Family: Agamidae
Common Name: Striped Water Dragon
Scientific Name: Physignathus temporalis
Food:Striped water Dragons are carnivorous such as mealworms, crickets, earthworms, bugs, but do eat some fruits and vegetables
Distribution: Southeast Asia, Thailand, China, and the Indo-Australian Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Habitat: Rain Forest
Color Discription: Deep Green and have salmon coloring on their bellies
Physical Discription: The Striped Water Dragon has a crest that its heads that runs all along the back
Size: 17"
Temperatures: 80º and 85º degrees the basking spot needs to be 90º degrees. At night it should be 78º degrees. And the humidity level should not drop below 50%.
Breeding/Reproduction:
Cage Setup:
Water:
Special Needs: Provide full-spectrum UV light for about 13 hours a day. Their enclosure needs to have a water area that is at least large enough for them to soak in and preferably, large enough to swim in.
Special Note: Striped Water Dragons are quick, so keep a close eye on them and don't let them wiggle out of your hands