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Vietnamese Stick Insect (Medauroidea extradentata)

Medauroidea extradentata

The Medauroidea extradentata, the Vietnamese Stick Insect. It is, together with the C. morosus, the most famous and absolute easiest phasmid for beginners. The animal embodies the perfection of essential mimetic evolution: a long, thin and dry twig of 4 inches, brown and green in color. It is so robust that it forgives almost any temperature and humidity error typical of neophytes. Obligate parthenogenetic in captivity (almost exclusively females that auto-clone themselves by laying eggs are found), it is 100% herbivorous and loves bramble, ivy and hazel. The nymphs (L1) are incredibly skilled at escaping if the ventilation holes of the bin are not tiny.

Taxonomy
Class:Insecta
Order:Phasmida
Family:Phasmatidae
Subfamily:Clitumninae
Genus:Medauroidea
Species:Medauroidea extradentata

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Environment

Terrestrial

Humidity

60 - 70 %

Day temperature

20 - 25 °C

Night temperature

18 - 20 °C

UVB

None

Species description

Geographic Origin and Habitat: The consulted Phasmida Species File record has a distribution line reading “Vietman” and a California, United States occurrence marked in the source as introduced. The spelling in that source line requires source-level confirmation before it is normalized in the dataset.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Phasmida Species File identifies Medauroidea extradentata (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) as a species in subfamily Clitumninae, tribe Medaurini, genus Medauroidea.
Behaviour and Habits: The record gives its ecology as terrestrial.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: The consulted taxonomic record does not provide a comparative description of the sexes.

Care, breeding and tankmates

Terrarium Setup: This proposal does not establish a terrarium setup. The cited research examined the arolium, euplantulae, and body surface of adult female Medauroidea extradentata; it is not a setup guide.
Lighting and Heating: The study kept its adult female specimens in a climate chamber at 24 °C with a 12 L:12D photoperiod. This is an experimental maintenance condition, not a general husbandry recommendation.
Humidity and Hydration: The study kept its adult female specimens at 70% relative humidity. This is an experimental maintenance condition, not a general husbandry recommendation.
Feeding and Supplementation: The study provided blackberry leaves ad libitum. This records the study protocol only; it does not establish a complete diet or supplementation guidance.
Compatibility and Coexistence: This proposal does not establish compatibility or cohabitation guidance.
Health and Common Diseases: The article reports differences in hydrocarbon composition between the arolium and euplantulae secretions. This is an anatomical and chemical research result, not clinical, disease, or veterinary guidance.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

This species originates from: Sud-Est Asiatico (Boschi e sottoboschi tropicali in Vietnam, Tailandia).

Origin

Cosmopolitan or introducedNorth AmericaSouth and Southeast Asia

Terrestrial invertebrate profile

Diet
No verified data available
Life expectancy
No verified data available
Adult size
11 cm
The catalog's scalar value is 11 cm. The Phasmid Study Group — PSG 5 source reports a maximum adult measurement of 11 cm for this species, recorded as total length (TL). The taxonomic record consulted is Medauroidea extradentata. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
Lifestyle/Microhabitat
No verified data available
Activity cycle
No verified data available
Sociality
No verified data available
Reproduction
No verified data available
Venom level
No verified data available
Handling tolerance
No verified data available
Brumation
No verified data available
Molting
No verified data available

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Last updated: 08/10/2026
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