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Common Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Sri Lanka. Pictured ia a juvenile
(Probably) Nilgiri Forest Lizard from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats of south India - a region known for its diversity and endemism of herpetofauna.
Location: Sri Lanka.
Again it was a rainy day again just like yesterday, we scout the entire national park but didn't find any of this species, but surprisingly our guide knew about one special location outside the national park. We only found one specimen though.
Cophotis ceylonica is a agamid species endemic to Sri Lanka. A slow-moving lizard, found on moss-covered tree trunks in montane regions of Sri Lanka. Quite lucky but not really a great day either, found just one of this gorgeous lizard, but could have been worst though as weather was unpredictable.
Distribution: Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains, Hakgala, Adam's Peak and Knuckles Mountain Range.
Southern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius swaini)
First one I'd ever seen! Unfortunately it was missing its trademark funky looking tail, but they're still great looking animals regardless!
Laowa 15mm @f/16
There isn't much in the world of the Lake Eyre Dragon (Ctenophorus maculosus), just seemingly endless plains of salt and a few branchy pieces to perch on. The salt lakes of South Australia this dragon species lives on are some of the harshest habitat in Australia but these little guys find a way, getting enough moisture from ants to survive.
Undoubtedly one of Australia's most spectacular lizard species, this Thorny Devil, Moloch horridus, was observed actively foraging on the Barkly Tableland of the Northern Territory in the late afternoon on a hot and unsettled day.
The Australian water dragon, which includes the eastern water dragon and the Gippsland water dragon subspecies, is an arboreal agamid species native to eastern Australia from Victoria northwards to Queensland.
Common Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Sri Lanka. The lizard has a bright green dorsal coloration, usually with 5 or 6 white, cream or dark green transverse stripes; however these are changeable. Often the stripes continue on to the tail. The head is yellowish- or brownish-green whereas the male develops a bright red head and throat in the breeding season. The underside is a pale green, the tail is light brown.
Common Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Sri Lanka.
Natalia's Spiny Lizard (Acanthosaura nataliae). Many lizards sport spines for display or protection, but Acanthosaura take this development to an extreme. Despite their fearsome appearance these arboreal reptiles still fall prey to certain snakes, and thus need to sleep on thin branches such as this during the night. Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam.
Location: Phuket, Thailand
We found this on our first day of our herping trip in Phuket.
Phuket horned tree agamid, is a species of arboreal lizard native to Phuket Province, Thailand. It was described in 2015. It is now the 11th species in the genus Acanthosaura.
Acanthosaura phuketensis is a medium-sized lizard ranging from 7.5 to 15 inches in length. It has horns running down from its head but stops at the beginning of its tail. It is a lowland forest-dwelling species.
A small, slow-moving agamid (dragon lizard) that is endemic to the cloud forests (>1,500m asl) of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.
This species is considered highly susceptible to a warming climate where populations have sustained significant declines at the lower altitudes in its very limited range.
Listed as Endangered.
Horton Plains National Park.
This recently described species lives life in extreme conditions. Like many other Tympanocrypis, this species can be found active in the hottest parts of the day in the scorching stony deserts upon which they live. Being able to thermoregulate and remain active in the hottest parts of the day allow them to exploit an entire niche for themselves; otherwise occupied by other species at the less-extreme end of the desert days.
These individuals were found basking in the mid-afternoon, at 38°C!
Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.
Small lizard which I've seen on the island of Rhodes :)
Primeval Nature - thanks for help with it's name :)
Starred agama (Stellagama stellio) is a monotypic genus of agamid lizard, also known as hardun or the roughtail rock agama. Starred agama can be found in Greece, Cyprus, western Asia and northern Egypt. It has also been introduced to Malta. Starred agama may attain a total length (including tail) of 35 cm (14 in) or slightly longer. Like many agamids, starred agama can change its color to express its mood. It basks on stone walls, rocks, and trees. It is usually found in rocky habitats, and is quite shy, being very ready to dive into cracks to hide from potential predators. Starred agamas are omnivorous, they feed on insects, earthworms, bird eggs and chicks, as well as small mice and lizards. They also eat leaves, flowers and buds. During colder months (from October to April) it hibernates.
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Malutka jaszczureczka, którą wypatrzyłam na Rodos :)
Hardun (Stellagama stellio) – gatunek jaszczurki z podrodziny Agaminae w rodzinie agamowatych (Agamidae). Występuje w Europie w Grecji, na Półwyspie Chalcydyckim, Cyprze i Cykladach. Spotykana także na terenie Azji Mniejszej i Bliskiego Wschodu. Ma ciało mocnej budowy, spłaszczone, o długości do 40 cm. Ubarwienie jest indywidualną cechą każdego osobnika, może zmieniać się pod wpływem temperatury i nastroju zwierzęcia. Żyje zarówno na nizinach, jak i w górach, na dobrze nasłonecznionych terenach, w pobliżu wody. Prowadzi dzienny, lądowy tryb życia. Żyje w dużych koloniach pod przywództwem dominującego samca. W czasie chłodniejszych miesięcy (od października do kwietnia) hibernuje. Prowadzi terytorialny tryb życia, każde stado broni swego terytorium przed intruzami. Harduny są wszystkożerne, żywią się owadami, dżdżownicami, ptasimi jajami i pisklętami, a także małymi myszami i jaszczurkami. Zjadają także liście, kwiaty i pączki.
Common Green Forest Lizard, (female) (Calotes calotes) is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Sri Lanka.
(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ THE TALE OF FINDING THE CUTEST LITTLE GAWLER EARLESS DRAGON ♥
The Gawler Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis tolleyi) is a recently described species of Australian agamid (Melville et. al., 2019). I set out to try and locate one with the aim of photographing a specimen on a hot, humid and sunny morning in late January. I parked the car on the outskirts of Whyalla on the upper Eyre Peninsula and began to walk slowly through a compacting, red-soil sandplain vegetated with chenopod shrubland with an overstorey of mixed myall woodland. I noted that there many pools of water lying around from a recent rainfall event, particularly along the track verges. All the rain had done an admirable job of ridding the foliage of its coat of surface dust, and the rising morning sun illuminated the glistening vegetation in a most flattering way. I found myself loving the myall habitat as I cruised through it. Many lizards were seen active and scurrying through the mosaic of vegetation. There was an abundance of hatchling Painted Dragons Ctenophorus pictus and a few skink species too. These were Ctenotus regius, C. schomburkii, Morethia boulengeri and Menetia greyii. I was so stoked when I got lucky within the first hour, when I spotted this hatchling Gawler Earlesss Dragon basking on a slightly elevated fallen branch adjacent to a clump of Bluebush (Mairiana sedifolia). The little lizard was so tiny and obviously had emerged from the egg very recently. I was so happy to get a photograph of this cute as buggery subject. I also took a shithouse shot of it on the mobile for scale reference that I'm including in the comments section of this note.
REFERENCE
Melville J, Chaplin K, Hipsley
CA, Sarre SD, Sumner J, Hutchinson M. 2019
Integrating phylogeography and high-resolution
X-ray CT reveals five new cryptic species and
multiple hybrid zones among Australian earless
dragons. R. Soc. open sci. 6: 191166.
The Oriental Garden Lizard, Eastern Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world.
It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season leading to a common incorrect name of "Bloodsucker".
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When threatened, Chlamydosaurus kingii puts on a very impressive defensive display. The lizard faces its attacker and opens its mouth very wide. Like an umbrella opening, its frill unfurls as supporting rods of cartilage stand up. With loud hissing and lunging, the lizard’s bluff is usually very effective. Source: Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia.
Photographed at Melbourne Zoo.
A Lally's two-lined Dragon, Diporiphora lalliae, basking atop a termite mound on the southern edge of the Barkly Tableland, Northern Territory. These small agamids were quite a common sight in the region taking advantage of any elevated basking site.
P1260138 - Oriental Garden lizard - Subadult - (Calotes versicolor)
# 321 - 16 Sep '18 - 19:06 (13:36 GMT)
Size - measures over - 10 cm (3.9 in) in length snout-to-vent.
Total length including the tail is up to 37 cm (14.5 in)
Also know as - eastern garden lizard or changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world.
Calotes is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae. The genus contains 27 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others (namely C. versicolor) as garden lizards.
Species in the genus Calotes are native to South Asia.
Has been introduced to Florida (USA), Borneo, Sulawesi, the Seychelles, Mauritius and Oman.
The greatest species richness of the genus is from the Western Ghats, northeast India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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The unicorn of the lizard world!
The species is distinguished from all other agamids by the presence of a unique rostral appendage similar to a rhino's horn. The specimen presented here is an adult male where females have a very much reduced horn.
It is found in the cloud forests, in this case, Horton Plains National Park, of central Sri Lanka.
Black-barbed Flying Dragon (Draco melanopogon), male displaying. Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
Oriental Garden Lizard, (Calotes versicolor) or Changeable Lizzard is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season.The Changeable Lizard is relatively common and found in a wide range of habitats.
September 13, 2024: Set as the group cover photo for the “Nature photo passion” Flickr group.
This is a wild animal, not part of the sanctuary's collection.
From Wikipedia:
The Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii), which includes the eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii ) and the Gippsland water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii howittii ) subspecies, is an arboreal agamid species native to eastern Australia from Victoria northwards to Queensland. There may be a small introduced population on the south-east coast of South Australia. The Gippsland Water Dragon is generally the more southern of the two species and the more cold adapted and heat sensitive. Visually distinguishing the Gippsland Water Dragon from the Eastern Water Dragon is relatively easy, as long as their skin is reasonably clean and not stained from the water, as identification of the two subspecies depends largely on observable differences in colours and patterns.
Australian water dragons are extremely shy in the wild, but readily adapt to continual human presence in suburban parks and gardens. They are fast runners and strong climbers. When faced with a potential predator, they seek cover in thick vegetation, or drop from an overhanging branch into water. They are able to swim totally submerged, and rest on the bottom of shallow creeks or lakes for up to 90 minutes, to avoid detection.
Both males and females display typical agamid behaviour such as basking, arm-waving and head-bobbing. Fast arm-waving signals dominance, while slow arm-waving signals submission. Males are territorial, and in areas of higher population density, males exhibit displays of aggression toward other males including posturing, chasing and fighting.
Sumatran Flying Dragon (Draco sumatranus), male performing territorial display. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
Breeding male eastern ring-tailed dragon seen near Mount Isa in western Queensland, on the side of a gravel road in the late afternooon.