Care for the Challenging Giant Plated Lizard | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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I am sure that most of us, if we dust the cobwebs from our memories, can remember the first snake or lizard we bought that sparked our interest in reptile keeping. Although it only seems like yesterday, I have to go back some 30-plus years to remember mine. I purchased a pair of giant plated lizards (Gerrhosaurus validus), which I acquired for a relatively large sum of money (at the time), from a local pet shop. Even though I worked in zoological collections for the following 20 years, it was not until I spent six month in South Africa that I had the chance to reacquaint myself with this lizard once again. 

Motorbiking to Botswanas Reptiles[1]

The Boomslang Snake Of Africa[2]

Paul Donovan

The individual illustrated here was captured in the northern part of South Africa a few kilometers from the border to Botswana.

Walking through the bush one incredibly hot afte...