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What is the name of the lizard that...

Sybella Jan 11, 2004 12:10 AM

...is asexual? They're "sex-less" and egg-layers. If I remember correctly, they're a light brown in color, kind of plain looking. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

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59herps Jan 11, 2004 02:43 AM

There are many genus's that have parthenogenesis, these are:

Lepidophyma = Night Lizard
Leposoma = Micro Teiid

Gymnophthalmus = Micro Teiid

Nactus = Gecko

Cnemidophorus = Whiptail

Leiolepis = Agama

Brookesia = Chameleon

Hemidactylus = Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus = Gecko

Heteronotia = Gecko

Lepidodactylus = Gecko

Kentropyx = Teiid lizard from South America

Lacerta = Lacerta
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Devlin Gandy
I keep many rare and unusual lizards

Sybella Jan 11, 2004 06:14 PM

I wish you hadn't have shown me that! I have a weakness for winged (non-bird) critters. LOL!! What kind is that one? What do they eat?

About my initial question, someone had about 6 of them for sale in the Kingsnake classifieds last summer. They were fairly small lizards, 6-7 inches at maturity and would deposit eggs on the sides of logs, glass walls, etc. if they were "happy." I'll plug your list into a search engine and see if it is any one of those...I didn't realize there were so many that could reproduce like that!

59herps Jan 11, 2004 09:59 PM

It is a Draco maculatus maculatus, they aren't for begginers and most people I know who have had them have had bad luck with them. They eat naturally ants but they can adjust to a captive diet, just look at how fat the one in the picture is.
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Devlin Gandy
I keep many rare and unusual lizards

ingo Jan 12, 2004 01:05 AM

Devlin is right. And I may add some populations of Basiliscus basiliscus.

And keep your fingers off "those winged lizards".
Draco species are very delicate and only very few experts ever managed to breed them or even maintain them for longer than a year.

Ci@o

Ingo

59herps Jan 12, 2004 09:54 PM

Maybe you would like to join the Draco Contact Group, all the Draco pictures are of my animals too.
Devlin
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Devlin Gandy
I keep many rare and unusual lizards

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