Reptile tattoo ideas

29 photos and flash · 38% Realism, 21% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Realistic crocodile head tattoo with a glowing orange eye across the forearm, shown in green and brown tones against a dark background.
Crocodile head tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a reptile head with spiny ridges and clawed forelimbs on the back of a hand.
Reptile head on the back of a hand
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a crocodile head with open jaws and visible teeth on the forearm.
Crocodile head on forearm
Realistic full-colour tattoo of a green-eyed reptile with scales and teeth on a lower leg, photographed in a studio.
Green-eyed reptile tattoo on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a reptile wearing a red hat with a green feather, sipping a martini through a straw.
Reptilian figure with martini on ribs
Black ink tribal-style turtle design drawn on white paper, with bold swirling lines forming the shell and a simple eye on the head.
Tribal turtle line drawing
Black tribal-style gecko design with a curled tail, clawed feet and geometric patterns cut into its body, shown on a white background.
Tribal gecko design in solid black
Colour tattoo of a stegosaurus with teal body, yellow and pink zigzag markings and pink back plates, on the upper arm against a white sheet.
Stegosaurus tattoo on upper arm
Realistic green reptile eye with a vertical slit pupil and scaly skin tattooed on a limb, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Reptile eye tattoo on a limb
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green crocodile coiled around an upper arm with yellow flowers and dark leaves, shown in three side-by-side views.
Crocodile and flowers on an upper arm
Back view of a woman in a white corset dress with a shaded grey chameleon tattoo on her upper back, its eye picked out in green.
Chameleon tattoo on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a green chameleon head with a detailed scaled texture on a lower leg, set against a black plastic backdrop.
Realistic chameleon on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon dinosaur with blue spiky tufts and an open purple mouth, in neo-trad style on the calf.
Green cartoon dinosaur on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a green alligator head with open jaws, teeth and an orange outline, on a lower leg.
Green alligator head on a calf
Black ink flash drawing of a chameleon with swirling blackwork patterns along its body and a tightly curled tail, on a white background.
Chameleon with swirling patterns and curled tail
Traditional colour tattoo of a green crocodile head with a red and yellow eye and open jaws on a forearm.
Crocodile head on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow-green reptile eye with a slit pupil and scaly skin on the forearm.
Reptile eye and scales on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of an alligator head wrapped in a laurel branch, in black, grey and orange, on a person's shoulder.
Alligator head with laurel on shoulder
Realistic brown and tan snake tattoo with shaded scales coiling from the shoulder down across the chest.
Realistic snake tattoo across the chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a dragon eye with an orange slit pupil and dark scaled skin on an arm.
Dragon eye on an arm
Sheet of eight black tribal-style gecko and lizard designs with white pattern details, shown as flash for tattoo use.
Tribal gecko flash sheet
A small brown puppy with a red collar held in a hand on a tattooed forearm, which carries a colourful traditional-style design, against a plain grey background.
Puppy held on a tattooed forearm
Small coloured tortoise tattoo with black outlines on the lower leg, above the ankle.
Tortoise tattoo on lower leg
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a dinosaur head with a textured, brush-stroked background, on the side of the torso.
Realistic raptor head on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of two cartoon green turtles walking across the foot, the smaller one trailing behind the larger.
Two cartoon turtles on a foot
Two views of a forearm tattoo showing red scales beneath black, torn-open skin edges, placed on the forearm.
Torn skin with red scales on forearm
Realistic green and olive lizard tattoo with black shading, climbing across the upper back of a man with short hair.
Green lizard tattoo on upper back
Traditional-style flash design of a grey crocodile head with a dagger, a pink rose and a KILLER banner, shown on a textured grey background.
Killer Croc crocodile, dagger and rose design
Realistic colour tattoo of a crocodile head with an orange eye and visible teeth, across the forearm in a Realism style.
Realistic crocodile head on forearm