Keeping and breeding of Cuban false chameleon (Chamaeleolis porcus (Cope, 1864)) at BION Terrarium Center

Anolis (Chamaeleolis) porcus Rodriguez-Schettino et al. 2013 is a middle-sized reptile endemic to tropical forests of Cuba. This species belongs to Dactyloidae family and is known as oriente bearded anole and Cuban false chameleon. The Chamaeleolis genus is often synonymized with Anolis so it is not a mistake to call the species Anolis porcus. These oviparous lizards are tree-dwelling obligatory snail-eaters typically found in the vicinity of Guantanamo province, Cuba, however its natural range is much bigger. The species is distributed up to 600 m above sea level (Nicholson et al., 2012; Holáňová et al., 2012; Rodríguez Schettino et al., 2013).  

Keeping. A pair of C. porcus, according to the information obtained from Tatiana Latysheva, can be kept in a terrarium of 40*40*45 cm (15.74*15.74*17.71 in). We keep our reptiles in pairs or trios (1.1 or 1.2) inside terrariums of 90*50*60 cm (35.43*19.68*23.62 in). Two males should not be kept together.