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Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Photo by Kranti Dhiman
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Field Notes

Description:

The lizard has longer body than House Gecko. Two groups of spines on each tympanum is present . The body is brownish colored but the upper body color may change from red to blackish due to change in conditions especially on the head region.

Habitat:

Common in Asian Continent. Found in garden at my hometown .

Notes:

The color variation are less seen in females. This seems to be a female .

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