Genus

Oriental Forest Lizards

Calotes

11 species in our catalog · found in 36 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
GenusCalotes (Oriental Forest Lizards)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Calotes nigrilabris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Calotes calotes

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Calotes emma

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Calotes bachae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Calotes versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Calotes ceylonensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Calotes grandisquamis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Calotes liolepis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Calotes goetzi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Calotes nemoricola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Calotes desilvai

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Oriental Forest Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4	~90%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~90%
	Sri Lanka Agama			~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
	Morningside Lizard			Insufficient data
2	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~90%
	Black-cheek lizard			~90%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			Insufficient data
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
3	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~90%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Ceylon Bloodsucker			~40%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~40%
4	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~80%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~80%
	Siamese Blue Crested Lizard			Insufficient data
5	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~70%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~30%
	Ceylon Bloodsucker			~20%
6	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~80%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~60%
	Common Green Forest Lizard			~30%
	Ceylon Bloodsucker			Insufficient data
7	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~70%
	Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard			~70%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
8	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~70%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~70%
9	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~60%
	Large Scaled Forest Lizard			~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
	Common Green Forest Lizard			Insufficient data
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~50%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~50%
	Siamese Blue Crested Lizard			~20%
11	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~50%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~50%
12	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~40%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~40%
	Siamese Blue Crested Lizard			~10%
13	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~40%
	Emma Gray's Forest Lizard			~40%
	Siamese Blue Crested Lizard			~10%
14	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
15	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
16	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
	Nilgiri Forest Lizard			Insufficient data
17	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
18	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
19	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~40%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~40%
20	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Large Scaled Forest Lizard			Insufficient data
	Common Green Forest Lizard			Insufficient data
21	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
22	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
23	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
24	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~30%
25	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
26	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
27	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
28	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%
29	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			~20%
30	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
31	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	~20%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
32	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
33	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
35	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data
36	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Oriental Garden Lizard			Insufficient data