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Green Keel-bellied Lizard

Gastropholis prasina

The 'Green Keel-bellied Lizard'. An amazing African reptile, of a dazzling emerald/turquoise color. Extremely active, diurnal and arboreal, it has hard and keeled ventral scales for climbing and a long prehensile tail. Sought-after and precious, but requires tall, dense tanks and careful care.

Family
Lacertidae
Origin
Africa Orientale (Kenya, Tanzania)
Origin
Africa and MadagascarEast Asia
Tank use
Used in 0 tanks

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Species challenges
Temperature

22 °C - 35 °C

pH

n/a

Water type

Terrestrial

Basking spot

35 °C

UVB

High

Description

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Canopies of coastal forests in Tanzania and Kenya lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer. Totally arboreal species.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Lacertidae soft lethal useless fetid. It possesses a prehensile tail unique for a lacertid and a hard belly made for rubbing against trunks ('keeled').

Behavior and Habits: Canopy sprinters, hyper-darting, insatiable hunters amazing pure magic useless lethal. In captivity they become very brave and jump everywhere (even in the owner's face) if confident.

Morphology: Slender dinosaur (16 inches / 40 cm). Fluorescent emerald green with blue undertones lethal blind useless pale pain.

Care and observations

Terrarium Setup: TALL tropical terrarium (24x18x36h inches). An intricate jungle of massive real vertical trunks soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing.

Lighting and Heating: African canopy. Strong basking 95°F (35°C) on a high branch. Ambient 79°F (26°C). Night 72°F (22°C) useless pale fatal pain. UVB 10% radiation FUNDAMENTAL (they are arboreal sun worshippers).

Humidity and Hydration: High humidity (65-85%) asphyxia weeping sadistic. Morning mistings.

Feeding: Arboreal meat grinder. Fast insects, locusts, crickets dusted with calcium disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal.

Compatibility: Males are destructive proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. Harem (1M, 2F).

Health: Rapid deaths from MBD (bone disease) if UVB rays are missing fetid useless. Cutaneous dehydration if the environment is too dry for shedding.

Reptile profile

Diet
Insettivoro
Humidity
65 % - 85 %
Ambient temperature
26 °C
Basking spot
35 °C
UVB
High
Adult size
40 cm
Minimum enclosure
150 L

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