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unusual facts about agamid



Blanford's rock agama

Blanford's rock agama (Psammophilus blanfordanus) is an agamid lizard found in Peninsular India and is named after William Thomas Blanford (1832–1905), member of the Geological Survey of India.

Bronchocela cristatella

Bronchocela cristatella, also known as the green crested lizard, is an agamid lizard found in Southeast Asia: Malaysia (West Malaysia and Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands, Panay, Luzon), South Thailand, south Myanmar (Tenasserim Hills), and India (Nicobar Islands).

Calotes aurantolabium

The Orange-lipped Forest Lizard (Calotes aurantolabium) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the southern Western Ghats and is currently known from the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.

Calotes calotes

The Common Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Western Ghats and the Shevaroy Hills in India, and Sri Lanka.

Painted dragon

Ctenophorus pictus, a species of agamid lizard found in the drier areas of southern and central Australia

Ptyctolaemus gularis

The green fan-throated lizard Ptyctolaemus gularis is a species of agamid lizard found in North East India (Assam, Khasi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh) China (Tibet), Myanmar (Kachin, China)

Small forest lizard

The small forest lizard (Oriocalotes paulus) is a species of agamid lizard found in India (eastern Himalaya, Khasi Hills, Sikkim, and China (Tibet).


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