Japalura splendida

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Banana Split Mountain Lizard
Banana-split Tree Dragon, Japalura splendida
Banana-split Tree Dragon, Japalura splendida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Japalura
Species: J. splendida
Binomial name
Japalura splendida
Barbour & Dunn, 1919

Ploi. The Japalura Tree Dragon also called Banana Split Mountain Lizard, Japalura splendida is an agamid lizard found in China and are limited to the Chinese provinces Szechuan and Yunan as well as the southeast of Tibet.

In captivity the Japalura tree dragon requires a humid environment with plenty of limbs t climb on. They eat crickets willingly and need a bowl of water to bathe in.

Japalura splendida top view
Japalura splendida top view