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Aside from watermelon, which is a different species, there are three basic types of melons. The first type are small, ridged skin melons, such as the charentais, which are a variety that is more common in Europe than other regions.

A melon variety that has a hard, cream-colored outer rind with an inner flesh that is pale green in color.

A sweet melon, native to Asia that is a hybrid of the honeydew melon. Small in size, this melon typically weighs approximately a pound and measures 4 to 6 inches in diameter when harvested.

A large colorful melon that has a bright yellow outer skin with a pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a slightly sweet flavor provided by the aromatic flesh.

A variety of melon that is oblong shaped and somewhat small in size. This melon has a bright yellow outer skin with white ribs covering a firm textured cream-colored flesh.

A moderately new melon, sometimes considered as being a honeydew melon, that is a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew.

A variety of melon that grows to approximately 1 foot in length and is oblong in shape. It has a thick outer green-striped rind with a pale green inner pulp that provides a mild melon flavor, generally not as sweet as honeydew melons.

A variety of melon that grows to approximately 1 foot in length and is oblong in shape. It has a thick outer green-striped rind with a pale green inner pulp that provides a mild melon flavor, generally not as sweet as honeydew melons.

Also known as a Cranshaw melon, this fruit is a rounded and slightly oblong shaped melon. With a yellow to white outer rind covering a pale orange to salmon colored inner flesh this pulp of this melon provides a very sweet and spicy flavor.

A tropical fruit, native to South America that provides a mildly sweet cantaloupe and pear-like or honeydew melon flavor.

A melon that is grown as a summer melon, muskmelons are often referred to as cantaloupes. This melon has an outer skin that ranges in color from green to orange and an inner flesh that is light orange to pale green.

A round melon, very similar to a cantaloupe, but larger in size. The outer skin is netted in appearance and covers a pale orange flesh that provides a very sweet flavor.

Despite its name, the winter melon is grown in the tropics and is not a melon at all. It is a wax gourd that resembles a melon, is harvested during the summer months, and has spots of white on the light green surface that looks like snow.

A round melon that has a netted outside skin, similar to a cantaloupe, and a pale orange to cream colored flesh inside that provides a flavor similar to a combination of a honeydew and a cantaloupe.

Most notably known as "Muscadet", however, Melon de Bourgogne is the proper name. A grape varietal, used in the production of white wine, originating in the Loire region of France....

A strangely shaped fruit from a vegetable plant that is used as a vegetable in Asian cooking. This melon has a shape that is similar to a cucumber with ribbed and bumpy skin.

A variety of melon that was developed in Israel, this fruit has a smooth outer skin that changes from a green to gold-colored when it matures with yellowish-orange strips running the length of its oval shape.

A small variety of melon that has a rich butterscotch-like flavor. Providing a sweet aroma when ripe, this melon has a light green outer skin that covers a green to orange flesh, with the green flesh being the closest to the rind.

A French heirloom melon with a unique shape and appearance. Its flattened shape and bumpy, straw-colored skin makes it an eye-catcher.

A type of muskmelon that has a longer ripening life, allowing it to remain firm and sweeter flavored without becoming soft.