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Family : AGAMIDAE
Species : Calotes emma
Size (snout to vent) : up to 10 cm
Size (total length) : up to 38 cm
Calotes emma
inhabits various forest habitats including dry deciduous, coastal, and moist
evergreen. It can be spotted on tree trunks, often low down.
Its identifying features
are the single spine above each eye, and twin spines above the tympanum
(external eardrum). Patterning and colouration can include various shades of
brown, green and grey. Males are generally darker during the breeding
season.
Calotes emma ranges from India through
Myanmar, southern China and Thailand to northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Fig 1 : Example on a riverside dead tree at
Ulu Kinta, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Figs 2 and 3 : Fully-grown adult male, photographed at Pulau
Banding, Temenggor Lake, northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Figs 4 and 5 : Young adult, probably female, photographed at Layan Beach, Phuket,
southern Thailand. Note the spine above the eye, which helps to identify
the species.
Fig 6 : Greenish specimen, probably a male, from Kaeng Krachan, Thailand.
Figs 7 and 8 : Adult males from Kaeng Krachan, Thailand.
Figs 6, 7 and 8 thanks to Charles Currin.
References :
Manthey U., Grossmann W., 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Sudostasiens.
Natur und Tier - Verlag.
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