Changeable Lizard

Description:

Dorsum tan or grey, with or without irregular dark crossbar markings or mottling. Head large and bony. A prominent crest begins at the neck and extends down the body. Crest absent in hatchlings. Scales strongly keeled except those on top of head. 3-5 dark-coloured streaks fan out from each eye. Underside greyish. Tail long, whip-like, more than twice the body length; banded with brown. Adult males have a gular pouch; black and red when in full colour. Females more drab in coloration.

Habitat:

A sun-loving lizard. Often seen basking on shrubs or wall or foraging on the ground. Prefers dry, open shrubland and edges of cultivated fields. Scarce in dense forest; possibly absent in mountain grassland.

Notes:

Source: http://www.biosch.hku.hk/ecology/hkrepti...