In April of 2004 I took a trip to Saint Louis with my father. We made a goal to visit the Saint Louis Zoo and view their reptile and amphibian collection. The Saint Louis Zoo has one of the largest collections of reptiles and amphibians in the United States. They maintain and breed some of the world's rarest herps including the Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus), the Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur), The Wyoming Toad (Bufo baxteri) and the Asian Box Turtles (Cuora species). I had such an amazing experience the first day I visited the zoo that I went back the next morning to see the collection again. Below are photographs I took of some of the animals and their enclosures.

	Three Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
	Panamanian Golden Toad (Atelopus zeteki)
	Two Panamanian Golden Toads (Atelopus zeteki)
	Panamanian Golden Toad (Atelopus zeteki)
	The terrarium housing the Panamanian Golden Toads (Atelopus zeteki)
	Panamanian Golden Toad (Atelopus zeteki)
	Panamanian Golden Toad (Atelopus zeteki)
	Side Striped Palm Viper (Bothriechis lateralis)
	Vietnamese Moss Frog (Theloderm corticale)
	Vietnamese Moss Frog (Theloderm corticale)
	Vietnamese Moss Frog (Theloderm corticale)
	The aqua-terrarium housing the Vietnamese Moss Frogs (Theloderm corticale)
	Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccari)
	Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
	Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)
	Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi) terrarium
	Aruba Island Rattlesnakes (Crotalus unicolor)
	American Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana)
	Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
	Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
	Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
	Mountain Chicken Frog (Leptodactylus fallax) cage
	White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
	White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
	A terrarium housing a large colony of Golden Mantella Frogs (Mantella aurantiaca)
	Golden Mantella Frog (Mantella aurantiaca)
	Right side of the Golden Mantella Frog's (Mantella aurantiaca) terrarium
	Henkel's Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
	The terrarium that housed Henkel's Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
	Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
	A terrarium that is home to a Caucasus Viper (Vipera kaznakowi)
	Ocellate Mountian Viper (Montivipera wagneri)
	A well-fed Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadori) taking a nap