Home›Species›Relationship to People›Kept as PetsBrowse ByKept as PetsRelationship to people describes how a species interacts with human life, whether it has been domesticated, is farmed or commercially raised, is kept as a pet, is hunted or fished, acts as an agricultural or structural pest, carries disease as a vector, has become invasive outside its native range once introduced, or has no significant recorded interaction with people at all.Kept as PetsConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Kept as PetsFilter Results285 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (4)Beetles (Coleoptera) (3)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (1)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (1)Caecilians (Gymnophiona) (1)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (2)Catfish (Siluriformes) (4)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (2)Chameleons (2)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (41)Crabs (12)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (1)Geckos (8)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (2)Green Seaweeds (Ulva, Codium and Caulerpa) (1)Kingfishers And Allies (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (11)Lobsters And Crayfish (2)Mantises (Mantodea) (2)Monitor Lizards (3)Other Birds (4)Other Bony Fish (13)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (11)Other Insects (1)Parrots (5)Passerines (Songbirds) (2)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (2)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (8)Ratites And Flightless Birds (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (14)Scorpions (6)Sea Anemones and Tube Anemones (1)Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) (1)Sea Stars (Asteroidea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (4)Shorebirds (Waders) (1)Shrimp And Prawns (7)Snakes (Serpentes) (11)Spiders (Araneae) (10)Stony Corals (Scleractinia) (1)Thalloid Liverworts (1)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (3)True Toads (Bufonidae) (4)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (20)Whip Spiders And Whip Scorpions (3)Woodpeckers (1)TaxonomyAllAcropora (1)Actinopterygii (3)Agamidae (4)Ambystoma (2)Amphibia (1)Amphiprion 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Ghats (3)Yellowstone (1)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (4)Beetles (Coleoptera) (3)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (1)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (1)Caecilians (Gymnophiona) (1)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (2)Catfish (Siluriformes) (4)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (2)Chameleons (2)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (41)Crabs (12)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (1)Geckos (8)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (2)Green Seaweeds (Ulva, Codium and Caulerpa) (1)Kingfishers And Allies (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (11)Lobsters And Crayfish (2)Mantises (Mantodea) (2)Monitor Lizards (3)Other Birds (4)Other Bony Fish (13)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (11)Other Insects (1)Parrots (5)Passerines (Songbirds) (2)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (2)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (8)Ratites And Flightless Birds (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (14)Scorpions (6)Sea Anemones and Tube Anemones (1)Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) (1)Sea Stars (Asteroidea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (4)Shorebirds (Waders) (1)Shrimp And Prawns (7)Snakes (Serpentes) (11)Spiders (Araneae) (10)Stony Corals (Scleractinia) (1)Thalloid Liverworts (1)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (3)True Toads (Bufonidae) (4)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (20)Whip Spiders And Whip Scorpions (3)Woodpeckers (1)DietAllCarnivore (111)Detritivore or Scavenger (12)Filter Feeder (3)Frugivore (12)Herbivore (29)Insectivore (22)Omnivore (67)Photosynthetic Autotroph (3)Piscivore (1)Population TrendAllDecreasing (2)Stable (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (79)Marine (60)Terrestrial (161)Terrestrial and Freshwater (11)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (244)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Africa (41)Albania (4)Algeria (3)Andorra (2)Angola (2)Antigua and Barbuda (8)Argentina (15)Armenia (1)Asia (3)Australasia (5)Australia 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(1)Venezuela (20)Vietnam (2)West Africa (1)Zambia (2)Zimbabwe (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 285African BullfrogKept as PetsAfrican butter catfishKept as PetsAfrican Clawless OtterKept as PetsAfrican Grey ParrotKept as PetsAfrican Helmeted TurtleKept as PetsAfrican Spurred TortoiseKept as PetsAgile GibbonKept as PetsAllard's ClownfishKept as PetsAmano ShrimpKept as PetsAmargosa River pupfishKept as PetsAmazon Milk FrogKept as PetsAmerican BullfrogKept as PetsAmphilophus labiatusKept as PetsAndean Cock-of-the-rockKept as PetsApistogramma hongsloiKept as PetsApistogramma panduroKept as PetsArgentine Black and White TeguKept as PetsArgentine Horned FrogKept as PetsArizona Bark ScorpionKept as PetsAsian Forest ScorpionKept as PetsAsian Water MonitorKept as PetsAstyanax jordaniKept as PetsAtlantic MudskipperKept as PetsAtlas MothKept as PetsAustralian ClownfishKept as PetsAustralian Green Tree FrogKept as PetsAustraloheros facetusKept as PetsAxolotlKept as PetsBall PythonKept as PetsBanded mongooseKept as PetsBarred bichirKept as PetsBarrier Reef AnemonefishKept as PetsBay CatKept as PetsBearded DragonKept as PetsBearded emperor tamarinKept as PetsBeech martenKept as PetsBetta edithaeKept as PetsBlack RatKept as PetsBlack-tailed Prairie DogKept as PetsBlind sharkKept as PetsBlue acaraKept as PetsBlue Poison Dart FrogKept as PetsBlue-ringed OctopusKept as PetsBoa ConstrictorKept as PetsBoa constrictor occidentalisKept as PetsBolson TortoiseKept as PetsBombina OrientalisKept as PetsBrazilian Whiteknee TarantulaKept as PetsBrownbanded bamboo sharkKept as PetsBudgerigarKept as PetsBudgett's FrogKept as PetsCalifornia CondorKept as PetsCalifornia QuailKept as PetsCapuchin MonkeyKept as PetsCaracalKept as PetsCaribbean Hermit CrabKept as PetsCherry ShrimpKept as PetsChilean Rose TarantulaKept as PetsChinchillaKept as PetsChinese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops orientalis)Kept as PetsChlamydosaurus KingiiKept as PetsChocolate Chip Sea StarKept as PetsCinnamon ClownfishKept as PetsClark's AnemonefishKept as PetsClownfishKept as PetsCobalt Blue TarantulaKept as PetsCoenobita brevimanusKept as PetsCommon Box TurtleKept as PetsCommon buttonquailKept as PetsCommon CuttlefishKept as PetsCommon dragonetKept as PetsCommon Leaf-tailed GeckoKept as PetsCommon Musk TurtleKept as PetsCommon Snapping TurtleKept as PetsConvict cichlidKept as PetsCoral Banded ShrimpKept as PetsCoral SnakeKept as PetsCorn SnakeKept as PetsCrayfishKept as PetsCryptobranchus AlleganiensisKept as PetsDesert rosy boaKept as PetsDyeing Poison FrogKept as PetsEastern Blue-tongued SkinkKept as PetsEastern Box TurtleKept as PetsEastern ChipmunkKept as PetsEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeKept as PetsEastern Grey GibbonKept as PetsEastern Indigo SnakeKept as PetsEastern NewtKept as PetsEcuadorian Hermit CrabKept as PetsEgyptian tortoiseKept as PetsElkhorn CoralKept as PetsEmerald CrabKept as PetsEmerald Tree BoaKept as PetsEmperor ScorpionKept as PetsEmuKept as PetsEpaulette SharkKept as PetsEuropean AdderKept as PetsEuropean MantisKept as PetsEuropean polecatKept as PetsEuropean Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)Kept as PetsEuropean WildcatKept as PetsFat-tailed gerbilKept as PetsFat-tailed ScorpionKept as PetsFennec FoxKept as PetsFiddler CrabKept as PetsFire SalamanderKept as PetsFire-bellied ToadKept as PetsFiremouth CichlidKept as PetsFirewood catfishKept as PetsFlat Rock ScorpionKept as PetsFloating CrystalwortKept as PetsFlorida Softshell TurtleKept as PetsFrilled-neck LizardKept as PetsFrilled-necked LizardKept as PetsGeoffroy's CatKept as PetsGiant ClamKept as PetsGiant Desert Hairy ScorpionKept as PetsGiant Leaf-tailed GeckoKept as PetsGiant VinegaroonKept as PetsGila MonsterKept as PetsGolden Lion TamarinKept as PetsGolden MantellaKept as PetsGolden Poison FrogKept as PetsGoldeneye cichlidKept as PetsGoldfishKept as PetsGoliath Beetle (Goliathus)Kept as PetsGoliath FrogKept as PetsGopher TortoiseKept as PetsGranular Poison FrogKept as PetsGreat Crested NewtKept as PetsGreen AnoleKept as PetsGreen terrorKept as PetsHellbenderKept as PetsHelmethead GeckoKept as PetsHenkel's Leaf-tailed GeckoKept as PetsHercules BeetleKept as PetsHermit CrabKept as PetsHolothuria EdulisKept as PetsHouse cricketKept as PetsHyacinth MacawKept as PetsIndian Star TortoiseKept as PetsIvanacara bimaculataKept as PetsIvory Ornamental TarantulaKept as PetsJack Dempsey (fish)Kept as PetsKaguKept as PetsKing Baboon SpiderKept as PetsKuhli loachKept as PetsLaetacara curvicepsKept as PetsLeafy SeadragonKept as PetsLeopard GeckoKept as PetsLeopard TortoiseKept as PetsLettuce Sea SlugKept as PetsLined SeahorseKept as PetsLion-tailed MacaqueKept as PetsLongnose GarKept as PetsMaldive AnemonefishKept as PetsMandarinfishKept as PetsMantis ShrimpKept as PetsMarbled CrayfishKept as PetsMaroon ClownfishKept as PetsMatamataKept as PetsMcCulloch's AnemonefishKept as PetsMermaid's WineglassKept as PetsMesonauta festivusKept as PetsMexican Beaded LizardKept as PetsMexican Redknee TarantulaKept as PetsMexican tetraKept as PetsMole SalamanderKept as PetsNannacara aureocephalusKept as PetsNeocaridina DavidiKept as PetsNeolamprologus brichardiKept as PetsNile MonitorKept as PetsNorthern Crested NewtKept as PetsNorthern Nail-tail WallabyKept as PetsNorthern White-cheeked GibbonKept as PetsNosestripe ClownfishKept as PetsNothobranchius rachoviiKept as PetsNotophthalmus ViridescensKept as PetsOcellaris ClownfishKept as PetsOcelotKept as PetsOncillaKept as PetsOrange ClownfishKept as PetsOrange Skunk ClownfishKept as PetsOrange-fin AnemonefishKept as PetsOscar (fish)Kept as PetsPacific HagfishKept as PetsPacuKept as PetsPagurus BernhardusKept as PetsPainted TurtleKept as PetsPalm CockatooKept as PetsPanamanian Golden FrogKept as PetsPancake TortoiseKept as PetsPanther ChameleonKept as PetsParachromis managuensisKept as PetsPeacock Mantis ShrimpKept as PetsPeppermint ShrimpKept as PetsPhilippine TarsierKept as PetsPink Skunk ClownfishKept as PetsPoecilotheria metallicaKept as PetsPoison Dart FrogKept as PetsPolypterus SenegalusKept as PetsPom-pom CrabKept as PetsPraying MantisKept as PetsPsalmopoeus irminiaKept as PetsPterinochilus murinusKept as PetsPumpkin ToadletKept as PetsPurple FrogKept as PetsPygmy MarmosetKept as PetsRanitomeya amazonicaKept as PetsRed Saddleback AnemonefishKept as PetsRed Sea ClownfishKept as PetsRed Slate Ornamental TarantulaKept as PetsRed-bellied PiranhaKept as PetsRed-crowned CraneKept as PetsRed-eyed Tree FrogKept as PetsRhinoceros BeetleKept as PetsRhinoceros HornbillKept as PetsRhinoceros IguanaKept as PetsRhinoceros ViperKept as PetsRoti Island snake-necked turtleKept as PetsRough-skinned NewtKept as PetsRubber EelKept as PetsSaddleback ClownfishKept as PetsSalamandra SalamandraKept as PetsSally Lightfoot CrabKept as PetsSand CatKept as PetsSavannah MonitorKept as PetsScarlet MacawKept as PetsScleropages jardiniiKept as PetsSea AnemoneKept as PetsSea PenKept as PetsSeahorseKept as PetsSebae ClownfishKept as PetsSeychelles AnemonefishKept as PetsSiamangKept as PetsSiamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens)Kept as PetsSilvery GibbonKept as PetsSloth BearKept as PetsSlow Loris (Nycticebus)Kept as PetsSouthern Flying SquirrelKept as PetsSouthern White-cheeked GibbonKept as PetsSpotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Kept as PetsStanding's Day GeckoKept as PetsStick InsectKept as PetsStrawberry Hermit CrabKept as PetsStrawberry Poison FrogKept as PetsSugar GliderKept as PetsSumatran OrangutanKept as PetsSumatran striped rabbitKept as PetsSumatran TigerKept as PetsSurinam Horned FrogKept as PetsSynodontis petricolaKept as PetsTamanduaKept as PetsTestudo HermanniKept as PetsTexas Horned LizardKept as PetsThree-band AnemonefishKept as PetsTiger SalamanderKept as PetsTiticaca Water FrogKept as PetsToco ToucanKept as PetsTokay GeckoKept as PetsTomato ClownfishKept as PetsTriops longicaudatusKept as PetsTropheus mooriiKept as PetsVampire CrabKept as PetsVariable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius)Kept as PetsVeiled ChameleonKept as PetsVietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)Kept as PetsVinegaroonKept as PetsWalking CatfishKept as PetsWeedy SeadragonKept as PetsWestern Grey GibbonKept as PetsWestern Spotted SkunkKept as PetsWetaKept as PetsWhip SpiderKept as PetsWhite wagtailKept as PetsWhitespotted bamboo sharkKept as PetsWide-band AnemonefishKept as PetsWood sandpiperKept as PetsWood TurtleKept as PetsYellow-cheeked GibbonKept as PetsYellow-footed tortoiseKept as PetsYellow-headed Day GeckoKept as PetsYellow-spotted River TurtleKept as PetsZebrafish (Danio rerio)Kept as PetsConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 3,220 connections.SourcesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContains: Polar BearView the SourceLion (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park 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