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Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard

Calotes mystaceus

Photo by Liana
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Field Notes

Description:

This rather pink looking Lizard has two red spots on white, along the edge of the spine. Beautifully patterned with an approximate snout to vent length of 10 cm (3.94 inches).

Habitat:

This gorgeous reptile was attached to this tree at Phnom Banan, Battambang Province.

Notes:

Thank you Scott for the original identification!

Reference Links:

Indochinese Agama - Calotes mystaceus - Overview, Calotes mystaceus - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Indo-Chinese forest lizard

Calotes mystaceus

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (7)
Liana
Thank you staccyh!
Liana
Thank you and you are most welcome Polila :)
Liana
Cheers Mark! And thank you Scott for the original id. I had never fully settled on it because every image of this species is a different colour. This is the only pink one I've seen...
Liana
@ Ines ~ Thank you for your suggestion! Will check it out! @ Scott ~ Cheers Scott! Will check that out!
InêsVeloso
i'm not shore but i think it might be a garden lizard.

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