Large Scaled Forest Lizard
Calotes grandisquamis
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusCalotes (Oriental Forest Lizards)
- SpeciesCalotes grandisquamis (Large Scaled Forest Lizard)
About the Large Scaled Forest Lizard
Calotes grandisquamis, the large-scaled forest lizard, is an arboreal, diurnal, insectivorous agamid lizard found in the evergreen rainforests of the Western Ghats of India; distributed from Agumbe to Agasthyamalai Hills.
Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. Ganesh, S. R.; S. R. Chandramouli 2013. Identification of Two Similar Indian Agamid Lizards Calotes nemoricola Jerdon, 1853 and C.grandisquamis Günther, 1875. Russ. J. Herpetol. 20 (1): 33–35.
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Recent sightings of Large Scaled Forest Lizard in Eravikulam National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |