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    Green pricklenapes live in Mountain rain forests, diurnal Size up to 30 cm Life Expectancy over 10 years. Females lay their first clutch of eggs about 4 months after mating. Temperature 1 Temperature between 23-25degC, local basking spot up to 28degC.

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    Green pricklenapes live in Mountain rain forests, diurnal Size up to 30 cm Life Expectancy over 10 years. Females lay their first clutch of eggs about 4 months after mating. Temperature 1 Temperature between 23-25degC, local basking spot up to 28degC.

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    Care Sheet - Green Pricklenape

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    Green pricklenapes live in Mountain rain forests, diurnal Size up to 30 cm Life Expectancy over 10 years. Females lay their first clutch of eggs about 4 months after mating. Temperature 1 Temperature between 23-25degC, local basking spot up to 28degC.

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    Care Sheet - Green Pricklenape

    Scientific name
    Acanthosaura capra
    Other Common Names
    Mountain Horned Dragons
    Other Species

    Acanthosaura armata, Armoured Pricklenape (Gray, 1827) - China, Burma,


    Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

    Acanthosaura bintangensis Wood Jr., Grismer, Lee Grismer, Ahmad, Onn &
    Bauer, 2009 - Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

    Acanthosaura capra, Green Pricklenape (Gnther, 1861) - Cambodia, Laos,


    and Vietnam.

    Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood Jr., Grismer, Lee Grismer, Neang, Chav


    & Holden, 2010 eastern Thailand and western Cambodia.

    Acanthosaura coronata Gnther, 1861 - Vietnam

    Acanthosaura crucigera, Boulenger's Pricklenape (Boulenger, 1885) - Burma,


    Thailand, C Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia.

    Acanthosaura lepidogaster, Brown Pricklenape (Cuvier, 1829) - Thailand,


    Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, and China.

    Acanthosaura nataliae Orlov, Nguyen & Nguyen, 2006 - Vietnam

    Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis Wood Jr., Grismer, Lee Grismer, Ahmad, Onn


    & Bauer, 2009 - Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Peninsular
    Malaysia
    Habitat
    Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam. Mountain rain forests, diurnal
    Size
    up to 30 cm
    Life Expectancy
    over 10 years
    Reproduction
    Oviparous. Females lay their first clutch of eggs about 4 months after mating. They
    may lay up to 4 clutches total per year, separated by a month or two.
    Temperature
    1

    Temperature between 23-25C, local basking spot up to 28C. Night turn down to
    20C.
    Humidity
    80-95%
    Lighting
    UV tubes Repti Glo5 or the Arcadia D3 Compact". "Incandescent spot lamp" for the
    creation of local heat spot controlled by a dimmer thermostat.
    Substrate
    Coir and forest bark mix 1:1 or similar.
    Cage Furniture
    Branches and vines for climbing, a natural or a structural-background is
    recommended.
    Planting is best use live plants such as Ficus benjamina, F. pumila, Scindapsus, etc.
    Artificial plants can also be used. Lots of hiding places and a large water tank
    (possibly even an Aquaterrarium.
    food
    Insects (e.g. crickets, house crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, super mealworms,
    wax moths, etc.),
    Pinkie mice. Regular additions of "Calcium+D3" and "vitamins" should be added to
    the food.
    John Gamesby

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