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Oriental Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard

Calotes Versicolor

Description:

I stumbled upon this yellow colored Lizard while birdwatching in Lumphini Park, Bangkok Thailand. Changeable Lizards are related to iguanas (which are found only in the New World). Unlike other lizards, they do not drop their tails (autotomy), and their tails can be very long, stiff and pointy. Like other reptiles, they shed their skins. Like chameleons, Changeable Lizards can move each of their eyes in different directions.

Habitat:

The Changeable Lizard is relatively common and found in a wide range of habitats

1 Species ID Suggestions

Changeable lizard
Calotes versicolor Oriental garden lizard


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3 Comments

IsabelOloan
IsabelOloan 12 years ago

Thanks S Frazier for the ID suggestion:-)

IsabelOloan
IsabelOloan 12 years ago

Thanks NuwanChathuranga for that correction.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

not a gecko, it's a Lizard!

IsabelOloan
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IsabelOloan

Bangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep, Thailand

Spotted on Apr 26, 2012
Submitted on May 26, 2012

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