Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India- May 19, 2014: An Oriental garden lizard in breeding season on a tree with dark background, at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India- May 19, 2014: The oriental garden lizard on a tree, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard or changeable lizard (calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in asia. It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season leading to a common incorrect name of “bloodsucker”. It measures over 10 cm ( in) in length snout-to-vent. Total length including the tail is up to 37 cm ( in). Changeable lizards eat mainly insects and small vertebrates, including rodents and other lizards. Although they have teeth, these are designed for gripping prey and not tearing it up.

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Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Anil Sharma / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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