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Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
scientific name: Leiocephalus carinatus
| Cites status: | not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | Cuba, Bahamas, Florida (brought in populations) |
| Habitat: | dry savannah, bank slopes, often in coastal areas, diurnal |
| Size: | over 25 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 10 years |
| Reproduction: | lays over 10 eggs. Incubation period at 28°C about 60-70 days. |
| Temperature: | Ground temperature between 26-28°C, local heat spots up to 40°C. Night setback to 20-23°C. |
| Humidity: | 60-70% |
| 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. If necessary the use of HQI lamps or T5 fluorescent tubes is recommended. |
| Substrate: | loamy earth with rock structures or "Sorry Link missing" or grit. Also "Sorry Link missing". |
| Cage Furniture: | hiding places, stones and roots also climbing facilities and a flat water bowl. Cage substrate should always be slightly wet in one spot. |
| 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: | Species can be tended well together in small groups (e.g. 1 male and 2-4 females). |