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Oriental garden lizard

Calotes vesicolor

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Field Notes

Notes:

A very interesting lizard that may change color depending on it's mood. The males (depicted here) develop a handsome red coloring during the mating seasons and is thus named the "bloodsucker" in some parts of the world.

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Yes...male it is... I thought its look smaller earlier... Neck portion is thick like male.

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