2 separated spines above tympanum
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Agama indica Gray, 1827 |
| synonym | Agama tiedemanni Kuhl, 1820 |
| synonym | Agama versicolor Daudin, 1802 |
| synonym | Agama vultuosa Harlan, 1825 |
| synonym | Calotes cf. versicolor Mahony et al. 2009 |
| synonym | Calotes cristatus Jaquemont, 1844 |
| synonym | Calotes gigas Blyth, 1853 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Boulenger 1885 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Cox et al. 1998 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor De Rooij 1915 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Duméril & Bibron 1837 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor farooqi Auffenberg & Rehmann 1995 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor farooqi Auffenberg & Rehmann 1995 (nom. nov.) |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor farooqi Masroor 2011 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor farooqi Sang et al. 2009 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Fitzinger 1826 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor major Annandale 1921 (nom. subst. pro C. gigas) |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Manthey & Grossmann 1997 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Manthey & Schuster 1999 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor nigrigularis Auffenberg & Rehmann 1993 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor nigrigularis Sang et al. 2009 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Smith 1935 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor Taylor 1963 |
| synonym | Calotes versicolor versicolor Manthey 2008 |
| synonym | Calotes viridis Gray, 1846 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
Reptile group
lizards
Description
A pair of spines present on each side of the back
of the head and behind the tympanum.
35-52 scales present around midbody. Supralabials: 9-11; Infralabials:
9-14.
A rather large agamid with keeled scales all pointing backwards.
Body brown,olive or greyish in colour. White dorsolateral streak on
each side present. Dark streaks radiate from eyes. In dark phase
transverse crossbars seen running across the body. Venter white.
Jayaditya Purkayastha
| Attributions | Jayaditya Purkayastha |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
SubSpecies Varieties Races
Calotes versicolor versicolor (Daudin 1802)
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
References
eng: Oriental Garden Lizard, eng: Indian Garden Lizard, eng: Common Garden Lizard, eng: Bloodsucker, eng: Changeable lizard
Curated from The Reptile Database
| Attributions | Curated from The Reptile Database |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Natural History
Reproduction
Reproductive mode (Reptiles)
Oviparous
oviparous
Jayaditya Purkayastha
| Attributions | Jayaditya Purkayastha |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Dry and moist forest, forest edges, human habitation, roadside vegetation and plantation
Terrestrial
Jayaditya Purkayastha
| Attributions | Jayaditya Purkayastha |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Plains and midland forests
Sandeep Das, P S Easa, Jafer Palot
| Attributions | Sandeep Das, P S Easa, Jafer Palot |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
India, South And Southeast Asia, Southern China, Maldives, Introduced In Indonesia (sumatra, Sulawasi) & Mauritius
Local Distribution
Throughout North East region; Common throughout Assam
Global Distribution
Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Maldives, Indonesia, Singapore.
Distribution In India
Tamil Nadu, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Andaman Islands.
Jayaditya Purkayastha
| Attributions | Jayaditya Purkayastha |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Widespread in India
Sandeep Das, P S Easa, Jafer Palot
| Attributions | Sandeep Das, P S Easa, Jafer Palot |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Redlist Status: Not Evaluated
IUCN Redlist Status: Not Listed
Jayaditya Purkayastha
| Attributions | Jayaditya Purkayastha |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
- Das, I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. New Holland Publishers" "UK) Ltd. 144pp
Information Listing > References
- Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 11/12/2018
- Das, I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. New Holland Publishers" "UK) Ltd. 144pp
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