, the belly lemon yellow.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Instead of slithering forward, the sidewinder throws its body sideways across hot sand and leaves a row of J-shaped tracks. A small horn above the eyes gives it the other name, horned rattlesnake. Pale sand and pinkish tan with faint darker spots. — Instead of slithering forward, the sidewinder throws its body sideways across hot sand and leaves a row of J-shaped tracks. A small horn above the eyes gives it the other name, horned rattlesnake. Pale sand and pinkish tan with faint darker spots.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Those two little tentacles on the snout are not decoration: they sense movement in muddy water. The tentacled snake of Southeast Asia lives its whole life submerged, waiting in a J-shape for passing fish. Olive-brown, striped lengthwise in a deeper shade. — Those two little tentacles on the snout are not decoration: they sense movement in muddy water. The tentacled snake of Southeast Asia lives its whole life submerged, waiting in a J-shape for passing fish. Olive-brown, striped lengthwise in a deeper shade.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Each time it sheds, a western diamondback adds one more segment to its rattle. Look for the diamonds down the back, brown edged in white, and the black-and-white rings just before the rattle that ranchers call the raccoon tail. Detailed. — Each time it sheds, a western diamondback adds one more segment to its rattle. Look for the diamonds down the back, brown edged in white, and the black-and-white rings just before the rattle that ranchers call the raccoon tail. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Threatened, the western hognose rolls over, opens its mouth and plays dead with real commitment - and when turned right side up, it flips straight back over. Note the upturned snout for digging. Sandy tan with rows of olive-brown spots. — Threatened, the western hognose rolls over, opens its mouth and plays dead with real commitment – and when turned right side up, it flips straight back over. Note the upturned snout for digging. Sandy tan with rows of olive-brown spots.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Third in size among the world's tortoises and the biggest on any mainland, the African spurred tortoise escapes the Sahel heat by digging burrows deeper than a grown man is tall. The name comes from the spurs on its back thighs. Sandy yellow-tan all over. — Third in size among the world's tortoises and the biggest on any mainland, the African spurred tortoise escapes the Sahel heat by digging burrows deeper than a grown man is tall. The name comes from the spurs on its back thighs. Sandy yellow-tan all over.

Reptile Coloring Pages - On a remote coral atoll in the Indian Ocean, Aldabra giants stretch their necks to graze and can live well past a hundred years. The dome is drawn with big plain plates, so this is a calm, generous sheet. Gray-brown all over. — On a remote coral atoll in the Indian Ocean, Aldabra giants stretch their necks to graze and can live well past a hundred years. The dome is drawn with big plain plates, so this is a calm, generous sheet. Gray-brown all over.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Broad, rounded snout and a closed-mouth grin that hides the lower teeth: that is how to tell an alligator from a crocodile. Mothers guard their nests and carry hatchlings to water. Dark olive, nearly black, with a cream belly. — Broad, rounded snout and a closed-mouth grin that hides the lower teeth: that is how to tell an alligator from a crocodile. Mothers guard their nests and carry hatchlings to water. Dark olive, nearly black, with a cream belly.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Southern Florida is the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles share the water. This one has the narrow snout and the lower teeth showing even with the jaws shut. Lighter than a gator: grayish olive and tan. — Southern Florida is the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles share the water. This one has the narrow snout and the lower teeth showing even with the jaws shut. Lighter than a gator: grayish olive and tan.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Bright yellow chin and throat give Blanding's turtle a permanent smile, and it keeps smiling for a long time: some live past seventy. Found in northern marshes and ponds. Dark shell flecked with yellow, the spots drawn here ready to fill. — Bright yellow chin and throat give Blanding's turtle a permanent smile, and it keeps smiling for a long time: some live past seventy. Found in northern marshes and ponds. Dark shell flecked with yellow, the spots drawn here ready to fill.

Reptile Coloring Pages - A hinge across the bottom shell lets the box turtle shut front and back and seal itself in completely. Males often have red eyes. Brown shell splashed with yellow and orange, a woodland turtle that often passes forty. — A hinge across the bottom shell lets the box turtle shut front and back and seal itself in completely. Males often have red eyes. Brown shell splashed with yellow and orange, a woodland turtle that often passes forty.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Too big to hide inside its own shell, the snapping turtle relies on attitude instead. The saw-toothed tail and rough shell give it a prehistoric look. Muddy olive and brown, with a little algae green on the shell for realism. — Too big to hide inside its own shell, the snapping turtle relies on attitude instead. The saw-toothed tail and rough shell give it a prehistoric look. Muddy olive and brown, with a little algae green on the shell for realism.

Reptile Coloring Pages - The smallest crocodilian alive, rarely longer than a person is tall, and armored more heavily than any of its relatives. Cuvier's dwarf caiman hides in shaded Amazon streams. Deep chocolate brown, almost black, with a lighter jaw and throat. — The smallest crocodilian alive, rarely longer than a person is tall, and armored more heavily than any of its relatives. Cuvier's dwarf caiman hides in shaded Amazon streams. Deep chocolate brown, almost black, with a lighter jaw and throat.

Reptile Coloring Pages - That long, needle-thin snout lined with small teeth is built for one job: snatching fish in the rivers of India and Nepal. Adult males grow a knob on the tip named after a clay pot. Dull green on top, pale underneath. — That long, needle-thin snout lined with small teeth is built for one job: snatching fish in the rivers of India and Nepal. Adult males grow a knob on the tip named after a clay pot. Dull green on top, pale underneath.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Southern Europe's garden tortoise grazes on dandelions and clover and spends the winter asleep underground. Its tail ends in a tiny horny spike. Yellow plates with bold black seams and patches - a sheet that looks great in just two colors. — Southern Europe's garden tortoise grazes on dandelions and clover and spends the winter asleep underground. Its tail ends in a tiny horny spike. Yellow plates with bold black seams and patches – a sheet that looks great in just two colors.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Yellow rays burst from the center of every plate, drawing a star on each one. The high domed shell helps the Indian star tortoise roll back upright if it tips over. Black between the rays, yellow along them: a stained-glass shell. — Yellow rays burst from the center of every plate, drawing a star on each one. The high domed shell helps the Indian star tortoise roll back upright if it tips over. Black between the rays, yellow along them: a stained-glass shell.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Spotted like its namesake, the leopard tortoise roams the African savanna and, surprisingly, can swim. Cream or golden yellow shell with dark brown and black patches, legs in pale tan. Plenty of open plates for a relaxed coloring session. — Spotted like its namesake, the leopard tortoise roams the African savanna and, surprisingly, can swim. Cream or golden yellow shell with dark brown and black patches, legs in pale tan. Plenty of open plates for a relaxed coloring session.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Flat triangular head, frilly skin and a bark-ridged shell: the mata mata passes for a pile of dead leaves in a South American stream. When a fish swims by, it gapes and vacuums the fish in. Rust and brown. — Flat triangular head, frilly skin and a bark-ridged shell: the mata mata passes for a pile of dead leaves in a South American stream. When a fish swims by, it gapes and vacuums the fish in. Rust and brown.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Africa's largest reptile is also a careful parent: the mother gently carries her hatchlings to the water in her mouth. Here a Nile crocodile slides toward a river. Bronze above, dark bands across the tail, yellowish belly. — Africa's largest reptile is also a careful parent: the mother gently carries her hatchlings to the water in her mouth. Here a Nile crocodile slides toward a river. Bronze above, dark bands across the tail, yellowish belly.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Sea turtle flippers, a soft leathery shell and a snout straight off a piglet: the pig-nosed turtle, from southern New Guinea and the far north of Australia, breaks every rule. It leaves the water only to lay eggs. Gray-olive above, creamy white below. — Sea turtle flippers, a soft leathery shell and a snout straight off a piglet: the pig-nosed turtle, from southern New Guinea and the far north of Australia, breaks every rule. It leaves the water only to lay eggs. Gray-olive above, creamy white below.

Reptile Coloring Pages - A shell as flat and flexible as a pancake, a snorkel nose and webbed feet make the smooth softshell one of the fastest turtles in North American rivers. It can take in some oxygen through its skin underwater. Sandy gray with a pale rim. — A shell as flat and flexible as a pancake, a snorkel nose and webbed feet make the smooth softshell one of the fastest turtles in North American rivers. It can take in some oxygen through its skin underwater. Sandy gray with a pale rim.

Reptile Coloring Pages - A bony ridge between the eyes sits where the bridge of a pair of glasses would, hence the name. Spectacled caimans are common from Mexico to Brazil, in rivers, marshes and even roadside ditches. Greenish khaki with dark bands across the back and tail. — A bony ridge between the eyes sits where the bridge of a pair of glasses would, hence the name. Spectacled caimans are common from Mexico to Brazil, in rivers, marshes and even roadside ditches. Greenish khaki with dark bands across the back and tail.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Small enough to sit in a cupped palm, the spotted turtle wears a black shell with bright yellow polka dots, and no two have the same pattern. It lives in shallow wetlands of the eastern United States. Black, yellow, done. — Small enough to sit in a cupped palm, the spotted turtle wears a black shell with bright yellow polka dots, and no two have the same pattern. It lives in shallow wetlands of the eastern United States. Black, yellow, done.

Reptile Coloring Pages - Not a lizard at all: the tuatara is the last survivor of a reptile group that lived alongside the earliest dinosaurs. Found only in New Zealand, it can live a century. Gray-green with a crest of pale soft spines. Detailed. — Not a lizard at all: the tuatara is the last survivor of a reptile group that lived alongside the earliest dinosaurs. Found only in New Zealand, it can live a century. Gray-green with a crest of pale soft spines. Detailed.

Reptile Coloring Pages - To bring earthworms to the surface, the wood turtle drums its feet on the ground to imitate rain. Ridged growth rings make its shell resemble carved wood. Brown on top, bright orange on the neck and legs - the color that makes this sheet. — To bring earthworms to the surface, the wood turtle drums its feet on the ground to imitate rain. Ridged growth rings make its shell resemble carved wood. Brown on top, bright orange on the neck and legs – the color that makes this sheet.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Scale stamping – once a lizard is colored, dip the eraser end of a pencil in a slightly darker paint and press one dot onto every few scales. The repeated dots give the skin a bumpy look that pencils alone cannot.
Terrarium window – color a sheet, cut the reptile out and glue it inside a shoebox laid on its side, with a sandpaper floor, a twig and a stone. Cover the open front with plastic wrap for a glass-tank effect.
Field guide booklet – fold several colored sheets in half, staple them along the spine and write two facts under each species on the facing page. The names are already lettered on every sheet, so the index writes itself.
Bookmark tails – the long tails on snake and lizard sheets make natural bookmarks. Color, cut the tail out with a half inch of margin, laminate or cover with clear tape, and punch a hole for a ribbon.
Camouflage test – color one gecko in true bark colors and another in neon, then tape both to a tree trunk outdoors and photograph them from ten steps away. The lesson in camouflage teaches itself.
Metallic highlights – after coloring, trace the ridge of every third scale with a gold or copper gel pen. Reptile skin catches light along the scale edges, and the metallic line reads as a real sheen.
Sorting game – color a set of sheets, trim each to the picture, and sort them into piles: climbers, ground dwellers, desert, rainforest. It works as a quiet classroom activity and the cards survive repeated handling.
Window silhouette – color the animal only, leave the background white, then cut around the outline and tape it to a sunny window. The scale pattern glows through the paper like a stained-glass panel.

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Insect Coloring Pages - A honey bee makes roughly a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her whole life, so this flower gets her full attention. Amber abdomen with dark brown bands, and a pale fuzzy collar of hair around the thorax.

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Beetle Coloring Pages - Among the longest beetles alive, a big male Hercules can stretch close to seven inches, and much of that is horn. The olive wing covers turn almost black when the air gets humid. Detailed - spotted shell and rough bark.

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Butterfly and Moth Coloring Pages - The most famous wings in North America, resting on a milkweed flower cluster - the only plant its caterpillars will eat. Fill the panels bright orange, the veins and borders black, and dot the margins white.

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