Lanthanotus borneensis (Steindachner, 1878): captive husbandry and breeding

Alexander N. Voronin, Sergey V. Kudryavtsev

Abstract


The first reliable information regarding successful long term captive husbandry and breeding of Kalimantan Earless Monitor, Lanthanotus borneensis (Steindachner, 1878) at Moscow Zoo is presented.

Keywords


Reptilia; Lanthanotidae; Lanthanotus borneensis; captive husbandry; breeding

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-1-57-62

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