Ambon sailing lizard
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Ambon sailing lizard ( Hydrosaurus amboinensis ) |
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The Ambon sailing lizard ( Hydrosaurus amboinensis ) lives on Sulawesi , the Moluccas and New Guinea . She is always in the immediate vicinity of water.
features
The males of the Ambon sailing lizard reach a total length of 90 to 110 cm, of which 40 cm are on the head and trunk. Females only reach a total length of 75 to 90 cm, with around 30 cm on the head and trunk. The body surface is brown with a slightly yellowish green sheen or almost black in color. The back is covered with a net-like pattern. In the male, both the drawing and the coloring are more intense than in the female.
The large skin sail on the long tail gives these lizards their name. This skin sail reaches a height of up to three centimeters and extends over two thirds of the tail. The skin sail is less pronounced in the female. The back and neck are marked by a jagged crest, which is stronger in the male. Ambon sailing lizards are good climbers and extremely good swimmers. When in danger, they usually flee into the water.
food
Ambon sailing lizards are omnivores . Animals kept in captivity eat fruits, salads, insects, mice, small fish, dead day-old chicks , eggs and minced meat.
Reproduction
Sexual maturity is reached at the age of two. The mating season begins in spring. As is typical for agamas, the male tries to get a female's attention by violently nodding the head. If a female is ready to mate, he mounts it and bites her neck in the process. The gestation lasts 9-11 weeks. The clutch, which includes around 10 to 16 eggs, is laid in damp sand. The eggs are 24 to 26 × 41 to 44 mm in size. Depending on the incubation temperature , the young hatch after about 75 to 90 days. They have a hatching length of 16 to 22 cm.
Web links
literature
- Manfred Rogner : Lizards. Keeping, care and breeding in the terrarium. Volume 1: geckos, pinnipeds, agamas, chameleons and iguanas. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-8001-7248-8 .