They are very mellow lizards seldom displaying aggression (though they do seem to have that hair-trigger tail-WHIP but that reaction seems almost autonomic).

If I had to go back knowing what I do now and find a different first lizard for our kids (who went with water dragon / iggy, respectively) I would definitely go with one of these guys in a heartbeat. Being accustomed to fairly arid climates they are easily maintainable and indeed don't get very big at all (compared to monitors, iguanas etc).

I've got to bolt home from work now but will pick this thread up again this evening - if we can't track down a good caresheet we might have to write up one of our own since it is not some of the most readily available on the net . . . (google mavens get crackin' in the meantime).