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Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Photo by KitchilPus
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Field Notes

Description:

It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season.
The ground-colour is generally a light brownish olive, but the lizard can change it to bright red, to black, and to a mixture of both

Habitat:

The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard or changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world.

Notes:

It measures over 10 cm (3.9 in) in length snout-to-vent. Total length including the tail is up to 37 cm

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PublishedApril 11, 2016

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