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Changeable Lizard

Calotes Versicolor

Photo by AkshatPatel
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Field Notes

Description:

This lizard was just resting around the garden when I took these pictures, didn't even blink an eye when I went close to it for these shots. These are fairly common - I've seen them many times lounging around garden trees. I don't know it's scientific name though.

Habitat:

Around gardens, trees...

Species ID Suggestions

Oriental Changeable Lizard

Calotes versicolor

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SeanWeekly
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Comments (2)
AkshatPatel
Thanks for the name, Sean. This one is my first..!
SeanWeekly
Hi Akshat, this is actually a very common Changeable lizard or garden lizard as it is known. It is actually a distant relative of the Iguana.... Nice picture anyway :)
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011

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