Cold, scaly, slimy, creepy - many people would use these words to describe reptiles. But if you think reptiles are amazing and really cool, you will love these free reptile coloring pages for kids.
Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and even dinosaurs are all reptiles - even though these animals may seem very different from one another. You will find examples of all these types of reptiles below.
You will even find a mythical figure that was said to be part reptile and part human!
Reptiles come in many, many colors. Most are brown or green to blend in with their environment. Some have amazing colors and patterns. And, since no one knows exactly what dinosaurs looked like, you can be creative!
Need some inspiration after completing all of the coloring guides featured in Free Reptile Coloring Pages? Look no further, we have plenty more where that came from in our Free Dragon Coloring pages.
Online Coloring Pages for Kids
Get creative with this interactive Easy Snake face and Head coloring page. Experiment with unique color combinations and see which one looks the best!
In addition to the usual printable coloring pages, we also have online coloring available for every coloring sheet in this post!
Just scroll down, and you'll find the coloring options for each coloring page.
Free Printable Reptile Coloring Pages
Rattlesnake Coloring Sheet
Rattlesnakes have patchy patterns of different shades of brown. The exact colors depend on the species. Timber rattlers, for example, are dark brown, nearly black. Sidewinders, on the other hand, are sandy shades of cream, beige, and tan.
Bearded Dragon Lizard Coloring Sheet
Wild-type bearded dragons are tan in color. But in captivity, they can be yellow, olive green, and even bright orange or red!
Sea Turtle Coloring Sheet
Different types of sea turtles are different colors. Ridley sea turtles are green, and green sea turtles are green with brown shells. Leatherback turtles are black and grey, while loggerhead and hawksbill turtles are brown.
Gecko Coloring Sheet
Geckos come in a wide range of colors and patterns. Tropical day geckos are bright green with red, yellow, and blue markings. Desert-dwelling geckos are brown, and tokay geckos are blue with red spots.
Cute Dinosaur Coloring Sheet
What color were the dinosaurs? No one knows! They are often depicted as having green or brown camouflage patterns.
Velociraptor Coloring Sheet
In movies, velociraptors are usually grey in color, some having markings in other colors such as blue.
Snake Face and Head Coloring Sheet
Snakes come in many colors and patterns. Many are brown to blend in with fallen leaves. Some announce their presence with black, red, and yellow stripes!
Triceratops Coloring Sheet
Many pictures show the triceratops are brown in color, but some scientists think that its frill might have been bright and vivid, like a flag.
Iguana Coloring Sheet
Tropical iguanas are bright green or brown. Some have dark strips on their takes or orange markings on their bodies. Marine iguanas are grey and red, resembling the volcanic rock where they live.
Cobra Coloring Sheet
Cobras are brown or black in color. Some have cream or yellow stripes on their heads, visible when they "stand" and open their hoods.
Alligator or Crocodile Coloring Sheet
Alligators and crocodiles usually have black, grey, or green skin. Some small caimans have black and yellow stripes.
Snake Head Coloring Sheet
Can you tell what kind of snake this is by the color of its face? Perhaps you can if it is a yellow eyelash viper or a black, yellow, and red coral snake!
Cartoon Snake Coloring Sheet
Will you give this cartoon snake a realistic coat of scales? Or will you design your own new species?
Cartoon Dinosaur Coloring Sheet
Do you think this long-necked dinosaur was brown or green as it appears in the textbooks? Or was it some brighter color? Was its skill a solid color, or did it have spots or stripes?
Medusa Coloring Sheet
The mythical Medusa had hair made out of snakes and a glare that could turn her enemies into stone.
Tyrannosaurus Rex Coloring Sheet
Was the king of the dinosaurs brown or gray as it is in the movies? Or do you think it boldly wore brightly colored scales?
Lizard Coloring Sheet
Lizards may be green, brown, or other colors. The blue-tailed skink, for example, has black and yellow stripes on its back and a bright blue tail.
Chameleon Coloring Sheet
Chameleons can change colors to match their environments. What color will yours become?
Cartoon Crocodile Drawing Coloring Sheet
You'll be having too much fun for crocodile tears when you color this gator. Most alligators and crocodiles are green, brown, grey, or black.
Cartoon Lizard Coloring Sheet
Leaping lizards! Use bright colors to shade this sticky-toed gecko. Anything from green to orange will do.
Ornithomimus Coloring Sheet
Like many modern lizards, ornithomimus is often pictured as being green or brown. Do you think he had any spots or stripes? You can color them in.
Plesiosaurus Coloring Sheet
Many large sea creatures, such as whales and sharks, are dark gray on top and light gray to white underneath. The deep waters can make them appear blue.
Archaeopteryx Coloring Sheet
Do you think Archaeopteryx had muted brown feathers like a modern hawk or brightly colored ones like a tropical parrot? It's up to you to decide.
Easy Dinosaur for Kids Coloring Sheet
Was this animal green like the Good Dinosaur or brown and tan like Little Foot? Since nobody knows for sure, it's up to you to decide.
Baby Turtle Coloring Sheet
The most common colors for sea turtles are green and brown. Some are all green, some are all brown, and some have green bodies with brown shells.
Realistic Sea Turtle Coloring Sheet
Use various shades of green to make this a green sea turtle, brown to make it a hawksbill turtle, or black and gray to make it a leatherback sea turtle.
Pterodactyl Coloring Sheet
What color were these flying reptiles? Were they green or brown? Maybe they were golden or had red frills on their heads. You can design your own prehistoric reptile.
Reptile Coloring Pages - Which One Was Your Favorite?
Which of these reptile coloring pictures was your favorite? Did you feel like the Crocodile Hunter or a Jurassic Park scientist, braving their dangers?
You can color these reptile pictures online or download them, print them out, and color them with your markers, crayons, and colored pencils. You can even bind the pages together to create your own animal coloring book!
Ready to take your coloring game up a notch? Try out our Free Bear Coloring pages for an even more fun and creative experience compared to the Free Reptile Coloring Pages!
See a Google Web Story of this Reptile Coloring Ideas Blog Post.
