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Oriental Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Description:

The Oriental Garden Lizard, Eastern Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world. It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season leading to a common incorrect name of "Bloodsucker".

Habitat:

The Changeable Lizard is relatively common and found in a wide range of habitats. They appear to adapt well to humans and are thus not endangered.

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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Nice spot!

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Mar 3, 2012
Submitted on Mar 3, 2012

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