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Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard
scientific name: Calotes mystaceus
| Cites status: | not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Andaman Islands, Nicobarese Islands |
| Habitat: | on the verges of rain forests, diurnal civilization follower |
| Size: | about 40 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 10 years ?? |
| Reproduction: | 6-10 eggs. Incubation period at 25°C about 60-70 days. |
| Temperature: | temperature between 26-28°C, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night setback to 20-23°C. Nitrogen susceptible. |
| Humidity: | 80-95% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes, if necessary UV tubes (see "Sorry Link missing"). For sufficient UV radiation we recommend "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing". "Sorry Link missing" for the creation of local heat spots. |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities, a nature- or a structural-background is recommended. Planting is required (Ficus benjamina, F. pumila, Scindapsus, etc.). Various hiding places and a large water tank (possibly even an Aquaterrarium) make up the basic configuration of the terrarium. |
| food: | Insects (e.g. cricktets, house crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, super mealworms, wax moths, etc.) also products from the "Sorry Link missing". Regular additions of "Sorry Link missing" and "Sorry Link missing" are necessary. |
| Comment: | Requires a large terrarium. Groups should include one male at most. |