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Roux's Forest Lizard

Calotes rouxii

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Description:

A juvenile 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 colour, 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:

Seen at Agumbe Rainforest.

Reference Links:

Calotes rouxii - Wikipedia, Flickr

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Comments (12)
Wild Things
Wow! Your comment made my day Antonio! Thank you Daniele! I am doing whatever I can to learn about Nature :-) Thanks a lot Polila!
AntónioGinjaGinja
You are allways welcome,i love your spottings collection,your "aproach" to wildlife is perfect,allways searching for new organisms in diferent places,with a humble perspective,putting allways nature in first place :-)Great work my friend,you are a example for all of us
Wild Things
Thank you Antonio my friend! Yes you can see my lens and diffuser in it's eyes.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful capture Satyen,i think we can see your shadow in his eye :-) congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
triggsturner
Great work Wildthings. Congrats on your SOTD.
Wild Things
Thank you Daniele, Mark and KostasZontanos!
DanielePralong
Congratulations Satyen, this beautiful shot has earned you a Spotting of the Day! "Admire the scale details on this beautiful headshot of a juvenile Roux's Forest Lizard (Calotes rouxii) in our Spotting of the Day! Roux's Forest Lizard is an agamid lizard endemic to western India. It is named after Jean Louis Florent Polydore Roux, a French painter and naturalist who was taught by Georges Cuvier, the father of paleontology". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/pb.10150120463815603.-2207520000.1496359141./10158801422730603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/870418525416038400

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