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Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

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Field Notes

Description:

Common Agamid lizard seen around. spotted this fellow showing off his breeding colors as i was "trainspotting" =) =)

Notes:

The male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season leading to a common incorrect name of "Bloodsucker".

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