This index is for tropes related to the portrayal of reptiles and amphibians in the media, including anthromorphisms of amphibians and reptiles.
Tropes
Categories:
- Age of Reptiles: A primordial period where reptiles ruled the Earth.
- Amphibian at Large: An amphibian that is much larger than normal.
- Amphibian Assault: An amphibian that is dangerous no matter the size.
- Apothecary Alligator: A taxidermy alligator or crocodile in the possession of a magic-user.
- Bewitched Amphibians: When someone is turned into a frog or other amphibian as a Curse.
- Boys Like Creepy Critters: When boys love things like lizards, frogs, and toads.
- Cold-Blooded Whatever: Fish/amphibian/reptile hybrid animals.
- Frog Men: Frog-like humanoids.
- Frog Ninja: Frogs or toads being associated with ninjas.
- Hollywood Chameleons: Chameleons or other camouflaging animals changing their colors in a way that makes them completely invisible.
- Lizard Folk: Humanoid reptiles in a fantasy setting.
- Lovable Lizard: Lizards are seen as cute and heroic among reptiles.
- Malicious Monitor Lizard: When monitor lizards in a work are portrayed as evil.
- Never Smile at a Crocodile: Crocodilians depicted as evil man-eaters.
- Primate vs. Reptile: A giant primate fighting a giant reptile.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Reptiles associated with evil.
- Reptilian Conspiracy: A conspiracy that Lizard Folk are controlling our society in secret.
- The Reptilians: Aliens resembling humanoid reptiles.
- Removable Shell: Tortoise and turtle shells treated as removable articles of clothing.
- Scaled Up: A villain assuming a more reptilian form.
- Sewer Gator: Alligators that have been flushed down the toilet and end up living in the sewers down below the streets.
- Shell Backpack: When an anthropomorphic turtle or armadillo wears clothing that covers only the front of their shell.
- Somewhere, a Herpetologist Is Crying: Factual inaccuracies about reptiles and amphibians in a work of fiction that make the story work better.
- Sturdy and Steady Turtles: Fictional turtles portrayed as preposterously slow but patient, determined, and/or well-defended.
- Toad Licking: Licking the backs of toads to get high.
- Turtle Island: Turtles big enough to be mistaken for islands or even whole continents.
- Turtle Power: Tortoises and turtles portrayed as awesome.
- Wise Old Turtle: Tortoises or turtles portrayed as both very old and very wise.
