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[zarozinia]

We have quite a few of these in our shop and they have been a favourite of mine for over a year now. I have decided to keep these as one of the three reptile families I want to work with. There is hardly any information available on the internet, so I will be writing down my observations and experiences to share.
The scientific name is Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus and they get called many common names such as tree dragon, forest dragon, chameleon dragon, blue eyed tree dragon, angle headed dragon and the list goes on. I call them tree dragons.
They are arboreal and come from Indonesia/ Malaysia. They require high humidity with regular sprays and a water bowl to soak in - so far I have found that hydration is critical - they seem to drink after they see/feel the spray of water, sticking their heads into the substrate trying to drink the water that collects. In the wild they are known to eat insects, earthworms and molluscs - they appear to be put off eating if you are watching them. They do appear to be quite stressy too but they are fascinating to watch with their territorial behaviours and unusual colouring/head shape. They will gape and jump sideways as well as tail whip if feeling threatenned.

If there is anyone else out there keeping these, please get in touch, I would love to learn more about them.

Here are some photos for you
My male Splash




and my female Rain



and some from the shop



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Cheers Angi
Proud to be a Geordie!
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[dantro]

Thanks for showing me a lizard i have never seen before! ... They are absolutely fantastic, great pics too!
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Cheers
Dan
1.1.0 Ackies (10 eggs cooking) 4.9.6 Stenodactylus S. (22 eggs cooking)

[kroakykaren]

Wow Angi they are stunning, great photos too
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[Jase]

Crazy hair do! Nice dragons
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A lil bit of Madagascar

[Palex134]

stunning! Ive always wanted to get a nice colony going.
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Peter Alexander

Phelsuma klemmri
Phelsuma laticauda
Geckolepis anomala
Pachydactylus rangei
Rhacodactylus ciliatus
Rhacodactylus auriculatus
Lepidodactylus lugubris


surfherp@maine.rr.com

[Ailurus]

wow nice lizards!!

what shop do you work in?
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Tom

Snakes: :Pantherophis: :Coelognathus: :Lampropeltis: :Heterodon: :Antaresia:
Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ailurus27

[955i]

I used to keep these about 25 years ago.

They were sold as crested iguanas in those days.

Nice to see them making a comeback in the hobby as they are cracking lizards
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Jim never fixed it for me!

[lol93]

Wow! Those are very cool!
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[zarozinia]