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Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Photo by sunnyjosef
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a tiny baby, about 5cm including tail, peeking from behind a holy basil bush.

Habitat:

Shrubs and trees.

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Oriental garden lizard

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Comments (21)
flyingfrogconcepts
Adorable little fella with such a lot of character in that face. Beautifully shot as always :)
Namitha
Amazing shot sunnyjosef. Spectacular!
MikeGrageda
Love the colors and the bright eyes. Excellent photo!!!
suzmonk
Seems thoughtful ... almost always a result of patience and stillness on the part of the photographer. Nice portrait, man.
sunnyjosef
Thank you beaker98 and Silvana Cardenas Ortega...
beaker98
What a cutie! Love the first shot. So sharp!

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PublishedAugust 13, 2013

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