Cites status:	not protected
Geographical Extension:	Western USA and northern Mexico
Habitat:	semiarid areas with sandy ground, diurnal
Size:	up to 40 cm
Life Expectancy:	over 10 years
Reproduction:	4-7 eggs, 2 clutches per year are possible
Temperature:	air temperature should vary between 30-35°C, local heat spots up to 45°C. Night setback to approx. 20°C.
Humidity:	30-50%
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:	Sozialisation with chuckwallas, larger spiny lizards, desert iguanas and collared lizards possible. Pay attention to the size of the animals or they may be eaten.

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