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    Care Sheet - Kuhls Anglehead Lizard (Gonocephalus Kuhlii)

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    Kuhls Anglehead Lizard is a species native to Malaysia, Sumatra, and neighboring islands. They live in mountainous rainforests above 1600 meters and are diurnal. Adults can grow up to 47 cm in length and live over 10 years. Females lay several clutches of 8 eggs per year which take around 80 days to incubate at 26°C. The enclosure should maintain temperatures between 24-28°C with a basking spot up to 30°C and night temperatures dropping to 20-22°C. Humidity should be kept at 80-95%. Lighting should include daylight fluorescent tubes and UV lamps. The substrate should be loose and absorptive with branches, hiding places,

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    Kuhls Anglehead Lizard is a species native to Malaysia, Sumatra, and neighboring islands. They live in mountainous rainforests above 1600 meters and are diurnal. Adults can grow up to 47 cm in length and live over 10 years. Females lay several clutches of 8 eggs per year which take around 80 days to incubate at 26°C. The enclosure should maintain temperatures between 24-28°C with a basking spot up to 30°C and night temperatures dropping to 20-22°C. Humidity should be kept at 80-95%. Lighting should include daylight fluorescent tubes and UV lamps. The substrate should be loose and absorptive with branches, hiding places,

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    Kuhls Anglehead Lizard is a species native to Malaysia, Sumatra, and neighboring islands. They live in mountainous rainforests above 1600 meters and are diurnal. Adults can grow up to 47 cm in length and live over 10 years. Females lay several clutches of 8 eggs per year which take around 80 days to incubate at 26°C. The enclosure should maintain temperatures between 24-28°C with a basking spot up to 30°C and night temperatures dropping to 20-22°C. Humidity should be kept at 80-95%. Lighting should include daylight fluorescent tubes and UV lamps. The substrate should be loose and absorptive with branches, hiding places,

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    Care Sheet - Kuhls Anglehead Lizard (Gonocephalus Kuhlii)

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    John Gamesby
    Kuhls Anglehead Lizard is a species native to Malaysia, Sumatra, and neighboring islands. They live in mountainous rainforests above 1600 meters and are diurnal. Adults can grow up to 47 cm in length and live over 10 years. Females lay several clutches of 8 eggs per year which take around 80 days to incubate at 26°C. The enclosure should maintain temperatures between 24-28°C with a basking spot up to 30°C and night temperatures dropping to 20-22°C. Humidity should be kept at 80-95%. Lighting should include daylight fluorescent tubes and UV lamps. The substrate should be loose and absorptive with branches, hiding places,

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    Care Sheet - Kuhls Anglehead Lizard

    Scientific name
    Gonocephalus kuhlii
    Habitat
    Malaysia, Sumatra and neighbouring islands
    Mountainous rain forests above 1600 m,
    Diurnal
    Size
    Approx. 47 cm
    Life Expectancy
    Over 10 years
    Reproduction
    Several clutches with 8 eggs per years.
    Incubation period at 26C about 80 days.
    Temperature
    Temperature between 24-28C, Basking spot up to 30C. Night turn down to 20-22C.
    Good ventilation is Very important.
    Humidity
    80-95%
    Lighting
    Daylight fluorescent tubes. For sufficient UV I recommend "UV Lamps" or the
    Arcadia D3 Compact" Repti Glo 5 or compact. "Incandescent Spot lamp" for the
    creation of a Basking spot.
    Substrate
    Loose, absorptive substrate Coir, plantation soil, Forest/Orchid bark.
    Cage Furniture
    Branches for climbing some vertical, various hiding places and a large water bowl
    (cat litter tray) with a waterfall or similar make up the basic Setup of the terrarium
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    (possibly even an Aquaterrarium). Spraying two or three times a day is required as


    these lizards drink from the water droplets on the leaves etc., and helps to keep the
    humidity up.
    Planting is required Ficus benjamina, F. pumila Scindapsus etc. Or artificial plants can
    be used if preferred.
    Food
    Insects (e.g. crickets, house crickets, locusts, cockroaches, super mealworms, wax
    moths, etc.). Regular additions of Calcium+D3 and Vitamins are required.
    John Gamesby

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