Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India- April 22, 2010: Red face Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) in breeding season in a Noida garden at Noida, India
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India- April 22, 2010: Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) in breeding color. 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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