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==Description/Identification== |
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Physical Structure: Body side flat; limbs and tail long; throat with hanging meat; lash back with a mane-like scales ridge. Color Pattern: Body color normally green or greenish, but in many cases can make the body into a dark brown within a few seconds.Length: Maximum: 44 cm, Common: 32 cm. (SVL. 9 cm.) |
Physical Structure: Body side flat; limbs and tail long; throat with hanging meat; lash back with a mane-like scales ridge. |
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Color Pattern: Body color normally green or greenish, but in many cases can make the body into a dark brown within a few seconds. |
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Length: Maximum: 44 cm, Common: 32 cm. (SVL. 9 cm.). |
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Maximum published weight: ? kg. |
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==Habitat== |
==Habitat== |
Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard | |
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C. jerdoni
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Calotes jerdoni |
The Indo-Chinese Forest Lizard, Jerdon's Forest Lizard, Green forest lizard, Green garden lizard (Bengali- সবুজ গিরিগিটি, সবুজ রক্তচোষা) (Calotes jerdoni) is an agamid lizard found in China and South Asia.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (W Yunnan, Xizang = Tibet), India (Khasi Hills in Assam & Shillong) and Myanmar.
Physical Structure: Body side flat; limbs and tail long; throat with hanging meat; lash back with a mane-like scales ridge. Color Pattern: Body color normally green or greenish, but in many cases can make the body into a dark brown within a few seconds. Length: Maximum: 44 cm, Common: 32 cm. (SVL. 9 cm.). Maximum published weight: ? kg.
Terrestrial and arboreal; diurnal; found in many types of forested land.
Feeds mainly on insects and some small invertebrates.
Oviparous; -----.
No known practical uses. Play rolls in echo-system by eating various types of insects and otherwise.
Non-venomous and completely harmless to humans.
Not Evaluated (NE).
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