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The oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor), also called the eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard, is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Indo-Malaya. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world.
Calotes is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae.The genus contains 29 species.Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others (namely C. versicolor) as garden lizards.
There are 86 species of Lacertilia (lizards and relatives) in Pakistan. Family Agamidae (agamas) - 22 species Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke's bloodsucker) Calotes versicolor (Oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard or changeable lizard) Japalura kumaonensis (Kumaon mountain lizard) Paralaudakia badakhshana (Badakhshana rock agama)
Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) Since the islands are very small, land-based reptiles are rare. There is a species of gecko , as well as one species of agamid lizard , the oriental garden lizard ( Calotes versicolor ), [ 3 ] the white-spotted supple skink ( Riopa albopunctata ), the Indian wolf snake ( Lycodon aulicus ) and the ...
The elusive animal was sleeping along a forest trail in Malaysia, scientists said.
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Calotes calotes is a considerably large species of agamid, measuring 50 to 65 cm (19.5 to 25.5 in) in length, including the tail. [2] The length of head is one and a half times the size of its breadth, the snout is a little longer than the orbit. The lizard has a concave forehead, swollen cheeks and smooth, unequal upper head-scales.
Emerald dragon lizards are considered “large,” reaching just over 16 inches in length, the study said. They have “narrow” heads with a “Y-shape” black marking across their eyes.