Crocodile Skink in Home
Hi friend steemit meet me lg with me @hidayat20, This time I will discuss about the unique reptile nan exotis from east indonesia.Memiliki Latin name "Tribolonotus gracilis" or indonesian people often call it red eye crocodile skink (red eyes crocodile skink).
Named so it does not mean this lizard is closely related to the crocodile, but its form is a cursory similar to the crocodile. Despite having a horrible look, fierce and have thorns on the back, but when we see it even looks cute and funny.
Crocodile skink or red eye spiny lizard has a small size, average size of about 15-20cm for adult size. They are shy animals who are active foraging at night (nocturnal). Their favorite foods are small animals such as grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars and worms.
Like other types of lizards, crocodile skink can also decide when its tail is threatened or stress. The tail that has been broken can grow again but not as before. The age of this lizard in captivity can reach 10 years including types of lizards that have a long age.
Crocodile skink breed by laying (ovipar) within a month of female mains can produce 1butir eggs and eggs will hatch within 40 days to 90 days. When hatching baby crocodile skink is very small berukurang that is 7cm. In a single period of spawning the female parent produces only 1 eggs of eggs. Like the animals in general crocodile skink stud is also very keep his territory (territorial) from other males.
Crocodile skink is a unique animal in the self-defense system, its self-defense is often called "play dead" or pretend to die and become stiff when they feel threatened. This lizard can also run fast like other lizards and can jump so if we keep him ready for running nangkapnya if detached from the cage.
If friends want to maintain it very easy really, just prepare aquarium or can also terrarium with medium size (- + 40cm). Then the aquarium settings like the original habitat is a land, a place to hide like a tree trunk and do not forget the love of crocodile skinknya place is also a place to bathe, because crocodile skink is an animal located in a humid area. It is recommended that friends keep him in pairs or more with 1 male because crocodile skink is a gregarious animal
Few of me about Crocodile skink or red eye thorn lizard may be useful and add knowledge about reptile, thanks.
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source : http://sobatreptiles.blogspot.co.id/2016/07/crocodile-skink_7.html?m=1
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