Blanford's Rock Agama

Blanford's rock agama is one of two species in its genus and is found mainly east of the range of the peninsular rock agama. The adult male is much like that species, but in the summer breeding season the head and front of the body turn scarlet while the rear is nearly black. Unlike the other species, the male's red colour is restricted to the head and he lacks the broad stripe along the back. Young lizards are olive-brown above and similar to the female (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is endemic to peninsular India and common on many hills from Chota Nagpur, as high as Parasnath Hill at about 1,400 m, through Madhya Pradesh and south along the Godavari districts and the hills of the Eastern Ghats. Head and body measure about 10 cm, with a tail of about 20 cm.