Calotes calotes

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iCommon Green Forest Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species: calotes
Binomial name
Calotes calotes
Lönnberg, 1896
Synonyms

Lacerta Calotes Linnaeus 1758
Iguana calotes Laurenti,1768
Agama calotes Daudin 1802
Calotes ophiomachus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1837

The Calotes calotes is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Western Ghats, the Shevaroy Hills and Sri Lanka.

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  • Erdelen, W. 1984 The genus Calotes (Sauria: Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: distribution patterns. J. Biogeogr. 11: 515-525
  • Lönnberg, E. 1896 Linnean type-specimens of birds, reptiles, batrachians, and fishes in the Zoological Museum of the Royal University of Upsala. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens. Handlingar, Stockholm 22 (4) l: 1-45