What kind of lizard is a sailfin Dragon?

Sailfin Dragon Sailfin Dragon is an excellent swimmer and has flattened toes that give them the ability to run across water. This lizard is also known as the Philippine sailfin lizard, crested lizard, sail-fin lizard, sailfin water lizard, soa-soa water lizard. The species is native to the Philippines.

Where can I get a sailfin dragon hatchling?

Sailfin Dragons are not the easiest of lizards to find at your local petshop, and they aren’t commonly imported these days either.. Luckily this website may help you locate your desired lizard/s, as I will have hatchlings available from time to time, and will occasionally import them when scouting out some other varieties.

Where are sailfin dragons found in the world?

The Amboina Sailfin, H. amboinensis, native to Indonesia and New Guinea, now often appears in pet markets in the Philippines. Weber’s Sailfin Lizard, H. weberi, is limited in distribution to the Indonesian islands of Ternate and Halmahera. Sailfin Dragons are found near water, frequenting forested river edges, swamps, and coastal marshes.

How often do you have to change water for a sailfin Dragon?

A large water pan deep enough for the lizard to submerge is also quite important for the enclosure. You must change the water daily because the lizards defecate in and drink out of the same pan.

Sailfin Dragon Sailfin Dragon is an excellent swimmer and has flattened toes that give them the ability to run across water. This lizard is also known as the Philippine sailfin lizard, crested lizard, sail-fin lizard, sailfin water lizard, soa-soa water lizard. The species is native to the Philippines.

Sailfin dragons ( Hydrosaurus pustulatus, H. Amboinensis and H. ”weberi”) are a group of large-bodied lizards from the tropical regions of eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the Philippines. The largest of the agamid family, these water-loving lizards are usually found basking in or near mountain streams.

Sailfin Dragons are not the easiest of lizards to find at your local petshop, and they aren’t commonly imported these days either.. Luckily this website may help you locate your desired lizard/s, as I will have hatchlings available from time to time, and will occasionally import them when scouting out some other varieties.

Are there sailfin Dragons in the pet trade?

Sailfin dragons have never been common in the pet trade. They were more available in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the Philippines exported them, but the country has since protected the lizards and stopped their export. Now Indonesia is the primary source of sailfin dragons.