Taiwan grass lizard is a unique species of Taiwan grass lizard in Taiwan Province Province.
Distribution: Widely distributed in low-altitude mountainous areas below 1500 in Taiwan Province Province.
Physical characteristics: The lizard's abdomen scales are square, its body is extremely slender, and its tail length is almost twice its body length. There is a local woman commonly known as "snake aunt". Taiwan grass lizard has eight rows of scales on its abdomen, dark brown on its back, light brown on its abdomen, and light gray ribbons from its snout to the base of its tail.
Habit: it is a diurnal lizard, which often moves in the grass or bushes for food during the day. I often sunbathe on the ground or rocks in the morning and sleep on the grass at night.
Time travel: The food is mainly small arthropods. Such as various insects
Breeding habit: the spawning period is in late spring and early summer, and four to six eggs can be laid at a time. White, buried in the soil, easy to find in the soil.
Characteristic identification: The grass lizard has a groin at the root of its leg, which is a gastric gland and its salt excretion organ. The logarithm of rat wormholes can be used as a criterion for identification. Taiwan grass lizard has two pairs of mousetrap holes, which is also one of its characteristics.
Iguanas Iguanas (green iguanas)
It is very popular to use iguanas as pets abroad, but it is still rare in China.
At present, a new kind of pet-green iguana has appeared in the pet market in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing, Qingdao, Shanghai and Nanjing. Iguana Iguana is a lizard of reptiles, scales, lizards and iguanas.
Green iguana, docile. The body length is generally 90- 150 cm, and the maximum hair length can reach 2.2m m. The main body color is green, the trunk occasionally has irregular yellow spots, and the side has black vertical stripes until the end. Big eyes. The eardrum is exposed. There are many round vertebral scales on the back and neck. There is a row of comb scales from the back to the tail. There is a big throat fan under the throat, which will open when stimulated. Tail length can be regenerated, and it is also a self-defense weapon in case of danger. Green iguanas live in trees, have quick thinking, run quite fast and swim well in the water.
Green iguana is a vegetarian lizard, which likes wild vegetables, fruits, flowers and sometimes preys on insects. It is reported that there are also records of preying on young rats.
Green iguana is the first choice for lizards because of its biological characteristics: easy to raise, odorless, less sick, large in size and high in ornamental value. Green iguanas are generally kept in closed boxes of land and arboreal animals, and both sides of the box are sealed with metal nets to facilitate ventilation. Mercury spotlights are used to heat and extract light. Because green iguanas like to lie on the plants and bask in the sun, they should put mercury spotlights above the plants. Green iguanas should be kept at constant temperature, and the annual temperature should be controlled at 16℃-32℃(24℃-27℃ is the best). The bait can be mainly succulent young leaves of Chinese cabbage, green vegetables and lettuce, supplemented by Tenebrio molitor. The daily food intake is% of the body weight. After one year, the baby lizard can grow to 60cm. Green iguanas like to drink water drops rolling on leaves, so they can hang drinking fountains above big-leaf plants and let water drip between leaves to create a good environment for their growth. Because of the vegetarian diet of green iguanas, there won't be too much odor during feeding, as long as their excreta is cleaned regularly.
Green iguanas appearing in mainland China are generally bought from artificial breeding bases in Southeast Asia through Hong Kong and Taiwan. Even in the pet markets of foreign countries and Hong Kong and Taiwan, green iguanas have been selling a lot. With the popularity of exotic pets in China, green iguanas will approach more animal lovers and ordinary families.
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Introduction: The waterspout has a very gentle personality. If we can give it proper care, it can grow up healthily. Besides, it is of moderate size. If you like raising tame and swimming lizards, hoses are an ideal choice.
Scientific name: China Polypodiaceae, also known as long iguana.
English name: Shuilong
Distribution: Originated in the tropical rain forest area of Indo-China Peninsula in Southeast Asia, eastern Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, India and southern China.
Living environment: warm and humid tropical forest
Living habits: arboreal, semi-aquatic.
Physical characteristics: Adult China hoses are dark to light green with white or light yellow abdomen. The male has a big, wide head and a long dorsal fin.
Body length: The total length of larva is about 10- 12 cm, the maximum length of adult male hose is 100 cm, and that of adult female hose is about 60 cm, in which the tail accounts for 70-75% of the total length.
Life span: usually 10-20 years. Under the right nutrition and feeding conditions, it can last for 25 years.
Purchase instructions: the hose is gentle and won't bite. The appearance of waterspouts is very similar to that of green iguanas, which can be simply distinguished by the large round scales on the cheeks of green iguanas, but waterspouts do not have this feature. In the choice of purchase, we must pay attention to whether the limbs, tail and snout are complete, whether the eyes are bright, whether the weight is too light, and whether the activity is strong. Usually, waterspouts on the market are caught in the wild from the place of origin and rarely artificially propagated, so too large adult individuals are wild, and it is not recommended to buy them unless it can be confirmed that they have been artificially raised since childhood.
Feeding box: Hosea is an arboreal semi-aquatic lizard, so the feeding environment must provide a climbable trunk and a large enough basin for it to swim in. It is best to cover the bottom with bark, broken coconut shells, shavings, dead leaves, etc. This lizard is quick-moving, energetic and slightly neurotic, so it's best to provide a larger eating space. Otherwise, it often happens that the nose breaks skin due to impact and rubbing against the cage wall, and finally even causes infection. Generally speaking, the length of the feeding box should be at least twice the length of the hose, so consider the fully grown body shape. The feeding box requires a certain height. It is recommended to use a wooden feeding box with a height exceeding 100*60* 100 cm, and the glass part should not be too much, because there is no concept of glass for the hose, and it often jumps up and hits the glass.
Temperature: the daily temperature is 28-3 1℃, and the heating point can reach 33℃; The temperature at night is 20-25℃ (solar lamp is used during the day, and red light, infrared heating lamp or ceramic heater can be used for heating at night). When the temperature is not enough, it will reduce activity. Long-term low temperature environment can cause diseases such as indigestion.
Humidity: Hoses need a relatively high humidity, about 60%-90%, usually kept at 70%-80%. Water can be sprayed on hoses and feeding boxes to keep humidity, 1-2 times a day. If the air is dry, it will affect their health, resulting in dry skin and even black scales.
Illumination: Hoses, like other lizards that move during the day, need sunlight to promote the formation of vitamin d3 in the body, help the absorption of calcium and the synthesis of bones. Keep 12- 14 hours of direct sunlight during the day, and use artificial uvb ultraviolet light source in the feeding environment where sunlight cannot be provided. In the low temperature season, heat-collecting light bulbs (such as solar lamps) should be provided to raise the body temperature of hoses, help them digest and provide heat energy for normal metabolism and activities.
Food: Hosea is a carnivorous omnivore. The young hose can be fed with breadworms, crickets, grasshoppers, earthworms and snails, and sprinkled with calcium powder and vitamin powder. Adult hoses can feed mice, sparrows, small fish and so on. Or feed small pieces of pork and beef directly. At the same time, a small amount of plant food can be given, such as chopped vegetable leaves, fruits and vegetables. Remember, if you want your hose to grow healthily, calcium powder and vitamin powder are essential.
Feeding density: young hoses are fed daily, and adult hoses are fed 3-4 times a week.
Breeding: Hosea has been successfully bred in some zoos and families. Under normal circumstances, waterspouts reach maturity in about 2 years, and mating generally occurs in spring and autumn. A nest can produce 9- 15 eggs, and up to 5 nests a year, which can be regarded as a quite prolific lizard species. At 27℃, the incubation period is about 60 days.