Common Name: Southern Angle-headed Dragon

Scientific Name: Hypsilurus spinipes

Food: Moths, crickets, mealworms, earthworms etc, preferrably dusted or gut loaded with calcium. They also eat fruit, particularly banana.

Distribution: Australia (Southern Qld, Central New South Wales)

Habitat: Rainforest

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Breeding/Reproduction: They usually lay between 3 to 7 eggs, and may lay at almost any time of year if conditions are suitable. They can have 2 to 3 clutches per year. The eggs require temperatures much lower than normal reptile incubation temperatures.

Cage Setup: Southern Angle-headed Dragons can be either kept in a well planted aviary or an unheated terrarium.

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Special Needs: Black light (must be suitable for reptiles) a normal fleurescent tube or no additional lighting. Use of incandescant (normal globes) is not recommended as the lizards have a different metabolism to other dragons and do not bask to the same degree. If no black light is supplied then they should be put in the sun from time to time, but only on mild days, and care should be taken that they do not overheat. They easily overheat or dehydrate in summer. Make sure that the terrarium is kept cool. If several are kept together, make sure that they all get food otherwise some will not grow as fast as the others and will be intimidated by the larger dragons.