Phanocles costaricensis "Bosque del Niño"

(by Bruno Kneubühler)

• described by O. Conle & F. Hennemann, 2002
• 2013 - first successful culture by Bruno Kneubühler
• 2013 - distributed to other breeders as Phanocles costaricensis "Niño"
   
• body length females about 19 cm, males about 12 cm
   
• very easy to breed
• feed very well on bramble (Rubus spp.)
• incubation time (HH-incubation on slightly damp sand) is about 4 months
• adults need a rather big cage, at least 60 cm high