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Common Green Forest Lizard

Calotes calotes

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Notes:

A non-breeding male. Here's a previous spotting of a male in breeding colours:https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/640234816

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Comments (2)
Rithmini Weerakkody
Thanks, Dylan! This is quite common here, usually seen in any garden with suitable vegetation. Hope you'll see some of your own good shots in the near future :D
DylanSmart92
Wow... We don't really have anything like that in Canada. Not that I've seen anyways. Very cool photo!

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PublishedJuly 4, 2022

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