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Madagascar Giant Day Gecko: The Madagascar giant day gecko is a hardy lizard that makes an excellent choice for novice hobbyists. Aquariums make great homes for Madagascar giant day geckos. A terrarium with more height than width is recommended. More >> |
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Mali Uromastyx: With imports pouring in, this chunky lizard is now the best-known of the ‘dabb’ lizards of the Mideast. In reality, its availability as a popular pet belies the difficulty of acclimating these animals to captivity. More >> |
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Mangrove Monitor: The mangrove monitor is semi-aquatic and arboreal by nature, spending much of their time in or near water. Captive mangrove monitors need a warm, humid, spacious cage with branches for climbing and basking and a large water container for swimming and soaking. More >> |
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Marine Iguana: No one has ever successfully kept these ultra-specialized lizards outside their native turf. They are dependent on living in a unique maritime habitat and eating algae in the ocean that can’t be duplicated in a captive situation. More >> |
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Mexican Beaded Lizard: The beaded lizard is one of two dangerously venomous lizard species in the world, so extreme caution must apply whenever dealing with them in captivity. The beaded lizard is an animal to admire from a safe distance, not one to handle casually. More >> |
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Moloch: Molochs, also called ‘thorny devils’ due to the thick ‘thorns’ adorning their bodies, are exceptionally adapted to living in nearly inhospitable, dry places that would cause many herps to shrivel up in desiccation. More >> |
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Monitor: (All Monitor species.) More >> |
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Monkey-tailed Skink: The Solomon Island prehensile-tailed skink is highly arboreal, and will require cages that are large, tall and amply supplied with branches for climbing. Enclosures can be constructed from Plexiglas, plate glass, wood frame or welded wire. More >> |
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Mountain Horned Dragon: This is a lizard from deep rain forests where living in high humidity is an absolute must. This is tricky to simulate in captivity without creating a dank, moldy environment, so extra care must be made to mist daily while also providing ventilation to evaporate the moisture constantly. More >> |
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