Terrestrial Lizard Pets Colonies. Their simple husbandry requirements, calm temperament, silly antics, and petite size make them an ideal pet for many people. The terrestrial lizard fauna of a regenerating mining path situated in open forest on coastal sand dunes was surveyed by pitfall trapping.
Further, these lizards are actually somewhat social, as they live in small groups and are protective of their offspring. Smaug giganteus are diurnal (active during the day) lizards (ewt 2013) limited to the highveld grassland (van wyk 2000). In the breeding season, however, the reason for their name becomes obvious.