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Family : Agamidae
Species : Calotes emma
Size (snout to vent) : up to 10 cm
Size (total length) : up to 38 cm
This attractive lizard
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 ear-drum). Patterning and colouration can include various shades
of brown, green and grey. Males are generally darker during the breeding
season. The fingers and toes are of great length.
The Forest Crested Lizard
ranges from India through Myanmar, southern China and Thailand to northern
Peninsular Malaysia.
Figs 1 and 2 : Fully-grown adult male, photographed at Pulau
Banding, Temenggor Lake, northern Peninsular Malaysia.
Figs 3 and 4 : Young adult, probably female, photographed at Layan Beach, Phuket,
southern Thailand. Note the spine above the eye, which helps to identify
the species.
Fig 5 : Greenish specimen from Kaeng Krachan, Thailand : probably a
male.
Figs 6 and 7 : Adult males from Kaeng Krachan, Thailand.
Figs 5, 6 and 7 thanks to Charles Currin.
References : H1, H3
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