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Roux's forest lizard

Calotes rouxii

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Description:

A new born Roux's forest lizard. Calotes rouxii, commonly known as Roux's forest lizard, is an agamid lizard endemic to India. The species can attain a total length of up to 30 cm, but 25 cm is more common. Its body has an olive-brown color, with a lighter belly, a dark band along the side of the head on to the neck, and dark lines radiating from the eye. The limbs are slender, with elongated toes. Two small groups of spines adorn each side of the neck. In males, the upper part of the head, nape, and gular pouch become brick-red in the breeding season

Habitat:

Agumbe lies in a rainforest region with a tropical climate, warm and humid. Under the Köppen system of climate classification Agumbe is an 'Am' climate, that is, a tropical monsoon climate.

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