Description
- Common Name: Red-lipped Mountain Dragon
- Scientific Name: Acanthosaura rubrilabris
- Locality/Morph: Wild type
- Sex: male
- Age: 2025
- Source: Captive bred in EU
- Native Range: Cambodia, Laos, and southern Vietnam
- Natural Habitat: Montane and lowland tropical forests, often in dense vegetation and near streams
- Diet: Insects and other small invertebrates
- Basking Temperature: 30–32°C hotspot
- Ambient Temperature: 24–28°C (night drop to ~20–22°C)
- Average Adult Size: 20 – 25 cm including tail
The Red-lipped Mountain Dragon (Acanthosaura rubrilabris) is a striking agamid lizard from Southeast Asia, named for the reddish markings around its mouth. Like other members of the genus, it is a semi-arboreal species that relies on camouflage and stillness to avoid predators. It inhabits humid, forested environments, often perching on low vegetation or tree trunks, and is most active during the day. The males are a stunning green colour with red markings on the face, the females are a more subtle brown colour.
In captivity, A. rubrilabris requires a vertically oriented enclosure that provides ample climbing space, with branches, cork bark, and dense planting to mimic their natural forest habitat. A basking area of 27–29°C should be provided, but most of the enclosure should remain between 21–26°C with a noticeable night-time temperature drop. This species prefers cooler temperatures and should not be kept above for 30°C for prolonged periods. Humidity should be kept consistently high (70–90%) with daily misting to allow the lizards to drink from water droplets. UVB lighting is essential for their long-term health.
Their diet should consist of a variety of appropriately sized insects such as crickets, roaches, locusts, and worms, all gut-loaded and dusted with calcium and vitamin supplements. These lizards may be shy feeders at first, but they adapt well in captivity when provided with a secure environment. With proper care, A. rubrilabris can live for 8–12 years.
The Red-lipped Mountain Dragon is an attractive but somewhat delicate species, best suited to intermediate or advanced keepers.
Price is for a sexed pair of animals (1 male and 1 female).
Livestock Delivery:
Livestock is delivered in our own heated reptile courier vans. Delivery time from ordering will depend on your location and when we next have a van in your area, this will usually be a maximum of 2 weeks. You will receive a date and time slot by phone or email, so please ensure you enter these correctly at checkout. Delivery fee for livestock depends on location, prices start at £45. Livestock orders over £500 (+VAT) are delivered free of charge.
Livestock Sale Terms:
If multiple animals are in stock then not all will be pictured, so the photo above may not be exact animal available.
All prices are per individual unless otherwise stated. All livestock is subject to availability, whilst we try to keep the website as up to date as possible errors may happen, in this situation you will be contacted to arrange a refund/alternative.
Errors can happen with sexing and morph identification. Should this be discovered before leaving us you are entitled to a refund. After the animal leaves us it is the customers responsibility to inform us within 48 hours of the animals arrival. Failing to do so may lose the customers eligibility for a refund.
It is the customers responsibility to have the correct setup available and ready for the animal, if you need any advice please do get in touch. We have the right to request proof of setup at any time, failure to provide an image of an appropriate setup or any image at all, may result in a full order cancellation and refund.
Guarantee for all inverts & amphibians is 24 hours. All other livestock is 48 hours. If issues/concerns are notified upon delivery, then this may be extended. All health related queries will be subject to a full investigation should an issue arise. Failing to provide us with the information we request may void any form of guarantee. If we find reason from the information that its injury or death was caused by negligence or incorrect husbandry then the guarantee may be void. Should death or abnormalities occur then you must inform us as soon as possible. In the unlikely event that an animal passes away please photograph the dead body and freeze until you have heard from us. If death or illness occurs after 7 days, and no health issues were reported, then Ridgeway will not be held responsible.
We have the right to refuse any sale, refund or guarantee at any time if we feel it is necessary.
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