Specimen from Semenggoh Forest, Sarawak, Borneo.
Searching for insects on the rotting trunk of a dying tree, Singapore.
Specimen from Temenggor Lake, northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Specimen from Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
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A stunning species, the
Green Crested Lizard inhabits primary and secondary forest, but can also be
found in disturbed areas and parklands. The body colour is bright green,
sometimes with a bluish tinge on the head. When threatened the body colour
can become more brown. Males have an attractive neck crest. The tail makes
up over 75 percent of its total length.
This lizard occurs
throughout West Malaysia, and on the island of Borneo. In Singapore its
range is in decline, possibly due to competition from the
Changeable Lizard Calotes versicolor.
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