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Bosk's fringe-toed lizard
scientific name: Acanthodactylus boskianus
| Cites status: | not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | Can be found in the entire region of North Africa. Furthermore, in the middle east to the south-east of Turkey via Jordan and the Arabian Peninsula to Iran. |
| Habitat: | Deserts and semi deserts, prefere solid ground and avoid soft and sandy soil. |
| Size: | total length 16-23 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | 2-4 years |
| Reproduction: | Lay several times a year 2-7 eggs. Incubation period at 24-26 °C for about 89-100 days |
| Temperature: | Temperature between 25-35 °C, locally up to 40 °C. Night setback to 20 °C |
| Humidity: | 40-60%, spray every one or two weeks. |
| Lighting: | Daylight Sun T5 power in combination with Light Strip, as heat, UV and sun light source we recommend the use of Bright Sun UV Desert. |
| Substrate: | Desert Bedding as a mixture with Sand, or a mixture of Desert Sand and Lucky Reptile Herp Pottery. |
| Cage Furniture: | Bosk's fringe-toed lizard are bottom dwellers and like to hide under cork or stones. Together with a flat Water Dishes they form the basic equipment of the tank. You can also use Branches for decoration, such as Mopani wood or sandblasted grapevine. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | Size of the terrarium at least 100X60 cm |
| food: | Live insects (e.g. crickets, grasshoppers or small cockroaches). Anything that can be overcome. Additional special Food for insectivorous reptiles can be offered. Cuttlefish Bone is already added. It might be necessary to get the animal with a tweeter used to it. Supplementary you should give occasional Vitamines and calcium with D3. |
| Comment: | Can be kept in smaller groups (e.g. 1 male with 2-4 females). |